Luxury Pelling Tours

A Himalayan viewpoint town facing Kanchenjunga, with Sikkim's oldest monasteries close by.

Kanchenjunga seen from Pelling, West Sikkim, at daytime

Overview

Pelling At A Glance

Pelling faces Kanchenjunga. Little blocks the view. Pemayangtse Monastery is one of Sikkim's oldest. It sits a short drive above town. Nearby, ruins at Rabdentse mark old Sikkim's second capital. Sanga Choeling Monastery sits deep in the forest. Visitors reach it only on foot. It predates most other monasteries in the state.

Where To Stay: The Elgin Mount Pandim, Pelling
Continue To: Gangtok, Lachen, Lachung

What To See

What To See In Pelling

Pelling's real highlights are what a private guide builds each day around.

spiritual

Pemayangtse Monastery

One of the oldest monasteries in Sikkim, founded around 1705, a Nyingma seat on a ridge near Pelling with a Kanchenjunga backdrop.

A whitewashed Buddhist monastery building with a red roof on a ridge in the Pelling area of West Sikkim.

spiritual

Khecheopalri Lake

A sacred forest-ringed lake near Pelling, holy to Buddhists and Hindus alike, kept clear of fallen leaves by the birds.

A still forest-ringed lake with a lakeside structure among mountains in Sikkim.

Adventure · 1 hour

Pelling Glass Skywalk

A glass-floored walkway on the Pelling ridge leading to the Chenrezig statue, with the valley falling away underfoot.

An aerial view of the hilltop Sky Walk viewing platform at Pelling, West Sikkim.

How To Travel

Journeys Through Pelling

Every journey comes with a private guide and driver for each day on the road. Full details live on each journey's own page.

The Kanchenjunga skyline in layered silhouette against a coloured twilight sky over the eastern Himalayan ridges.

9 Nights

Sikkim in Depth

Gangtok · Lachen · Lachung · Pelling · Ravangla

Colorful prayer flags over the water at Tsongo Lake near Gangtok, Sikkim

9 Nights

Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong Signature

Gangtok · Pelling · Ravangla · Darjeeling · Kalimpong

Layered peaks of the Kanchenjunga massif above forested foothills in cool blue morning light.

8 Nights

Sikkim Grand Journey

Gangtok · Lachen · Lachung · Pelling · Ravangla

A scenic mountain-top view over Darjeeling's hills and valleys

8 Nights

Sikkim & Darjeeling Honeymoon

Gangtok · Pelling · Ravangla · Darjeeling

A gilded Buddha statue amid flowers at Gonjang Monastery on the North Sikkim Highway near Gangtok

7 Nights

Sikkim & Darjeeling Grand Circuit

Gangtok · Pelling · Ravangla · Darjeeling

The Himalayan range framed between two gilded pillars at Pemayangtse Monastery, West Sikkim.

6 Nights

Sikkim for Seniors

Gangtok · Pelling · Ravangla

An aerial sweep over the forested ridges and scattered settlements around Pelling, West Sikkim, with cloud below the peaks.

5 Nights

First-Timer's Sikkim

Gangtok · Pelling · Ravangla

The snow wall of the Kanchenjunga range rising beyond layered forested foothills in the eastern Himalayas.

4 Nights

Gangtok & Pelling

Gangtok · Pelling · Ravangla

Where To Stay

Where To Stay In Pelling

Stays are chosen for the setting and the service, then matched to the pace of your route.

The Bhutanese-style exterior of The Elgin Mount Pandim near Pelling.

resort · luxury

The Elgin Mount Pandim, Pelling

★★★★

Mount Pandim stands on a wooded ridge below the Pemayangtse monastery, with a clear line to the Kanchenjunga range. It was once a royal guest house, and it is built in a Bhutanese style, with painted timber, hardwood floors and village-made furniture. The best rooms have a balcony facing the mountains, and on a clear morning the snow turns gold at sunrise from the lawn. There is a restaurant, a bar and a small spa. Pemayangtse and the Rabdentse ruins are within walking distance. It is the luxury choice in Pelling, and the one to book for the Kanchenjunga view.

years crafting private India journeys

30,000+

travellers guided end to end

4.5

from 15 reviews on Trustpilot