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| Gurudongmar Lake |
If you can’t visit Iceland to witness the beauty of Jökulsárlón Lake , then you must visit Gurudongmar Lake, of North Sikkim , India. The natural beauty of Gurudongmar lake will mesmerise you for your lifetime.
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| The Freezing Lake |
Gurudongmar Lake is considered as India’s - Jökulsárlón Glacier lagoon lake.
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| Landscape of the valley |
This is a naturally gifted lake with pristine valleys, water falls and rolling hills of Tibet.
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| Rolling hills of Tibet |
It is one of the highest altitude (17800 ft / 5430 m ) lakes in the world. It lies on the north side
of the Kanchenjunga Range and the Chinese Tibetan border is just 5 km away from
this lake.
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| The picturesque land |
Myth- It is considered one of the most sacred lake of
Buddhists. According to local mythology, Guru Padmasambhava touched a portion
of the lake which does not freeze in extreme winter. The water is used for
drinking purpose of the locals.
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| The Freezing Lake during winter |
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| The memorable road trip |
Journey- The journey starts from Lachen (North Sikkim). You
have to start early (by 4am) from Lachen . Take a halt for breakfast at Thangu
Village(13000 ft) , which is about 30 km from Lachen.
Mostly inhabited by
Nomadic tribes Thangu valley is
crisscrossed by Tista river , which adds an extra flavor to the picturesque
village.
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| Scene from Thangu Village |
If you want to explore the virginity of Thangu valley ,you
have to stay there and trek up to Chopta Valley and Muguthang.
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| Way to Chopta Valley |
After a journey of about 2 hours from Thangu you can reach
Gurudongmar Lake. Through out the road the snow covered mountains will
accompany you.
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| Picturesque Mountain and road |
Yaks can be seen by the side of the road, as these animals
live in high altitude area like this.
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| Yaks grazing |
The Lake remains frozen in the winter.
The white snow,
covers the lake and the mountains like a blanket. You can feel that you are
sitting in the lap of the nature.
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| Sit a while and feel the beauty |
The reflection of the mountains on the
crystal clear water adds an extra cherry to the beauty of Gurudongmar Lake.
In the time of returning you can visit Chopta Valley.
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| Chopta Valley |
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| A Scene from Chopta Valley |
How to Reach- It is 190 km from Gangtok. Stay a
night at Lachen(North Sikkim) ,next morning
start your journey for Gurudongmar Lake.
It will be remembered as one of your memorable road trip forever.
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The journey for Gurudongmar
It will be remembered as one of your memorable road trip forever. To plan your trip and for further details contact with Yatrikaa. Your personal trip planner. Mail us at- itsyatrikaa@gmail.com
This article has been contributed by
By profession he is a banker. But apart from his professional life he is a traveller, a photographer, and a nature lover.
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