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TRAVEL TO SIKKIM



Lying on the foothills of the majestic Himalayas, the sleepy state of Sikkim is small but a picture perfect destination. So enchanting is its Alpine beauty, it is often dubbed as the "Switzerland of the East".

A travel to Sikkim would take you to the land of ice-capped mountains, rolling slopes clad in thick Alpine woods. Steep heights and plunging gorges, stretched covered in snow - that is what Sikkim sums up.

Travel to Sikkim to see the lovely interplay of clouds and mountain peaks in the sapphire sky. Take a peek at the Mount Kanchendzonga as the sun rises and the beams lend it a golden hue. It is the third highest peak in the world and also the guardian deity of the land.

This is the land of quaint little hamlets peeping out from the towering junipers and rhododendrons. Drive uphill to the placid lakes and mystic old monasteries. Listen to the clang of prayer bells as the prayer flags flutter in the wind. Here legends and natural splendor lies entwined into each other.

Before you travel to Sikkim, Travel.mapsofindia brings you some fast facts about the state:

LocationEastern part on IndiaTibet in the NorthNepal on the WestBhutan in the EastWest Bengal on the south
LatitudeBetween 27°30' and 28°30' North
LongitudeBetween 80° and 88°30' East
Area7096 sq km
ClimateSummer - Warm
Winter - Cold sometimes freezing
Max Temperature28°C
Min Temperature0°C
Average Annual Rainfall325 cm
Capital Gangtok
Population5,40,493
LanguagesLepcha, Bhutia, Nepali, Limbu
ReligionBuddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
Best Time to VisitMarch to August
ClothingSummer - Cottons
Winter - heavy Woolens

Travel to Sikkim to raft through the turbulent and foaming white waters of the Teesta and the Rangit as they rush down to the plains.
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