Kalimpomg offers a quiet and relaxed holiday experience against the backdrop of the Kanchenjunga. The town is warmer and flatter than Darjeeling. Thapra Choling monastery in Kalimpong belongs to the Gelugpa sect and is the repository of old scriptures and documents. Durpin Dara is the popular observatory point, 3 km away from the main town from where one can

Yiga Choling monastery is a famous Buddhist monastery, situated atop a hill at Ghoom, 8 kms away from Darjeeling town. It is famous for it’s statue of the Maitreya or the coming Buddha. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute was established in 1954, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first person to climb Mt. Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, was closely associated with this Institute

Ganktok capital of Sikkim is situated 52kms from the China border in East Sikkim. One can witness the marvelous view of world famous Kanchenjunga, Mt. Pandim, Mt. Norsing, Mt. Siniolchu etc. Enchay monastery, a seat of the Nyingmapa order is a 200 year old monastery situated atop a hill above the town. Namgyal Institute of Tibetology was built in 1958 and is a research