North Sikkim | Sikkim | India
Ideal Duration: 1-3 hours
Open Time: Throughout the year
Nearest Airport: Bagdogra International
Nearest Railway Station: New Jalpaiguri
Yungatham in North Sikkim district is located at an altitude of 3585 meters above sea level. It is 14 km from Gangtok. Enriched with its natural beauty, this place has many varieties of flowers, so it is also called Valley of Flowers.
The Shingma Rhododendron Sanctuary located here has 24 varieties of Burhanas flowers. The sanctuary is littered with flowers from April to the end of May. The hot water spring located on the right side of Yumthang is another tourist attraction.
This place is also famous for its natural beauty with lush green grasslands, cool pine trees and silver shining cedar forests, beautiful waterfalls, and rivers. Skiing is quite popular as an adventure activity in Yumthang.
Apart from this, there is a Shiva temple 4 km north of Yumthang. And Yume-Samdong is another popular place located at a distance of 14 kilometers from it.
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