Pelling
The laid back, scenic, but rapidly swelling hamlet of
Pelling, situated 2,085m above sea level only 2-km beyond Pemayangtse, looks
north towards the glaciers and peaks of Kanchenjunga. High above the forest-
covered hills, in an amphitheatre of cloud, snow and rock, the entire route
from Yoksum over Dzongri La to the Rathong Glacier can be seen.
Walks & Treks
Pelling itself consists of little more than a road junction, Helicopter pad and numerous hotels, creating the so-called "Bengali Boulevard", a strip of highly unimaginative identikit concrete blocks. Luckily, from most angles this development is hidden by the forested slopes and Pelling offers numerous attractive walks and hotel terraces from where one can gaze in awe at the world's third highest peak.
Trekking
For those with permit endorsements to visit Khechepalri Lake, Yoksum and Tashiding, a scenic low-altitude trek along trails and roads starts from Pelling. Public transport run from both Yoksum and Tashiding back to Legship from where one can continue to Ghezing, and eventually back to Pelling.
Pelling itself consists of little more than a road junction, Helicopter pad and numerous hotels, creating the so-called "Bengali Boulevard", a strip of highly unimaginative identikit concrete blocks. Luckily, from most angles this development is hidden by the forested slopes and Pelling offers numerous attractive walks and hotel terraces from where one can gaze in awe at the world's third highest peak.
Prime Attractions
Sanga Choling Monastery A 4-km trail rises from the playing fields just above Pelling to reach the small monastery of Sanga Choling, one of the oldest gompas in Sikkim. This gompa is another of Lhatsun Chenpo's creations, and is highly venerated among the Nyingmapa. Gutta by fire, it has been rebuilt and houses some of the original clay statues.Trekking
For those with permit endorsements to visit Khechepalri Lake, Yoksum and Tashiding, a scenic low-altitude trek along trails and roads starts from Pelling. Public transport run from both Yoksum and Tashiding back to Legship from where one can continue to Ghezing, and eventually back to Pelling.
How To Get There
Road
Shared jeeps travel regularly
until mid or late afternoon between Pelling and Ghezing; twice daily for
Gangtok, and once a day for Siliguri. There is no direct service to Yoksum
from Pelling but a daily bus leaves Ghezing and travels via Legship and
Tashiding. One bus leaves Ghezing daily for Khecheopalri Lake and passes
through Pelling, and two leave Pelling for Ghezing, and eventually back to
Pelling. 
