Chopta Valley
Wonders never cease in North Sikkim. With each turn, each valley, each rivulet trying to out do the other in the scenic beauty that it offers. Few places come close to the virgin appeal of Chopta Valley (13200 ft), just 20 minutes drive from Thangu. The valley provides one of the few accessible places in Sikkim where one can actually walk over the frozen rivers. The riot of colours during spring belies this aspect, through. An adventurous trek through Chopta valley leads to Muguthang valley at an altitude of 15500ft, another unseen destination in the greater Himalayas. Eyes, as far as it can reach, find here a vast flat pasture crisscrossed by numerous snow-fed streams. The high alpine valley of Muguthang is only inhabitable for rare high altitude ruminants and their predators. However, some nomadic tribes from Tibet occasionally settle here for food and for grazing their yaks.
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