The Yumthang Valley Or Sikkim Valley Of Flowers#SnowCoveredMountains#Flowers#Snow#Tripoto

Tripoto
15th Apr 2021
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Day 1

Kindness is like snow- It beautifies everything it covers.

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The Yumthang Valley or Sikkim Valley of Flowers sanctuary, is a nature sanctuary with river, hot springs, yaks and grazing pasture on rolling meadows surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in the North Sikkim district of Sikkim state in India. It is at an elevation of 3564 metres (12000 ft)

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It is popularly known as 'Valley of Flowers and is home to the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary, which has over twenty-four species of the rhododendron, the state flower.

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Tourists may travel from Gangtok to Lachung (the nearest village where accommodation is available) by booking a full vehicle or shared one and stay over night. A direct journey to Yumthang is not feasible as roads are commonly foggy and it becomes dark very early around 5:30 pm.

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Yumthang Valley is a paradise on earth, which is full of natural wonders and picturesque beauty. It is home to a zillion flowers, spectacular mountains & a serene river.

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The Place on the way to Zero Point . A nice decent place where you can get peace of mind.

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Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots.

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I think, every time I’m on the mountain, I’m just so thankful to be there.

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serene!!

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When snow falls, nature listens.

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