Near MAYFAIR Spa Resort & Casino
Himalayan Zoological Park
18 km | Approximately 1 hour
A zoo at Bulbuley, near Gangtok, where Himalayan animals are kept in enclosures made to resemble their natural surroundings. The red panda, Sikkim's state animal, is kept here, along with the Himalayan black bear, the barking deer and the Tibetan wolf.
Also within reach
Rumtek Monastery
The largest monastery in Sikkim and the seat of the Karma Kagyu school, set on a ridge facing Gangtok across the valley.
Tsomgo Lake
A glacial lake held in a bowl of high ridges on the road to the Nathu La pass, frozen through the coldest months and mirror-still in spring.
Ganesh Tok
A small hilltop shrine above Gangtok with a viewing balcony that opens onto the town below and the Kanchenjunga range beyond it.
Do Drul Chorten
One of the most important stupas in Sikkim, ringed by prayer wheels that visitors turn as they walk its circuit.