Hi ๐ there, I hope you people are doing well ๐. Today's journey brings us one of the greatest attractions in Gangtok City and this journey shouldn't be missed. I am talking about a double zig back Gangtok Ropeway. Let's start my journey.
Syari, Gangtok, Sikkim
The beginning:
On the previous day I stayed in a Rumtek forest block residence at night. I woke up early and decided to explore another tourist spot in East Sikkim, the great Gangtok Ropeway. So I called for a car ๐ and it took me 45 minutes to get there. And it's near the Institute of Tibetology at Deorail.
I collected my cable car ๐ก 2 way tickets here. There are three stations in this 1 kilometres long ride. I took the lowest station near the Institute of Tibetology.
I took this photo from the lowest station. This ancient Tibetan Mantras encrypted cloths,you will find it almost everywhere in mountains โฐ area. Native people believe this sacred clothes save them from evil ๐ spirits.
This Ropeway has been operational since 2003. Each cable car ๐กcan carry maximum 24 persons. But they do not wait until the car is full ๐. But during the tourist season this ride gets full before it starts. Also there will be a long waiting queue. Guess I was lucky because I visited there in the off season. And this station was almost empty ๐ณ.
I got a vantage point inside the cable car ๐ก. That's the reason, I enjoyed this beautiful panoramic mountain โฐ views and the Gangtok city views ๐๐.
See this beautiful Kanchenjunga ranges and the clouds โ . They touch each other with great love. I felt peace of mind and soulโ. I enjoyed this journey over mountains ๐. I reached the side and found a place to rest and have some food at Syari.
Sikkimese dessert and milk tea.
Meat๐ spring rolls ๐๐.
Chicken ๐ momos with chili paste. This food is super spicy but uniquely delicious ๐. If you can't handle too much spice then avoid it. These were so cheap I had to spend only 80 rupees for the total meal.
I had some delicacy here in an unknown restaurant ๐. After that I went back to Gangtok main city to stay. I checked into the hotel Sher-E-Punjab. I didn't roam outside much and slept early ๐ด because I had a flight on the next morning to back to my country.
๐Note:
Gangtok Ropeway cable car ๐ก operates daily between 9 am to 5pm at any station. They have Deorail, Namnang and Tashiling station.
Two way tickets price 117 rupees per adult and 77 rupees below 18 years. But below 3 years is free.
Video camera ๐ท charge is 100 rupees for foreigners. Otherwise everything is reliable.
This is the end of my Sikkim adventure. I hope you people love my entire journey here. Meet you soon with another journey in another new country. Until then bye. Lots of love โค