Tourist Places to Visit in Yuksom

A drive of about 26 km from the main city brought me to this place of extraordinary beauty.

Then we went to Kathok lake. Kathok lake is a beautiful and serene lake in Yuksom (West Sikkim) where one can spend endless hours in the quietude of nature.We spent few time there and then left for the famous Dubdi monastery.Dubdi monastery is often addressed as Yuksom Monastery; it has an elaborate painted interior area. Images of divinities, saints, other symbols and collection of manuscripts are exhibited in the monastery. You have to do little bit of trek about 3kms to reach here.The monastery has got some beautiful landscape view. We spent some quality time there and enthralled by the beauty of the nature.

Yuksum Homestays was begun in 2002 by the Khangchendzonga Conservation Committee to advance group based tourism in the area. At first seven homes were recognized to run Home Stays and they were furnished with fundamental preparing on the best way to address the guests' issues. At present there are ten homes working as Home Stays. These Home Stays permit guests to encounter the conventional method for living through a trade of society. You can take part in neighborhood exercises, figure out how to cook nearby food or participate in farming exercises like kitchen planting, and so on. Yuksum today is an attractive visitor destination and the base for the absolute most energizing treks in the area. It is likewise of extraordinary verifiable significance to the Sikkimese with the first Chogyal delegated here in 1642. There are numerous spots of religious and authentic enthusiasm for the range like the Dubdi and Sangachoeling cloisters. You can also visit the wonderful Khecheopalri Lake considered heavenly by the Sikkimese.