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SIKKIM Just Watchoutforthoseinfamousleeches © Lonely Planet Publications 568 SIKKIM SIKKIM Sikkim If you’re feeling jaded by the heat and hassles of India, Sikkim is the perfect antidote. It’s clean (plastic bags are banned) and the mountain air is fresh. Best of all the people are among India’s most friendly, with a charming manner that’s unobtrusive and slightly shy. To really savour some true Sikkimese atmosphere, visit a village tongba-bar for some local millet beer: it’s a bit like warm Japanese sake. Plunging mountain valleys are lushly forested, interspersed occasionally with rice terraces and groves of flowering rhododendrons. Tibetan-style Buddhist monasteries (gompas) add splashes of vermilion to the green ridgetops and are approached through atmospheric avenues of colourful prayer flags set on long bamboo poles. Straddling the Sikkim–Nepal border is Khangchendzonga (Kanchenjunga; 8598m), the world’s third-highest mountain. Khangchendzonga’s guardian spirit is worshipped in a series of spectacular autumn festivals and its magnificent multiple white peaks can be spied from many points around the state. An independent kingdom until 1975, Sikkim has long been considered one of the last Himalayan Shangri Las. But hurry. In the last few years a tourist boom has seen ever multiply- ing numbers of visitors, mostly middle-class Bengalis escaping the Kolkata heat. Every year more concrete hotels protrude from once-idyllic villagescapes and most towns are already architecturally lacklustre huddles of multistorey box-homes. Fortunately, although Sikkim is tiny, its crazy contours make road construction very tough. So for now, finding the ‘real’ Sikkim is just a matter of hiking away from the metalled roads. Just watch out for those infamous leeches. HIGHLIGHTS Hike between the endearing Buddhist gompa villages of Yuksom ( p585 ) and Tash- Thanggu iding ( p588 ) Yumthang Get that Sound of Music feeling in the Alpine Valley Yumthang Valley ( p590 ) See two gigantic religious statues face-off at Namchi ( p579 ) Goecha La Gaze awestruck at India’s highest mountain, Khangchendzonga, from the comfort of a café in Pelling ( p582 ) or the strenuous trek Yuksom to Goecha La ( p587 ) Pelling Tashiding Sup millet beer from antiquated tongba-tubs in end-of-the-world hamlets like Thanggu Namchi ( p590 ) lonelyplanet.com SIKKIM •• History 569 0 20 km SIKKIM SIKKIM 0 12 miles Kangra-La C H I N A T I B E T Chomoyummo Gurudongmar (6829m) Lake Pauhunri The external boundaries of India Kora Kang on this map have not been (6601m) (7125m) Tsopta authenticated and may Kangchengyao not be correct. H i m a l a y Valleya (6889m) S i k k i m Tsopta Thanggu Muguthang Yume Yumthang Samdong Valley Gora-La Yumthang C H I N A Zemu Hot Springs ὄὄGreen T I B E T Lake Glacier Phimkaru-La Nepal Peak Teesta River (6910m) Lachen Phari Khangchendzonga Lachung Siniolchu National Park (5780m) N E P A L Khangchendzonga (8598m) Mt Katao Tolung Chumbi Chumbi Kabru (2488m) Chungthang ὄὄ(7338m) Goecha La Valley Pandim Jemathang (6691m) Linzey Samiti Lake Chaunrikhiang Thangsing Singhik Khang La Kokchuran Narsing Mangan Kabur (5825m) (4810m) Seven Border Crossing Lam Pokha Sisters for Indian Citizens Dzongri Labrang Falls Only Gomathang Phedang Great Teesta River Kyongosla Tsokha Phamrong Alpine Baktim Phodong Sanctuary Garakhet RiverRan Falls Dikchu Tashi Nathu La geet Viewpoint Dhor Yuksom Hanuman Jelep La Lingdum Tok Tsomgo Gangyap Kupup Khecheopalri Maenam Gangtok (Changu) Border Crossing Lake Hill (3150m) Ranga Lake Chewabhanjang Not Permitted Tashiding Ralang Ranipul Rumtek River Pelling Yangyang Ranipul Darap 31A Lungthung Geyzing Ravangla R a n g e Uttarey Sang Range Legship Pakyong Singalila La Dentam Rinchenpong Singtam Damthang Tendong Rongli Reshi (2589m) B H U T A N P a n g o l a Manglai Samdruptse Namchi Rangpo Singalila Namthang Soreng Solophok Hillay Naya Kalimpong Sombare Bazaar Jorethang Melli Manjhitar Melli Bazaar Steep road to Teesta Bazaar W E S T B E N G A L Darjeeling To Darjeeling To Siliguri (45km); (20km) Bagdogra (58km) History was later lost during wars with Bhutan and Lepchas, the ‘original’ Sikkimese, migrated Nepal, and throughout the 19th century large here from Assam or Myanmar (Burma) in the numbers of Hindu Nepali migrants arrived, 13th century, followed by Bhutias (Khambas) eventually coming to form a majority of Sik- who fled from religious strife in Tibet dur- kim’s population. ing the 15th century. The Nyingmapa form In 1835 the British bribed Sikkim’s chogyal of Mahayana Buddhism arrived with three to cede Darjeeling to the East India Company. refugee Tibetan lamas who bumped into each other at the site of modern-day Yuksom. Here in 1641 they crowned Phuntsog Namgyal as FAST FACTS first chogyal (king) of Sikkim. The capital Population: 540,490 later moved to Rabdentse (near Pelling), then to Tumlong (now hidden ruins behind Pho- Area: 7096 sq km dong) before finally settling in Gangtok. Main language: Nepali At their most powerful the chogyals’ rule When to go: late September to mid- encompassed eastern Nepal, upper Bengal