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Sikkim Trekking
INTRODUCTION
Also known as
Denzong, "The Hidden Valley of Rice", Sikkim is a
magical land that remained an untouched kingdom,
with a feudalistic system, until 1975 when India
annexed it and made it its 22nd state. The strategic
location of this state, flanked by Bhutan, Tibet,
and the Indian state of West Bengal, explains the
need India felt to annex it. An incredible effort
has been made to develop Sikkim, and most of the
villages there today have tap water and electricity.
Roads have been built across and around the hills
and mountains, allowing travelers to reach the
slopes covered with eternal snow with a few hours of
leaving the tropical areas.
Sikkim is rich
in both cultural and natural wonders, influenced by
its neighbours, Buddhism has got a strong hold on
this former kingdom, and there are many old as well
as recently built monasteries to be visited. The
forests here hold the most amazing concentration of
flowers in the world, from multi-coloured
rhododendrons to a wide variety of wild orchids.
Reigning high over the state, and revered by its
people, the third highest mountain in the world,
Kanchenjunga (8,586 m), never lets one forget that
Sikkim is indeed a Himalayan realm.
Foreign
visitors are still rare in Sikkim, which mostly
benfits from Indian tourists. However, we have
organized treks into areas of Sikkim where
Westerners had never been seen. Sikkim offers a
wonderful experience amid pristine and unspoilt
natural settings. It is indeed an ideal destination
for those in search of some of the last Himalayan
kingdoms.
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