PRESENTED BY :

JASMINE BAWA
XI-A2
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SIKKIM ROLL NO. 20

SIKKIM:
THE STATE OF SCENIC BEAUTY

Tsomgo Lake (also called as Changu Lake) is one

of the highest lakes in India set at an elevation
of 3,753 meters.The lake is considered sacred by
the local people and the water here is believed
to have medicinal value.

Rumtek Monastery popular

worldwide for Kagyu
teachings.The architecture of
the monastery is considered to
be one of the finest in the
world and resembles the
original one in Tsurphu, Tibet.

Set at an elevation of 4302 meters,

Nathula Pass is one of the highest
motorable roads in the world.Nathula
Pass connects Sikkim to China. In fact,
it was once an ancient silk route which
connected Lhasa in Tibet to the plains
of Bengal.

Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest

altitude natural lakes in the world.The water
of the lake never freezes completely even 
when the temperature is as low as -20
degree Celsius.It is a common belief among
the locals that drinking the lake water could
resolve fertility issues of women.