photogenic
Thambi View Point
A 3,415 m balcony above the Old Silk Route where the road from Zuluk unwinds below in a stack of hairpin bends; on clear mornings Kanchenjunga rises straight ahead at sunrise.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Sikkim, India · Asia
Gangtok is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Singtam, 23km from Nathu La.
Gangtok is a city located in Sikkim, India. With a population of 100,286, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Gangtok sits in India, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gangtok to your route.
Gangtok (Sikkimese: [ɡaŋt̪ʰòk]) is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Sikkim. The seat of eponymous district, Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayan range, at an elevation of 1,650 m (5,410 ft). The city's population of 100,000 consists of the three Sikkimese ethnicities: the Bhutias, Lepchas,Read more
Indian Gorkhas as well as plainsmen from other states of India. Within the higher peaks of the Himalayas and with a year-round mild temperate climate, Gangtok is at the centre of Sikkim's tourism industry.
Gangtok rose to prominence as a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site after the construction of the Enchey Monastery in 1840. In 1894, the ruling Sikkimese Chogyal, Thutob Namgyal, transferred the capital to Gangtok. In the early 20th century, Gangtok became a major stopover on the trade route between Lhasa in Tibet and cities such as Kolkata (then Calcutta) in British India. After India won its independence from the British Empire in 1947, Sikkim chose to remain an independent monarchy, with Gangtok as its capital. After Sikkim's merger with India in 1975, Gangtok continued as the state capital.
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Gangtok is located in Sikkim, India, Asia. The coordinates are 27.3257 latitude, 88.6122 longitude.
Gangtok has a population of approximately 100,286 people, making it a city in India.
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photogenic
A 3,415 m balcony above the Old Silk Route where the road from Zuluk unwinds below in a stack of hairpin bends; on clear mornings Kanchenjunga rises straight ahead at sunrise.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A treeless high plateau at roughly 4,100 m on the Old Silk Route, grazed by yaks and dotted with a handful of houses and a British war memorial from the 1888 Anglo-Tibetan clash.
21 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
A 4,310 m pass on the India-China border, one of the few open trading posts on the frontier, where you can stand metres from Chinese sentries at the barbed-wire line.
23 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
A British-era bakery and restaurant on Nehru Road founded around 1885, with a glass-fronted tea room looking over the Darjeeling hills and a cellar bar below. Still the town's default meeting place.
46 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Queen of the Hills offering panoramic views of Kanchenjunga, the world's finest tea gardens, and a UNESCO heritage toy train ride.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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