Rumtek Monastery
Twenty-two kilometers away from Gangtok, situated amidst bewitching countryside is Rumtek monastery. The style of the Monastery is strictly traditional and patterned on the lines of the lamaseries of Tibet. The first monastery was built in 1717 but crumbled to ruins due to aging. His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa constructed the present monastery in the 1960s. The monastery is the largest in Sikkim and includes a school to impart teachings in Tibetan and various aspects of Buddhism

Phudong and Labrang Monasteries
Located within an area of one square kilometers, about 40 kilometers from Gangtok on the North Sikkim Highway. Phudong Monastery, belonging to the Karygpa Sect (Karmapa) was built in the first quarter of the 18th century. It is famous for the religious dance of Chaams performed on the 28th and 29th days of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar. Another kilometer uphill from Phudong Monastery is Labrang Monastery built one hundred years later. Between two monasteries are the ruins of the third capital of Sikkim, Tumlong. The capital was shifted to Tulong in the beginning of the 19th century from Rabdanste and remained so for the next ninety years.

Institute of Tibetology
Established in 1958 to promote research on the language and culture of Tibet as well as Mahayana Buddhism, it is the most famous of its kind in the world. It houses more than 3000 books in the form of xylographs, treatises and translations of the original teachings of Buddha. The museum section contains a vast number of ritualistic chortens, brass bells, dorjis, rosaries and rare tankhas.

Institute of Cottage Industries
Designed to promote the manufacture and sale of local handicrafts, its products include woolen carpets, shawls, blankets, hand carved wooden tables called Choksees, thankas etc.

Pemayangtse Monastery
At an altitude of 2000 meters and about 120 kilometers from Gangtok, Pemayangtse "The Sublime Perfect Lotus", was originally built as a small temple at the end of the 17th century. Later during the reign of the third Chogyal, it was extended and rebuilt into a monastery in early 18th century. It also affords one of the most gloriously breath-taking views of the mountains of West Sikkim.

Orchid Sanctuary
Located next to the Institute is the Orchid Sanctuary where more than 250 species of orchids can be seen. Among them some rare Himalayan orchids for which Sikkim is famous.

Itineraries
" 05 Night / 06 Days Nepal - Sikkim Excursions.
" 07 Night / 08 Days Sikkim - Bhutan - A Tour to The Himalayan Kingdom.
" 13 Nights / 14 Days Sikkim - Bhutan Highlights.