Chumbi Mountain Retreat

Top choice in Sikkim


Just a kilometre from Pelling yet with a secluded forest setting, this truly exceptional resort blows visitors away with its artfully understated blend of traditional Sikkimese architecture and 21st-century luxury.

It has fabulous mountain views, curious public spaces with Bhutanese antique fireplaces, and a museum-like thatched farm building. Genteelly helpful staff. Wi-fi in lobby only.


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1. Pemayangtse Gompa

0.61 MILES

One of Sikkim’s oldest and most significant Nyingmapa monasteries, Pemayangtse (literally ‘Perfect Sublime Lotus’) is 500m off the Geyzing road – turn…

2. Helipad

0.72 MILES

Just 10 minutes' stroll from Upper Pelling's Zero Point junction, the helipad is about the best viewpoint around, with almost 360-degree views.

3. Rabdentse

0.91 MILES

A few partially rebuilt wall stubs are all that remain of the palace complex at Rabdentse, which was Sikkim's royal capital from 1670 until it was sacked…

4. Sanghak Choeling Gompa

1.29 MILES

Near the foot of the vast new Chenrezig Statue, this monastery complex is a contrastingly calm, meditative place with fabulous views, with seven stone…

5. Chenrezig Statue

1.47 MILES

Officially unveiled in November 2018, this huge, four-armed statue of Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) sits around 500m beyond the attractive little Sanghak…

6. Tashiding Gompa

3.47 MILES

The ridge between Ralang and Yuksom ends with an upturned promontory (1450m) on which sits the multibuilding complex of Tashiding Gompa, an important…

7. Chorten 'Forest'

3.48 MILES

At the southern end of the Tashiding Gompa complex, this unusual compound contains a 2008 dharma bell, two giant Kashmir cypress trees and a series of…

8. Drakar Tashiding

3.51 MILES

If you're visiting Tashiding Gompa, a minor 'extra' sight is this tiny prayer cave, accessed via 250m of mossy stairs down to a small, tin-roofed hut…