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Thambi View Point
A 3,415 m balcony above the Old Silk Route where the road from Zuluk unwinds below in a stack of hairpin bends; on clear mornings Kanchenjunga rises straight ahead at sunrise.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Rangpo
Sikkim, India · Asia
About Rangpo
Rangpo is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Singtam, 37km from Nathu La.
Rangpo is in Sikkim, India, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Singtam, about 7 km away.
Rangpo is a Municipal town in India shared by Pakyong district of the state Sikkim and Kalimpong district of the state West Bengal. The town is situated along the Teesta River and Rangpo River. It is the first town of Sikkim lying on National Highway 10 that links Siliguri to Gangtok. It is about 300 m above sea levelRead more
with a sub-tropical climate. It is the 'Gateway to Sikkim' and all vehicles entering Sikkim have to stop at the Rangpo Police check-post. Foreign tourists are required to present documents to enter Sikkim state and must show them at the police checkpoint. The Rangpo River separates the Rangpo Forest Village lying on the West Bengal side from the Rangpo Municipal Town lying on the Sikkim side.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Rangpo?
Within an hour or so of Rangpo: Thambi View Point (27 km), Glenary's (30 km), Darjeeling (31 km), Nathang Valley (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Rangpo?
The nearest famous roads are Nathu La, Chele La and Dochula Pass.
Where is Rangpo?
Rangpo is in Sikkim, India, about 7 km from Singtam.
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- Population
- 10,450
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Sikkim
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 27.1773, 88.5336
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Worth the detour from Rangpo
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Glenary's
A British-era bakery and restaurant on Nehru Road founded around 1885, with a glass-fronted tea room looking over the Darjeeling hills and a cellar bar below. Still the town's default meeting place.
30 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Darjeeling
The Queen of the Hills offering panoramic views of Kanchenjunga, the world's finest tea gardens, and a UNESCO heritage toy train ride.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Nathang Valley
A treeless high plateau at roughly 4,100 m on the Old Silk Route, grazed by yaks and dotted with a handful of houses and a British war memorial from the 1888 Anglo-Tibetan clash.
31 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Nathu La
A 4,310 m pass on the India-China border, one of the few open trading posts on the frontier, where you can stand metres from Chinese sentries at the barbed-wire line.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Rangpo
- 31 kmDarjeelingThe Queen of the Hills offering panoramic views of Kanchenjunga, the world's finest tea gardens, and a UNESCO heritage toy train ride.
- 31 kmNathang ValleyA treeless high plateau at roughly 4,100 m on the Old Silk Route, grazed by yaks and dotted with a handful of houses and a British war memorial from the 1888 Anglo-Tibetan clash.
- 37 kmNathu LaA 4,310 m pass on the India-China border, one of the few open trading posts on the frontier, where you can stand metres from Chinese sentries at the barbed-wire line.
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