11 Izindawo eziphezulu nezindawo zokuvakashela eSikkim

Okufanele Ubonwe Futhi Uyenze eSikkim, i-Real Himalayan Shangri-La

Ebuswe yiChina, eNepal naseBhutan, iSikkim sekuyisikhathi eside ibhekwa njengenye ye-Himalayan Shangri-las yokugcina. Umbuso wawubukhosi obuzimele kuze kube ngu-1975, lapho kuthathwa yiNdiya emva kwesikhathi sokuphikisana nokulwa nobukhosi. Ngenxa yokuthi ubude bayo nokuthi iqiniso liyadingeka , iSikkim akuyona indawo efinyeleleka kakhulu yokuvakashela eNdiya. Nokho, ngokuqinisekile kungenye yezinto ezinamandla kakhulu futhi eziqabulayo. Kukhona okuthile okuthokozisa kakhulu umphefumulo mayelana nobuhle bezintaba kanye nesiko lasendulo saseTibetan Buddhist eSikkim. Nakuba izwe lincane kakhulu, indawo yayo eqondile yenza kube lula ukuhamba. Khumbula ukuthi kungathatha amahora ukuhamba okubukeka njengokude.

Nakhu okukhangayo okuphezulu nezindawo zokuvakashela eSikkim ukufaka kuhambo lwakho.

• 01 kwangu-11

  I-Gangtok

  I-Gangtok, inhloko-dolobha yeSikkim, yakhiwa ngepulazi elinamafu angama-5 500 ngaphezu kolwandle. Lapho amafu ecacile, kungenzeka ukuthi yonke indlela eya ezintabeni eziphakeme ze-Khangchendzonga (intaba ye-3 ephakeme kakhulu emhlabeni, i-Khangchendzonga National Park yabhalwa njenge-UNESCO World Heritage site ngo-2016). Idolobha lihlanzekile futhi lihlelekile kahle, futhi izivakashi eziningi zichitha izinsuku ezimbalwa lapho ukuze zenze amalungiselelo okuhamba futhi zibone izinto. Kuyisisekelo esithandwayo kulabo abahamba ngezinyawo. Nakhu okumele ubone futhi wenze ku-Gangtok.

  Ngeshwa, iSikkim ayinaso isikhumulo sezindiza (eyakhiwa ePakyong ngaseGangtok futhi ihlelwe ukuvulwa ngo-2016). Ukufika eGangtok kudinga ukuhamba ngehora elilodwa ukusuka eSiliguri eWest Bengal, lapho isitimela esiseduze khona isiteshi. Isikhumulo sezindiza esiseduze, e-Bagdogra, sinamaminithi angaba ngu-45 ukusuka eSiliguri.

• 02 kwangu-11

  Ama-monasteries

  Ngokweqiniso lokuthi iSikkim iyindawo enhle yokuzindla, cishe amakhomitha angu-200 anamapulangwe aphezulu. Ama-monasteries abavakashelwa kakhulu eSikkim yiRumtek (ebheke neGangtok), iPemayangtse (eduze kwasePelling eWest Sikkim), naseTashiding (naseWest Sikkim). Ezinye izindlu ezifanele ukuvakashela zihlanganisa i-monastery yaseKarma Kagyu enezindonga zayo ezineminyaka engu-200 ubudala (ePhodong eNyakatho Sikkim), i-monasteri yase-Enchey (e-Gangtok), kanye ne-Sanga-Choeling monastey endala (etholakala kuphela ngezinyawo ukusuka kuPelling).

  Amakhompeli aphethe imikhosi eminingi, ikakhulukazi ngaseLosar ngoFebhuwari / Mashi. I-Tse Chu, ngoJulayi, inomdanso wamaBuddha eRumtek. I-Enchey iphinde ibambe i-Chaarm festvial ngoDisemba / January.

