It was 4 in the morning and the alarm
started buzzing.I snoozed it 3 times but the fourth time I had a thought
that striked my mind "yeah!!!That is the day I have been waiting for so
long,when I am going to see the snow,the frozen lake for the very first
time in my life".After all I am in Lachen and it enroutes to the
mystical Gurudongmar Lake that's the Highest Altitude Lake in World.
The Gurudongmar Lake is situated in the enchanted land of North Sikkim. Me and my friends planned an 6 days itinerary for Sikkim.
I started my journey from Chennai to Sikkim in April,2018.After a long 6 Hrs connecting flight to Bagdora Airport.I finally reached Bagdogra Airport. This is the nearest Airport to Gangtok as Sikkim airport is not yet functional.We took a personal cab from Bagdogra to Sikkim.I had already booked package from a travel agency so they had sent for the pickup.It usually takes 4-5 hrs to reach Gangtok.
The Gurudongmar Lake is situated in the enchanted land of North Sikkim. Me and my friends planned an 6 days itinerary for Sikkim.
I started my journey from Chennai to Sikkim in April,2018.After a long 6 Hrs connecting flight to Bagdora Airport.I finally reached Bagdogra Airport. This is the nearest Airport to Gangtok as Sikkim airport is not yet functional.We took a personal cab from Bagdogra to Sikkim.I had already booked package from a travel agency so they had sent for the pickup.It usually takes 4-5 hrs to reach Gangtok.
Enroute to Gurudongmar Lake |
We reached around 8 PM and after having we had our beauty sleep as we need to be prepared for next 8 days expedition.
Then we headed toward North Sikkim having our lunch on the way and enjoying the views from my car window.We reached around 4 PM and checked in to our hotel.I must skip the hotel name here as it was not at all good.
Next we had our evening party at this chilled out place @ingredients bar where I tried flavoured hooka for the first time and it was worth it.Please visit the place as its super cool and it just made my day after a tiring journey.
It is a lake which is named after Guru Padmasambhava, which is also known as Guru Rinpoche, founder of Tibetan Buddhism who visited the Lake in the 8th century. It is a lake which is considered sacred by both Buddhists and Sikhs.
So we packed up ourselves as soon as possible and came back to Lachen from where we headed to Lachung after lunch.
I really enjoyed my sikkim trip and will advice all of my readers out here to must visit this enchanting place and enjoy the mystical beauty which it beholds.
I tried enough to keep it short but still there is lot of information that is yet to be shred.Please leave a comment for any queries and suggestion.You can watch my video on sikkim at my youtube channel.
Watch my Sikkim vlog on Youtube here
Love 💕
Swati Sandhu
Day 1: Gangtok to Lachen
We started around 7 AM after having our breakfast for North Sikkim which is approx 110 KM.On our way we visited the beautiful view of Bhim Nala which has crystal clear green water.I was awestruck to see clean and pure water for the first time. My driver(Bikash) told me that "Pure sikkim me aise hi saaf pani hai.Hum log ise ganda nahi krte hai".Next we went up to Seven Sisters Waterfall as by the name itself it falls down through seven steps and is a kind of stream of water when we visited.Then we headed toward North Sikkim having our lunch on the way and enjoying the views from my car window.We reached around 4 PM and checked in to our hotel.I must skip the hotel name here as it was not at all good.
Next we had our evening party at this chilled out place @ingredients bar where I tried flavoured hooka for the first time and it was worth it.Please visit the place as its super cool and it just made my day after a tiring journey.
Day 2: Lachen-->Gurudongmar Lake
As I told you earlier my next destination was Gurudongmar Lake at an elevation of 5,183 m.It is one of the highest lakes in World and India.We had an amazing view and my first snow experience on the way at Chopta valley. We continued our journey to the lake and reached there .As soon as we reached it started to snowfall and I am the luckiest person ever who got to see the snowfall while we came here for the snow. It was a bit hard to breathe there as the oxygen level was low.It is a lake which is named after Guru Padmasambhava, which is also known as Guru Rinpoche, founder of Tibetan Buddhism who visited the Lake in the 8th century. It is a lake which is considered sacred by both Buddhists and Sikhs.
So we packed up ourselves as soon as possible and came back to Lachen from where we headed to Lachung after lunch.
Gurudongmar Lake |
On our way we visited Bhemwa falls which is a 3 step waterfall.Then finally we reached Lachung.Its a 2 hours journey.
Day 3: Lachung-->Yumthang Valley-->Zero Point
Next day,early in the morning at 6 AM we started for zero point
which is the end point of India an further we have china borders and
there is no civilation on zero point. Again we had an amazing chilly and
blissful experience of sow where we played like an 8 year kid in snow
for almost 2 hours.
Then,we headed back and on the way had a view of Yumthang Valley which
is actually known for the variety of beautiful flowers that it
bears.Now its time to head back to gangtok and we are in the Normal
temperatures as for last 2 days we were in 4-5 degree celcius which was
not at all normal for my body as I live in a place where 35 degree
celcius is avg temp.
Day 4 : Gangtok--> East Sikkim
After
taking rest in night we headed to cover east region of sikkim which
includes Nathula Pass,Tmosgo Lake, Baba Harbajan Singh Shrine and Silk
route.Point to remember is you need to take permision from Sikkim
government to visit Nathula Pass one day before and it remains closed on
Tuesday.One can enjoy the mystic snowy peaks and the reflection of
these peaks in Tsmogo lake is just fascinating.
Day 5: Gangtok
Today is the day when we are going to cover local sighseeing in Gangtok.
I am just going to give you a quick overview of places which I covered.
After
breakfast start for a full day trip of Gangtok city covering Tashi
view point , Hanuman tok , Ganesh tok ,Flower show, Cottage industry and
handicraft centre, Institute of Tibetology, Dro-dul chorten, Enchey
monastery & Banjakhri falls (maximum 6-7 hours).Day 6: Namchi Excursions
This was my last day in sikkim and it was a peaceful day where I covered Samdruptse & Siddheshwar dham (chardham) which is worth visiting in namchi. Enroute visited the spectacular outer view of Temi tea garden - the only tea garden in sikkim region.I really enjoyed my sikkim trip and will advice all of my readers out here to must visit this enchanting place and enjoy the mystical beauty which it beholds.
I tried enough to keep it short but still there is lot of information that is yet to be shred.Please leave a comment for any queries and suggestion.You can watch my video on sikkim at my youtube channel.
Watch my Sikkim vlog on Youtube here
Love 💕
Swati Sandhu
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