Small but beautiful, Sikkim is situated
in the Eastern Himalayas. Spread below
the Mount Khanchendzonga, (8603 mts.),
the third highest Mountain in the world
and revered by the Sikkimese as their
protective Deity, Sikkim shares her
borders with Tibet in the North, Bhutan
in the East, Nepal in the West and State
of West Bengal in the South. With an
area of 7,300 sq. kms. and measuring
approximately 100 kms. from North to
South and 60 kms. from East to West, the
elevation ranges from 244 mts. to over
8540 mts. above sea-level.
The land that unfolds your imagination.
Traversing through excitement, thrill,
adventure and myriad of ecstasy and joy
in flora, fauna, landscape, white topped
mountains and friendly people. It is our
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River-Rafting, Yak-Safari, and other
adventure activities to places far from
the maddening crowd and to the yet
unknown interiors of the Himalayan
regions of Sikkim. We offer the most
cost-effective packages ideally planned,
suited and tailor-made for exclusive and
moderate categories of adventure lovers.
Flora and Fauna : Nature has been
generous. Sikkim is noted for her floral
wealth and an estimated 4000 varieties
of flowering plants and shrubs are
found. There are over 600 varieties of
orchids. From an altitude of 2400 mts.
Rhododendrons can be found. The gentle
slopes of the high altitudes are covered
by a variety of beautiful flowers like
the primula, meconopsis, gentians etc.
The rivers have trout salmon and carp.
Naturalists have catalogued over 550
species and sub-species of birds, among
them many flamboyant pheasants and over
600 species of butterflies. Animals
abound in the dense forest of Sikkim :
The dreaded Himalayan bear, musk and
barking deer, marbled cats, red panda,
the blue sheep etc.
People : Three main groups of people make
up the population of Sikkim. The Lepchas,
Bhutias and the Nepalese. Sikkimese by
nature are simple, polite and non
aggressive-a people with a natural
gaiety.
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