Basti To Gurudongmar

Heaven on earth at 17000 ft!

Post by Tourist | Bangalore | May 28, 2010

Gurudongmar is about 200km from Gangtok. As average speed on hills is ~25km/hr, and there are no hotels nearby this place, one has to take an overnight halt at Lachen (which is the only place around with few basic hotels). Lachen is about 120km from Gangtok, and takes 5 hrs by road. Gurudongmar is about 70km from Lachen and takes ~4hr to reach there. While most popular vehicle available is Mahindra Maxx, its advisable to spend extra money and take a Scorpio as journey from Lachen onwards is completely off-road stuff. Leave Lachen early morning (like 5AM), halt at Thangu for a nice breakfast, and reach Gurudongmar by 9AM. At 17000 ft, one can expect strong and chilly winds, and can get very cold with clouds. So better take some heavy woolen clothes to be on safer side.

It seems heaven in earth.

Post by Alokjyoti

Tourists stay at Lachen and start journey for it early in the morning by car and back within 12 to 12.30 pm as the weather be frequently whimsical. Persons having breathing troubles should not go there. Book the package tour from Gangtok. Must bring photographs & Election Photo Identity Card.