Chungthang

Darjeeling

The Queen of Hills

Sikkim

Land of the last Himalayan Kingdom

Dooars

Closer to nature

Andaman & Nicobar

Scuba Diving

Sundarban

Home of Royal Bengal Tiger

Kolkata

The city of Joy

Nepal

Asia's alpine playground

Bhutan

The land of Happiness

Chungthang

Chungthang lies at the confluence of two rivers, Lachen Chu and Lachung Chu ( in Lepcha language “Chu” means river) and the origination of mighty river Teesta, the life line of Sikkim and North Bengal. Now-a-days Chungthang has emerged as a major Sub-Division town of North Sikkim and is located around 100 kms from Gangtok – the capital of Sikkim. 

 Chungthang is believed to have been blessed by Guru Rimpoche, who is  also known by Guru Padma Sambhaba, the patron saint of Sikkim rested on a rock while flying across to Tibet. Holy Guru Lhedo holds his foot prints on the rock and an interesting fact is that close to that rock there is a small field where paddy grows, which is very uncommon in such a stony terrain.

Lepchas are mostly inhabited in this area and Chungthang is rich in bio-diversity with a rare variety of orchids, Flora and wildlife. From 15 kms from Chungthang and on the way to Lachung magnificent Beema Waterfalls is a prime attraction.

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