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Singhik View Point

Mangan, Sikkim, India

4.4 (0)

Overview

The Mangan-road balcony over the Teesta's deepest bends — Kanchenjunga and Siniolchu framed by cardamom terraces.

Why visit: North Sikkim's best free view, most travellers drive right past.

Things to do

›Kanchenjunga viewpoint
›Teesta confluence sightline

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Dec, Mar–May

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

Free

Duration

30 min

Nearby attractions

Within

4.7 km

💧 Waterfall

4.2

Naga Falls

Mangan, Sikkim

A serpent-legend waterfall crashing beside the North Sikkim highway near Namok — one of the Teesta valley's tallest roadside falls.

May–Oct30 minExplore

7 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.5

Dzongu Lepcha Reserve

Mangan, Sikkim

The protected homeland of the Lepcha people under Kanchenjunga's east wall — bamboo homestays, hot springs, hanging bridges and butterfly forests.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec (special permit)2 daysExplore

13.2 km

📍 Monastery

4.3

Phodong Monastery

Mangan, Sikkim

One of Sikkim's six great monasteries (1740) on the north road — Karma Kagyu murals and the ruined old Tumlong capital nearby.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec; Losoong cham1–2 hrsExplore

14 km

💧 Waterfall

4.3

Seven Sisters Waterfall Sikkim

Gangtok, Sikkim

A seven-limbed cascade pouring down a cliff on the Gangtok–Lachen highway, with a waiting shed and bridge for the classic photo.

May–Oct (full flow)30 minExplore

14.1 km

📍 Riverside

4.1

Chungthang

Chungthang, Sikkim

The confluence town where Lachen and Lachung rivers become the Teesta — Guru Nanak's and Guru Rinpoche's blessings share one rock at Gurudwara Nanak Lama.

Apr–Jun, Oct–Dec1 hrExplore

15.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

4.2

Kabi Lungchok

Mangan, Sikkim

The forest glade where the Lepcha and Bhutia chiefs swore blood brotherhood in the 13th century — stone pillars still mark the oath.

Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec1 hrExplore

17.4 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Sanctuary

4.2

Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary

Gangtok, Sikkim

51 sq km of oak-and-rhododendron cloud forest above Gangtok — red panda country with the Tinjure watchtower's Kanchenjunga sweep.

Mar–May (rhododendrons), Oct–DecHalf–1 dayExplore

19.1 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

20.7 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

21.5 km

📍 Temple

4.4

Hanuman Tok

Gangtok, Sikkim

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

Oct–Dec, Mar–May1 hrExplore

21.5 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

21.6 km

📍 Village

4.5

Lachen

Lachen, Sikkim

The 'big pass' village of the Lachenpas at 8,800 ft — wooden houses, a 1858 gompa and the staging post for Gurudongmar and Chopta.

Apr–Jun, Oct–NovOvernightExplore