Sikkim in November

India's cleanest hill town — monasteries, momos, and jaw-dropping Kanchenjunga views from a state where plastic bags are illegal.

Front-row seats to Kanchenjunga — a tiny ridge town with the 17th-century Pemayangtse monastery and the new Chenrezig statue that dwarfs everything.

India's ONLY mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site — home to the world's third-highest peak at 8,586m. Sacred to the Lepcha people.

North Sikkim base for Gurudongmar and Chopta Valley, Lachungpa tribal village.

Giant Guru Padmasambhava statue, Char Dham replica, and South Sikkim's laid-back capital.

Buddha Park with 130-foot statue, Temi Tea Garden, and the best Kanchenjunga panorama in South Sikkim.

Sacred glacial lake at 12,313 ft, 40 km from Gangtok, gateway to Nathula Pass (India-China border).

First capital of Sikkim and base camp for Goechala trek to Kanchenjunga. Coronation throne of first Chogyal.

The Silk Route's 32 hairpin bends — where the road itself is the destination and Kanchenjunga fills the horizon.