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What to Eat in the Hills

You don't need a food tour to eat well in Sikkim and Darjeeling. You need to know six things worth ordering and where to find them. Here's a simple guide to the food of the hills — what it is, when to eat it, and how not to embarrass yourself with the chilli.

What a Night in North Sikkim Is Actually Like

Guests headed to Lachen and Lachung sometimes worry about what the hotels are "like." They're asking the wrong question. Here's what a night in North Sikkim actually involves — the cold, the candlelight, the hot-water bag — and why it turns out to be the best part.

The Day Sikkim Worships a Mountain

Once a year, Sikkim doesn't visit a temple or a monastery — it turns to face a mountain and thanks it. Pang Lhabsol is the state's most Sikkimese festival, and one most travellers walk straight past. Here's what it is, and why it's worth timing a trip around.

A Morning in Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

Everyone photographs Darjeeling's tea gardens from the road. Almost nobody walks into one. Here's how to spend a morning inside a working garden — when to go, which one, and how to actually taste what you came for.

Inside Gangtok's Monastery Trail

Rumtek, Do Drul Chorten and Enchey in a single morning — the order to walk them in, and why 6.30 am changes everything about the experience.

Hotels in Lachung Sikkim | Riverside & Mountain Views