Indian Express

Express India

Screen

Loksatta

Express Cricket

Kashmir Live

Biz Publications

| Make this your homepage | RSS

Home Print Edition Latest News Stocks epaper Archives Subscribe Company Info

Services

Channels

Group Websites

Events

FE Events

FE Home - Story

Mystics and wild orchids

Tashi Tobgyal
Posted: 2007-12-09 00:00:00+05:30 IST
Updated: Dec 09, 2007 at 0031 hrs IST

Font Size

Feedback

Discuss

to night, the colours of the lake started to fade. And we got into our taxis for our journey back home. Hopefully I will get to see the shades of Sikkim once again soon.

FACT FILE

Location and distance: from Darjeeling to Pemayangtse /Pelling — 120 km

Altitude 2,300 m

Pemayangtse to Keocheopalri: 24 km

Altitude: 2,000 m

Best Season: Mar-May and Oct-Dec

Temperature: Mild during the travel season

Distance of Pemayangtse from Gangtok: 140 km

Nearest airport: Bagdogra

Nearest train station: New Jalpaiguri

Lodging: Keocheopalri has a Trekkers Hut

Pelling close to Pemayangtse, Rabdentse and Sangacholing has a few local home-stays and lodges. There is a government-run circuit house 2 km below Pemayangtse...

Single Page Format

Previous - 1 - 2 - 3

Ads by Google

Discuss this story on expressindia forums

Post Comments

Comments: (Limit 3,000 characters)

Name		Message
Email ID
Subject

TERMS OF USE:
The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s).

I agree to the terms of use.

Most Read

Most Emailed

More

20% Cash back on hotels
- Yatra.com Send Gifts
Flowers and Gifts

Home Print Edition Latest News Stocks epapers Archives Subscribe Company Info