• 03 ka-11

  I-Nathu La, amahora angu-3 empumalanga yeGangtok emngceleni waseChina, kwakuyindlela enkulu emgwaqeni we-Old Silk Road phakathi kweNdiya neTibet ngaphambi kokuba ivaliwe ngo-1962. Umngcele uqukethe ucingo olulodwa olucishiwe, futhi uzothola ukujabula ngokubona amasosha aseChina ngaphesheya. Ngeshwa, amaNdiya kuphela avunyelwe ukuhamba ngalokhu, kodwa ngoLwesithathu kuphela, ngoLwesine, ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto. Kudingeka imvume ekhethekile futhi ingatholakala nge-ejensi yokuhamba ebhalisiwe eG Gangtok.

  Ngemvume, abantu bangaphandle bangakhuphukela e-Tsomgo Lake, ebizwa nangokuthi i-Changu Lake, ngamakhilomitha angu-27 ahamba phambili ku-Nathu La. Lezi zikhumba eziphakeme eziphakeme ngamanzi angu-12,400 zihlala ziqhwa kuze kube ngoMeyi. Ukuze uthole isipiliyoni se-quirky, hamba u-yak lapho!

• 04 kwangu-11

  Izitshalo ze-Flora ne-Fauna

  I-Sikkim iyaziwa ngezinhlobo zayo ezinhlobonhlobo zezinyoni, izilwane nezimbali - izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-450 zezinyoni, izinhlobo ezingu-400 zama-butterflies, izinhlobo ezingu-450 zama-orchid nezinhlobo ezingu-40 ze-rhododendron. I-Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary, e-Singalila Range engxenyeni eseningizimu-ntshonalanga yeWest Sikkim, indawo yokuvakasha kufanele ivakashele entwasahlobo. Uzothola i-Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary ngaseRavangla eningizimu yeSikkim. I-Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary nayo iyinto evelele eduze noLuchung.

  Kuseduze neGangtok, kukhona i-Deorali Orchid Sanctuary eningizimu yeGangtok (ukuvakasha kusukela ngoMashi kuya ekuqaleni kukaMeyi nasekupheleni kukaSeptember kuya ekuqaleni kukaDisemba), kanye neFambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary cishe ngehora elilodwa entshonalanga yeGangtok. I-Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary itholakala cishe ngehora empumalanga yeGangtok, endleleni eya eTougo Lake naseNathu La (kusukela ngoJuni kuze ku-Okthoba). Ungase futhi uyeke eJawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden endleleni eya ehhotela laseRumtek.

  Xhumana noHlelo lwezokuvakasha nge-birding, butterfly nezinye izivakashi zasendle zasendle eSikhkim.

• 05 ka-11

  Yuksom ne-Dzongri Trail

  I-Sikkim iyipharadesi le-trekker futhi umlando we-Yuksom uyindlela yokuhamba eNtabeni iKhangchendzonga. Ukuhamba okuvela eYuksom kuya e-Dzongri Peak ne-Rathong Glacier, futhi ngokuqhubekayo ukuya ku-Goecha Peak uma uphelele enselele, kuyindlela evelele kakhulu eSikhkim. Idlula emahlathini angahlanjululwayo, emasimini amahle e-rhododendron, nemifula enamandla yaseKhangchendzonga National Park. Vumela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa kuya kwezingu-10 ukusuka ku-Yuksom ukuya ku-Goecha Peak nangemuva. NgoMashi kuya kuMeyi yisikhathi esihle sokuhamba. Izimvume ezingeziwe ziyadingeka kwabangaphandle.

  Bona ukuthi kunjani ukuhamba nge-Dzongri Trail kulegalari yezithombe ze-Dzongri trek .

  Uma ufuna ukuhamba ngendlela ehleliwe, i-Mountain Tours ithola ukubuyekezwa okuhle futhi kunconywa. Uqhutshwa ngumndeni wezintaba zeLate Da Namgel Sherpa, owayeyingxenye yeqembu lokuqala eliphumelelayo le-Everest ukuhambela ngo-1953.

