Introduction
Small but beautiful, the Himalayan state of Sikkim is sandwiched between Tibet to the north and east, Bhutan to the southeast and Indian state of West Bengal to its south.
Sikkim offers some of the most challenging treks owing to its location on the Himalaya with a diverse geographical features and climate ranging from subtropical to high alpine.
Most of the treks traverses through thick alpine forest rich in flora and fauna, stunning snow capped mountains. Often trekkers can notice grazing Yaks, the blue sheep, Tahr, Goral, snow leopard and the Sikkim’s state animal the Red Panda.
The guardian deity of Sikkim the Mr. Kanchenjunga (28,170 ft) overlooks the valley and gives breathtaking views at Sun set and sun rise. Where as the lower regions are as low as 800 ft making the trekkers acclimatize gradually to the high attitude treks.
Its biodiversity is a major factor for the trekkers to find in one this tiny place a variety of experience. Being a predominantly a Buddhist state one can see the Buddhist monasteries and small helmets deep into the mountains like in Tibet. Sikkim is rich with about a thousand species of orchids protected in cover by two wildlife sanctureis, an alpine sanctuary and a rhododendron sanctuary.
Some 600 to 1000 species of orchids alongwith a variety of plants and flowers create visual delight, all of which the Goverment of Sikkim helps to protect by creating a national park, two wildlife sanctuaries, an alpine sanctuary and a rhododendron sanctuary.
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