Things to Do: Adventure Sports: Trekking, mountaineering, rafting and
yak safari; Monastic & Pilgrimage Tours; White Water Rafting & Kayaking; Bird
watching & Wildlife Tours; Mountaineering; Trekking; Sight-seeing; Speciality
and Indigenous Tours; Fishing and Angling; Yoga; Health & Rejuvenation
CLIMATE: Cold winters from November to February with minimum temperatures
dipping to 0 degrees C during January-February. In March to May sunshine is
quite abundant. Summer is from May to October, but in the monsoon from June
to September non-stop rains at times continue for several days. September to
October is autumn. The monsoons can be experienced throughout the year at times
barring May-June and October-November. Summer Max: 21 C Min: 13 C Winter Max: 13 C Min: 0 C Rain: 325 cm RF/year
Capital : Gangtok
Altitude: 5,840 ft
Population: 6.19 lakh
Temperature: Summer Max 21 C Min 13 C Winter Max 13 C Min 0 C
Rainfall: 325 cm per annum
Best Season: March to May & October to December
Clothing: Summer - Light Woollens Winter- Heavy Woollens
Food: (Go To Cuisines & Restaurants page)
Shopping: See: Shopping and Markets
Language: Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Tibetan, English, Hindi
Nearest Airport: Bagdogra airport in Siliguri, West Bengal, 124 km from
Gangtok
Nearest Railway Station: Siliguri, 114 km from Gangtok, New Jalpaiguri,
125 km from Gangtok.
STD Code: 03592 ISD Code: +91
Currency: Indian Rupee
State Animal: Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
State Bird: Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
State Flower: Noble Orchid ( Dendrobium nobile)
State Tree: Rhododendron (Rhododendron niveum)
Cash Crop: Cardamom (Amomum Sublatum), tea, ginger, potatoes, oranges,
medicinal plants, flowers and flower bulbs.
Newspapers: Sikkim Express English daily http://www.sikkimexpress.com/
Himali Bela, Nepali daily of Sikkim Express Himgiri in English http://www.himgirinepali.com/index-English.htm
Himgiri in Nepali http://www.himgirinepali.com
