Things to do in Yuksom, Sikkim
Yuksom, also spelt Yuksum, is a historical town about 40 km north of Gyalshing in the Gyalshing district, in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim.
14 places to visit in and around Yuksom, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
- 1Khecheopalri Lake
Khecheopalri Lake, originally known as Kha-Chot-Palri, is a lake located near Khecheopalri village, 147 kilometres west of Gangtok in the West Sikkim district of the Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.
- 2Dubdi Monastery
Dubdi Monastery, occasionally called Yuksom Monastery, is a Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism near Yuksom, in the Geyzing subdivision of West Sikkim district, in Northeastern India.
- 3Norbugang Chorten
The Norbugang Chorten is a stupa situated in Yuksom, near the Gyalshing city of the Gyalshing district in the Indian State of Sikkim. It was erected following the crowning of the first Chogyal of Sikkim in 1642 at Narbugong Coronation Throne near Yuksom.
- 4Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary
Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve located in Ravangla, near Namchi City in the Namchi district of the Indian state of Sikkim covering an area of around 35 square kilometres.
- 5Pemayangtse Monastery
The Pemayangtse Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, near Gyalshing city in Gyalshing district in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, located 6 km from Gyalshing city, the district headquarters, 110 km west of Gangtok.
- 6Sanga Choeling Monastery
The Sanga Choeling Monastery, also spelt Sange Choeling Monastery, established in the 17th century by Lama Lhatsün Chempo, is one of the oldest monasteries in Pelling, about 10 km from Gyalshing city in the Gyalshing district in Northeast Indian state of…
- 7Ralang Monastery
New Ralang Monastery or Ralong Palchen Choling is a Buddhist monastery of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism in southern Sikkim, northeastern India. It is located six kilometres from Ravangla.
- 8Melli Atsing Monastery
Melli Atsing Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, northeastern India.
- 9Buddha Park of Ravangla
- 10Sinon Monastery
Sinon Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, northeastern India.Sinon Monastery is located in West Sikkim District. Sinon means 'the suppressor of intense fear'.
- 11Rangit Dam
- 12Rinchenpong Monastery
Rinchenpong Monastery is situated above the twin villages of Rinchenpong and Kaluk in West Sikkim, at a height of over 1,700 metres in the northeastern state of Sikkim, India. This 18th century monastery is a popular tourist attraction in West Sikkim.
- 13Timbung Pokhari
Timbung Pokhari is a natural fresh water lake located at an elevation of 4335 m in Sidingwa Rural Municipality in the Taplejung district of Nepal. The name was given to the pond because it often makes a gunfire sound.
- 14Dalling Monastery
Dalling Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, northeastern India, built in 1840. The name means "Thunderbolt".