Lachen

Lachen, a quaint village of the Himalayas has an indefinite beauty of flora and fauna. An ideal place to spend your all holidays for can can’t get bored of this place in their lifetime, tour around this quaint village, with houses built on metaphorical Tibetan style window frames, this spot will lend you with a feel so surreal. Keen explorers can take a look at its map and chalk out an enjoyable outing to a few of Lachen’s most popular tourist attractions and sightseeing places.
Lachen can be reached by evening through roadways from Gangtok or Mangan where you can get the time of the night to acclimatize at 9,000 ft. and your body better prepared to set out for the early morning drive to the Gurudongmar lake. Located at such a high altitude and drenched in its own traditions and lifestyle, the town of Lachen is always found in its own simplicity of living and smooth happenings of day-to-day life.
With fewer than 200 houses in the town dotting its hilly landscape, Lachen is not only an important serving transit point to the pristine Gurudongmar Lake but is also the base camp for some of the most important treks which adventure enthusiasts go for in this part of the world.
To explore the town of Lachen and surrounding areas more, one can get ready for some trekking which is an excellent way of getting to know a place with more clarity and in-depth. One can go for trekking trails which go to the famous Green Lake or Kanchenjunga National Park. The other adrenaline-filled trekking trails are Yumthang valley, Thangu valley, Chopta valley, and Tso Lhamu Lake. One can also indulge in bird watching activities as the place has been blessed with avifauna or a rare kingdom of birds.