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Lachen Monastery, founded in 1858, is a reconstructed Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lachen, resembling the Nyingma Sect. It features prayer wheels, prayer flags, and Guru Padmasambhava statue.
Gurudongmar Lake, a 5425-meter glacial lake, is believed to be blessed by Guru Rinpoche, offering breathtaking views and thrilling rides for adventure enthusiasts.
Chopta Valley, a 4023-meter high mountain retreat, offers stunning views and a 39-minute drive from Lachen, a stop for travelers to Gurudongmar lake, and is home to diverse flora and fauna.
Tso Lhamo Lake, located in North Sikkim, is a 5330m elevation, a source of the Teesta river, and requires a permit for visitors.
Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary, located in Sikkim, boasts over forty Rhododendron species and numerous bird species, attracting tourists from India.
Kanchenjunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a biosphere reserve with diverse bird species, flowering plants, and mythological stories. It spans 178400 hectares, features glaciers, lakes, and eco-zones, and is located 121 km from Lachen.
Lachen offers delicious Sikkimese cuisines like thukpa, momo, phagshapa, sel roti, gundruk, sinshu soup, aloo dum, kinema curry, chhurpi soup, and chang, catering to both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
Green Lake trek in Sikkim offers breathtaking alpine forests, snow-capped mountains, and scenic views of Kachenjunga, reaching 51.2 km from Lachen in 2 hours.
Lachen offers local handicraft items like wooden articles, hats, bags, carpets, handbags, shawls, and blankets, perfect for gifting or preserving memories.
Thangu valley, a popular tourist attraction in India, offers panoramic views and is surrounded by alpine flowers and the Teesta river, with three other rivers flowing by it.