Destination:
Gangtok – Ravangla enroute sight
seeing.
Overnight stay in a
Village resort.
Enchey Monastery:
This 90 year old monastery
on a hillock 2 km above follows the
Nyingmapa sect and is the main monastery
in Gangtok.

Government
Institute of Cottage Industry: This
centre offers you the opportunity to
observe the local artisans at work and
their skills being imparted to young
boys and girls. If you want to take
back souvenirs, the institute's salesroom
is well stocked with local handicraft
and handloom products.
Do-Drul Chorten
: One of the most important
Stupas of Sikkim built by the late Venerable
Trulsi Rimpoche in 1945-46, it contains
a mandala of Dorji-Phurpa, holy texts,
mantras and is encircled by 108 prayer
wheels.
Research Institute of Tibetology : Situated
close to the Chorten this institute
is a repository of the largest collection
of Tibetan artifacts outside Tibet.
Also renowned worldwide for the study
of Buddhist philosophy and religion,
it is a treasure house of rare Thankas,
Buddhist icon and objects of art.
Rumtek Monastery:
24 km drive to the opposite hill takes
you to this magnificent monastery built
by the late Gyalwa Karmapa, the head
of the Kagyupa sect. This monastery
has been built as an exact replica of
the original Kagyu monastery in Tibet.
It is also the international headquarters
of the Karma Kagyu centres. Overnight
at hotel.
Drive to Ravangla.
Overnight stay in a Village resort.
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