• 06 kwangu-11

  Lachung, Lachen naseYumthang Valley

  Kude North Sikkim, amahora angu-6 ukusuka eGangtok nasezingamamitha angu-9 000 ngaphezu kolwandle oluseduze nomngcele waseTibetan / waseChina, iLuchung neYumthang Valley igxuma izivakashi ezinezindawo eziyinkimbinkimbi. ULuchung waba yindawo yokuhweba phakathi kukaSikkim noTibet ngaphambi kokuba iTibet ihlanganiswe neChina. Manje, iyisikhungo sokuqala seRhododendron Valley Trek eyaziwa kakhulu ukusuka eYumthang Valley kuya eCherhen Valley. Okunye okukhangayo kule ndawo kukhona i-Lachung monast, i-Yumesamdong (i-Zero Point), kanye ne-Gurudongmar Lake ephakeme kakhulu ephakeme kakhulu (enye yamachibi aphezulu kakhulu emhlabeni, angaphezu kuka-17 000 amade ngaphezu kolwandle).

  North Sikkim yindawo evinjiwe futhi kuyadingeka ukuthola imvume ekhethekile ukuyivakashela. Kuzodingeka wenze amalungiselelo akho okuhamba ngekhamphani yokuvakasha ebhalisiwe, ezophinde ihlele imvume yakho. Lokhu kungenziwa ku-Gangtok. Qaphela ukuthi i-Yumthang Valley ivaliwe kusukela ngoDisemba no-March ngenxa yeqhwa elinzima, kanti abantu bezinye izizwe bavunyelwe kuphela kuze kube seChopta Valley (abakwazi ukuvakashela iGurudongmar Lake).

• 07 kwangu-11

  Ukuphonsa

  Ukupula, ihora lesishiyagalombili ehamba ngasentshonalanga yeGangtok, kungenzeka kube idolobha elincane elingenalutho kodwa kuyindawo yokuhamba ngokungafani okuhambisana neNtaba iKhangchendzonga ekuseni. Hlala e-Ifseen Villa, enye yezindawo ezihamba phambili zezindleko zezindlu nezindlu zokuhlala ekhaya emaHumalaya aseNdiya.

  Ngaphandle kwemibono, amasonto ayikhanga elikhulu, kanye nezinxuwa zikaRabdentse. Esikhathini esidlule inhloko-dolobha yasebukhosini yeSikkim kusukela ngo-1670 kuya ku-1814, hhayi okuningi okusele kukaRabentse kulezi zinsuku. Kodwa-ke, indawo yayo esigodini inikeza umbono okhangayo. Ubusuku nohambo lwezinsuku basuka ePelling nge jeep bese bahlanganisa izinto ezinkulu endaweni. Kungenzeka futhi ukwenza inhlanganisela ye-jeep yezinsuku ezintathu nokuhamba ngezinyawo ukusuka ePelling kuya eTashiding (ene-monastery yasemkhathini enqabeni) nge-Khecheopalri Lake. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ama-jeeps agijima esuka ePelling kuya ku-Yuksom nge-Khecheopalri Lake, futhi ungakwazi ukuhamba ukusuka ku-Yuksom ukuya eTashiding ngosuku.

• 08 kwangu-11

  Ravangla

  Endleleni eya eGangtok eya ePeling, iRavangla iyaphawuleka kakhulu eBuddha Park yayo nesithombe sikaBuddha esinezintaba ezingu-130 esinezintaba ezizungezwe yizivande ezinomuthi. I-Palas Choeling Monastic Institute (eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Ralong Monastery entsha) e-Ralong esiseduze nayo ihlala neBuddha enkulu yegolide. Kuyizindela ezingaphezu kuka-100, futhi ungazizwa zikhala ekuseni nakusasa ntambama. Kunezinombolo zamanye ama-monasteri angavakashelwa endaweni.

  Ukuhamba phakathi kweRavangla noNamchi, uzothola i-Temi Tea Garden enezithombe ezinhle kakhulu. Kuyidimu yetiyi kuphela eSikkim kanti i-Cherry Resort yendawo enhle ihlala phakathi kwayo.

