India's cleanest hill town — monasteries, momos, and jaw-dropping Kanchenjunga views from a state where plastic bags have been illegal since 1998.
Gangtok: MG Marg tourist parade, permit queues. Ravangla: Buddha Park, tea gardens, Kanchenjunga panorama in peace.
Gangtok scores 8+ out of 10 in these months — if you must go, this is when:
Buddha Park with 130-foot statue, Temi Tea Garden, and the best Kanchenjunga panorama in South Sikkim.
Same Kanchenjunga views without MG Marg selfie crowds. Buddha Park, Temi Tea Garden, and the kind of monastery silence that Gangtok lost a decade ago.
First capital of Sikkim and base camp for Goechala trek to Kanchenjunga. Coronation throne of first Chogyal.
The old capital of Sikkim before Gangtok existed. Trek culture, coronation throne, monasteries that predate tourism. This is where Sikkim's soul lives.
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