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Asia » India » Sikkim » East Sikkim » Zuluk April 19th 2017

"Dzuluk"or 'Zuluk'' or ''Jhuluk''or "Jaluk" is a small hamlet located at a height of around·10000·ft on the rugged terrain of the lower Himalayas in(Sikkim) of the Indian state (Sikkim·Pincode-737131). This place is relatively an emerging and offbeat destination in East Sikkim. Today it is fast emerging as a new tourist destination. It derives its tourism importance due to the excellent view of the eastern Himalayan mountain range including the (Kanchenjunga). ~Historical Importance~ It was once a transit point to the historic "Silk Route" from Tibet to India. The famous Silk Route that connected "Lhasa" in the (seventeenth century) the capital of the Dalai Lamas(Tibet) to Kalimpong . It was commonly used by traders traveling to Tibet through Jelep-la ("La" stands for mountain pass) as an overnight base. The route starts from Kalimpong and passed through Pedong ... read more
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Asia » India » Sikkim » East Sikkim » Zuluk April 18th 2017

"The Himalayas"Day#2 •Zuluk• As per the itinerary we were ready by 7.30am.The sky was cloudy & the driver was yet to come to pickup .However after loading all luggages we finally started for "Zuluk"at around 9 am from "Kushyem" home stay saying a good by to the Hostess.We finally reached "Rongli" after passing through scenic hills by 10am for making necessary passes for "Zuluk" At "Rongli Taxi stand" a lot of tourists were there to get passes for different tourist destinations within Sikkim and it took almost one hour to get clearance for "Zuluk". The entire journey from Rongli to Zuluk was full of scenic nature. As if an artist has drawn it with his brush dipped in "different colours of paint".The hills around made a different feel and though the sky was over cast but ... read more
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