• 09 kwangu-11

  Namchi

  I-Namchi nayo idume ngamagama ayo amakhulu. Okwamanje kunezibili zazo - enye yamaBuddha neyodwa yamaHindu - futhi okwesithathu kubhekwe kuhlelwe. Isifanekiso samaBuddha, se Guru Gurumasmaswa (esikholwa ngokusungula i-Tantric Buddhism esifundeni saseHinalayan), sifinyelela cishe ngamamitha ama-140 ubude. Inesimo esilawulayo ku-Samdruptse Hill, ama-7,000 ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle. Akukona nje ukuthi ubude kodwa mhlawumbe umxhwele kakhulu yi-white Shiva statue ephakeme ye-Lord Shiva eSenik Hill, eningizimu yeNamchi. Izakhiwo eziyinkimbinkimbi ezungeze lesi sithombe siqukethe izindlu nezindlu zamathempeli, kufaka phakathi izimpendulo zeChar Dham engcwele .

• 10 kwangu-11

  I-Teesta River Rafting

  Umfula u-rafting ngumsebenzi we-adventure wakamuva wokufika eSikkim, futhi uMfula iTeesta unikeza amathuba okufunda emhlabeni. Umzila omkhulu nguMakha-Sirwani-Bardang-Rongpo. Ama-rapids eBanga lesi-2 kuya kwe-IV ahlanganiswe ngamagqabhagqabha e-placid ukuze ahambisane, futhi kunamanzi amabhishi omhlabathi omhlophe amnyama okwakhiwa ebusuku. Amaphekula aphakeme namagquma, kanye nemibhedeni yomfula ehamba phambili, engeza ekujabuliseni. Umfula waseRangeet, onamanzi amaningi anesibindi, unikeza namathuba okuthutha okuphezulu avela kuSikip-Jorethang-Majitar-Melli. Isikhathi escono kakhulu sokuhlehlisa i-rafting eSikkim sisukela ngoMashi kuya kuMeyi nango-Okthoba kuya kuDisemba.

• 11 kwangu-11

  Indawo engafakiwe engabonakali kulabo abafuna ukuphuma endleleni yezokuvakasha, isiZuluk yindawo encane engaba ngamamitha angu-10 000 ngaphezu kwezilwandle e-East Sikkim. Kwakuyinto engxenyeni yoMgwaqo Omdala We-Silk wabadayisi, ukuxhuma uKalimpong eWest Bengal kuya eTibet. Manje, ngumzana wokuqala kulo mzila ukunikeza izindawo zokuhlala zabokuvakashela izivakashi. Ukukhanga okuyinhloko kuyibona iNtaba iKhangchendzonga esuka eLungthung naseThambi View Point. Labo abathola imoto imoto bangase bafune ukuyigwema kodwa, njengoba umgwaqo ohamba phambili unemiphetho engaphezu kwezingu-30!

  Izwe lihluka kakhulu kuncike esikhathini sonyaka. Ihlanganiswe emakhazeni asendle kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya ku-Septhemba futhi ihlanganiswe iqhwa kusukela ngoJanuwari kuze ku-Ephreli. Ngemuva kweqhwa, kuningi lokuphila kwezinyoni.

  Njengoba i-Zuluk yindawo elawulwa yizempi eduze nomngcele waseChina, kungabikho abantu abakwamanye amazwe. AmaNdiya adinga i-Inner Line Permit ukuyivakashela, okumele itholakale esiteshini samaphoyisa eRongli eWest Bengal. Le mvume izovumela ukuhamba eGangtok ngeZuluk, Gnathang Valley, Kupup, Baba Mandir, naseTsomgo Lake. (Uma ufuna ukuvakashela uNathu La, imvume ehlukile kufanele itholakale ku-Gangtok). Ama-ejenti wokuhamba ahlinzeka amaphakheji we-Old Silk Route.