Rumtek Monastery
The seat of the Karmapa in exile, and Sikkim's greatest monastery.
- Price
- Small entry fee; carry ID
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Rumtek Monastery, Rumtek, East Sikkim 737135Directions
- Getting There
- About 24 km from Gangtok by taxi.
Why Go
Rebuilt in the 1960s by the 16th Karmapa, it holds a golden stupa with his relics. The prayers and the hillside are lovely.
Tips
- Carry a passport for the security checkpoint.
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