10 points of Gangtok city Sikkim
Travelers are always looking for new places to visit. Where they can taste a different culture, different food and interact with different people. The most beautiful travel experience knocked on my door when I decided to get some fresh air at the top of the mountain. I packed my luggage and took a few steps towards Gangtok, Sikkim. This article is about my trip and it is for my readers to know more about this place. I hope this will surely arouse the same interest in your mind that you should not miss the opportunity to visit the paradise of Northeast.
AGARTALA TO SIKKIM JOURNEY
As I live in Agartala, Tripura, I am sharing my entire journey here. Basically, the main railway station is Agartala railway station which is the junction from where I started my journey towards Sikkim. My train starts at 7:30 am. So, the train was Kolkata Special Fare SF which brought us to New Jalpaiguri Junction. There is no train facility in Sikkim. For which passengers have to reach NJP by train and then it takes a long time via NH 10 road to reach Gangtok. However, there are also flight facilities to Bagdogra Airport. Then it takes a straight road of 4-1/2 hours to reach Gangtok. So this entire journey took around 21 to 23 hours. It has been such a long journey for me. But I really enjoyed it. The most important part of this journey was the 4 to 5 hours journey by road. This was the real moment when I started exploring some new things.
COST OF TRAVEL , FOODING & LODGING
I did a 2 night 3 day trip to Gangtok. This entire trip cost only 5-6 thousand rupees. Isn’t it really amazing? But, it’s really true. The manager of our booked hotel (Hotel Dug) is giving us directions to reach them. Food and lodge cost 800/day. So for 2 nights 3 days I paid Rs.1600. Travel expenses were also included with the package. We had two days to visit the tourist spots in Gangtok. That took 1600rs more. I had to pay a total of Rs 3200 for all these workers. Train ticket fare and other taxi fare took another Rs 1500 I guess. So I spent only Rs 5-6000 on this trip.
FIRST DAY VISIT – SIGHT SCENE
As per our package this was our first day to visit the nearby scenic spots also known as 10 points. These 10 points are the most interesting places in Gangtok which have their own distinct importance. Now, let me explain these beauties of Gangtok.
Point 1:- Handicraft Development Corporation Limited
Point 2:- Handicraft Museum
Point 3:- Hanuman tok
Point 4:- Ganesh tok
Point 5:- Kanchanjungha view point
Point 6:- Plant conservatory
Point 7:- Tashi view point
Point 8:- Bakthang Waterfall
Point9:- Do Drul Chorten
Point 10:- Banjakhari Falls
These are the 10 sights I explored on the first day of my outing As I said each point has its own significance, let’s know more about these points.
Handicraft Development Corporation Limited
This point describes the culture and tradition of Sikkim. As our Tripura describes its culture through clothing. Bamboo is another important symbol of Tripura culture. So the state of Sikkim has its own culture. Many handmade sculptures and their traditional weapons were preserved here.
Hanuman tok
Here you can see different temples in many places. Each one is called a Tok. For example Hanuman Mandir is called Hanuman Tok. This temple of Brahmachari Hanuman is considered to be very sacred. Moreover, the number of tourists at this point, one of the 10 points, is relatively high. Going outside the temple you will find another interesting thing. There is not much opportunity to eat on the road side due to the distance between each point. So there are small fruit shops outside the temple. Where you can buy and eat salad of different varieties of fruits. Similarly there are several other temples here. Another temple among them is Ganesh Tok. Fruit salad vendors can also be seen there.
Handicraft Museum
All ancient weapons, clothes etc. were preserved here. Videography and photography were strictly prohibited here. So, we couldn’t click anything. But it really clears the scene of past Sikkim.
Tashi view point
This is one of the most popular points out of 10. This view point is mainly known for its one specialty. People say, the entire city of Gangtok can be seen from this view point. I just climbed to have a look at whether it’s really true. To be honest, most of the city, not the whole, was visible to us.
Bakthang waterfall
Who doesn’t like fountains? There is no tourist who does not like fountains. And this is the first time I have had the opportunity to see a beautiful fountain so closely. This opportunity cannot be missed. So the next site scene was Bakthang fountain or waterfall.
As the fountain flowing down the hillock is beautiful to look at, its surroundings have been beautifully landscaped and turned into a great tourist spot. That’s why tourists come here from far and wide. Other points were also very mesmerizing to us. Visitors are coming to visit Gangtok and enjoy all this beauty. Especially, those who live in coastal states or cities, have a different level of craze for such mountain tourism spots. So, I enjoyed this tour a lot. 6,000 has actually been spent. Gangtok and the state of Sikkim have always been the center of attraction for tourists. You can enjoy the beauty of the mountains in a better way in the cold season. I definitely recommend all my readers to visit Gangtok at least once in your life.
I hope this would have provided you enough information about Gangtok and 10 points. To know more about My Wonderful Journey, stay connected.
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