4N / 5D
Sikkim
Pelling
Kanchenjunga, Up Close
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Why Pelling?
Pelling, at 2,150m in West Sikkim, is the cleanest, closest view of Kanchenjunga you will get without trekking. The whole town essentially faces the mountain. Use it as a base for Pemayangtse and Sangachoeling — the two oldest monasteries in Sikkim — and for the glass-bottom Skywalk at Chenrezig.
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