The arrangement of mountain ridges surrounding Sikkim has the outlines of a horse horseshoe.
Kalimpong was a prospering city in the past. A trading way to Tibet passed through it.
Here is the most favourable climate in region. Dense oak woods, with mosses and lichens surround the city.
The orchids, which amazing with the infinite variety of forms and shades, blossom in the spring.
Durpin Dara is a place in 3 km from the city, whence it is possible to see fascinating landscapes of mountains, rivers and plains. Zong Dog Parli Fo-Brang Monastery, which construction approaches to its end, is located here.
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