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Ranka Lingdum Monastery

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

4.5 (0)

Overview

A vast, cinematic Zurmang Kagyud monastery in forested Ranka — sweeping courtyards and gilded halls familiar from many film shoots.

Why visit: Sikkim's most photogenic modern gompa, young monks debating at dusk.

Things to do

›Grand courtyard
›Main hall Buddha
›Forest backdrop shots

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Travel Information

Best time

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

6.9 km

📍 Temple

4.4

Hanuman Tok

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An army-maintained Hanuman temple at 7,200 ft where the monkey god rested carrying Sanjeevani — the finest Kanchenjunga view near Gangtok.

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📍 Monastery

4.4

Enchey Monastery

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The 'solitary temple' of 1909 above Gangtok, blessed by flying tantric Lama Druptob Karpo — pines, prayer flags and Kanchenjunga glimpses.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec; Detor Cham (Jan)1 hrExplore

7 km

📍 Monastery

4.3

Tsuklakhang Palace Monastery

Gangtok, Sikkim

The Chogyal kings' royal chapel on the palace ridge — coronations, royal weddings and the Kagyed dances still happen beneath its murals.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec; Kagyed Cham (Dec)1 hrExplore

7.2 km

📍 Garden

4.2

Flower Exhibition Centre

Gangtok, Sikkim

A glasshouse below the Ridge bursting with Sikkim's orchids — 600 species strong — anthuriums and lilies in year-round bloom.

Mar–May (orchid show)1 hrExplore

7.2 km

📍 Cultural

4.6

MG Marg Gangtok

Gangtok, Sikkim

India's first litter-free, traffic-free promenade — Gangtok's flower-boxed boulevard of cafés, momo joints and evening crowds under fairy lights.

Mar–Jun, Sep–DecEveningExplore

7.2 km

📍 Temple

4.3

Ganesh Tok

Gangtok, Sikkim

A tiny Ganesha shrine on a 6,500-ft spur — its balcony wraps around Gangtok's amphitheatre with Kanchenjunga floating beyond.

Oct–Dec, Mar–May (clear mornings)1 hrExplore

7.3 km

📍 Zoo

4.4

Himalayan Zoological Park

Gangtok, Sikkim

India's highest zoo (7,200 ft) at Bulbulay — red pandas, snow leopards and Himalayan bears in forest enclosures so large you must hike between them.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec2–3 hrsExplore

7.6 km

📍 Museum

4.5

Namgyal Institute of Tibetology

Gangtok, Sikkim

The world-renowned centre of Tibetan studies — thangkas, ritual objects, rare manuscripts and human-bone trumpets in a Sikkimese-style hall.

Year-round1–2 hrsExplore

7.7 km

📍 Stupa

4.4

Do Drul Chorten

Gangtok, Sikkim

Sikkim's most important stupa (1945), ringed by 108 prayer wheels and gold-topped against deodars — built to subdue the valley's spirits.

Year-round1 hrExplore

8.6 km

💧 Waterfall

4.0

Bakthang Waterfall

Gangtok, Sikkim

A wide roadside cascade on Ratey Chu stream at Gangtok's north exit — quick stop, rope-slide photos, flower stalls.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec30 minExplore

9 km

📍 Garden

4.1

Saramsa Garden

Ranipool, Sikkim

Sikkim's oldest garden (1922) at Ranipool — orchidarium lawns, a convention pavilion and picnic greens by the Rani Khola.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec1–2 hrsExplore

9.6 km

🌄 Viewpoint

4.3

Tashi View Point

Gangtok, Sikkim

The dawn balcony built by King Tashi Namgyal — Kanchenjunga and Siniolchu igniting at sunrise over the Phodong hills.

Oct–Dec, Mar–May (dawn)1 hrExplore