November; April and May and Darjeeling. However, much territory 570 SIKKIM •• Climate lonelyplanet.com Tibet, which regarded Sikkim as a vassal state, Tsopta Valleys are already very cold by Oc- raised strong objections. In 1849, amid rising tober and will scare brass monkeys between tensions, the British annexed the entire area December and February. Overall Sikkim’s best SIKKIM SIKKIM between the present Sikkim border and the season is late September to mid-November Ganges plains, repulsing a counterinvasion plus April and May. by Tibet in 1886. In 1903-04, Britain’s real-life James Bond character Francis Younghusband Information twice trekked up to the Sikkim–Tibet border. October and May are high seasons for Bengali There, armed with little more than derring-do, tourists: prices double and normally serene he deliberately set about inciting a fracas that monasteries get overrun. Crowd pressure is would ‘justify’ his astonishing single-handed worst directly after the Durga Puja celebra- invasion of Tibet. tions (early October). However, immediately Sikkim’s last chogyal ruled from 1963 to 1975, before Durga Puja, things are contrastingly when he was deposed by the Indian government very quiet. Those few days can make a truly after a revolt by Sikkim’s Nepali population. vast difference. China has never officially recognised India’s claim to Sikkim, so to bolster pro-Delhi senti- PERMITS ment the Indian government has made Sikkim Standard Permits a tax-free zone, pouring crores of rupees into Entering Sikkim requires a permit. Happily road building, electricity, water supplies and these are free and a mere formality, although local industry – including liquor production. you might need photos and passport photo- As a result Sikkim is surprisingly affluent by copies to apply. Permits are most easily ob- Himalayan standards – and rates of alcoholism tainable at the following: are the highest in the country. Meanwhile the Indian Embassies abroad when getting Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) state govern- your Indian visa (the best solution) ment has earned a reputation as the most en- the Rangpo border post on arrival (but vironmentally aware in India, banning plastic not at Melli or Jorethang) bags and fining people who pollute streams. Sikkim House in Kolkata ( p491 ) Sikkim Tourism in Siliguri ( p525) Climate Major Foreigners’ Regional Registra- When visiting Sikkim timing is crucial. Sum- tion Offices (FRROs), including those mer’s monsoon rains hide the main attraction, in Kolkata (Calcutta; p491 ), Mumbai those soaring mountains. The Yumthang and (Bombay; p773 ) or Darjeeling ( p541 ) FESTIVALS IN SIKKIM Sikkim has dozens of festivals, many explained on www.sikkiminfo.net/fairs&festivals.htm. The most characteristic festivals feature colourful masked dances known as chaams, retelling stories from Buddhist mythology. Exact dates generally follow the Tibetan lunar calendar, handily listed under ‘Government Holiday’ on www.sikkim.gov.in. Bumchu (Jan/Feb; Tashiding Gompa, p588 ) Losar (Feb/Mar; Pemayangtse, p584 , Rumtek, p577 ) Sikkim’s biggest chaam dances take place just before Tibetan New Year. Khachoedpalri Mela (Mar/Apr; Khecheopalri Lake, p585 ) Butter candles float across the lake. Drupchen (May/Jun; Rumtek, p577 ) Chaam dances form part of the annual group-meditation ceremony, with Tse Chu dances every second year honouring Padmasambhava. Saga Dawa (May/Jun; all monastery towns) Buddhist scriptures paraded through the streets. Phang Lhabsol (Aug/Sep; Ralang, p581 ) Masked dances honouring Khangchendzonga. Diwali (Oct/Nov; widespread) Firework time for the Nepali community. Mahakala Dance (Nov; Ralang, p581 ) Teesta-Tea-Tourism Festival (Dec; Gangtok & Rumtek, p578 ) Music, dancing, floral displays, archery and a river-rafting competition. Losoong (Dec/Jan; widespread incl Old Rumtek, p578 , Lingdum, p578 , Phodong, p588 ) Sikkimese New Year, preceded by chaam dances in many locations. lonelyplanet.com EAST SIKKIM •• Gangtok 571 Extensions Sikkim’s famous little leeches aren’t dan- SIKKIM Standard permits are valid 15 days. Two days gerous but they’re ubiquitous in damp grass. before expiry you can extend the permit for Stick to dry, wide paths. If trekking through a further 15 days (free). This is possible up to leechy terrain, letting them suck a little blood three times, so 60 days is the maximum al- is often easier than endless stops to remove the lowed in Sikkim. For the extension go to: morph-magician rascals. Gangtok Foreigner Registration Office ( p573 ) Activities Tikjuk police station ( p582 ) 5km from Sikkim offers considerable trekking poten- Pelling tial. Day hikes between villages follow age- Superintendent of Police (SP) offices at old footpaths and normally don’t require Man gan or Namchi (a less-reliable option). extra permits: the best-known options are along the Monastery Loop, notably between Once you leave Sikkim you must wait three Yuksam and Tashiding ( p587 ). Nepal-style, months before you can reapply for another multiday group treks head into the really high permit.
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