One of the many boards at Nathulla Pass – The Indo China Border atop 14000 feet , near Gangtok. Sikkim. If you plan to visit here, please ensure you have a permit. The weather generally dips to single digits and somtimes in the minus and oxygen supply is rather low here. It is better to start your journey well ahead as roads from Gangtok close by 1 pm towards Nathulla. This is my second visit here and personally if you ask me, it is just another tourist attraction , but the journey is something worth savouring. You can meet the Indian army here and if you would like to interact with the Chinese , then these phrases may come in handy.
This is a fascinating post. This pass, presumably the low point between mountains, is at 14,000 feet. I’ve been at that altitude many times, but that’s at the top of our mountains! I live at an elevation of 7,500 feet, and that would be lowlands compared to your area. Thanks for sharing this.
you’ve been to many exotic places. how i envy you.
When were you there? We were there last week.
What a shot! Kind regards.
where to take permits from? Army?
Nathu La pass. Hope to reach there during my next trip to Sikkim. By then I hope to learn the above phrases by heart..haha..a crash course indeed!
How was your Kochi trip?
i’ve seen this area featured on travel channel before and i thought it’s pretty fascinating. i hope you get to talk more about this area.
wow! looks like a nice place to take language lessons 🙂
where to take permit from? what documents are needed to get permit? how far is it from Sikkim? Can one take bus/taxi from Sikkim to Nathu La Pass?
Lots of questions for a short post 🙂
I heard about this pass and wished too… sure one needs courage to carry away the breathlessness motion and cold current. hope u enjoyed!
ha ha! This was the most fascinating thing according to me at Nathula, other than the nippy weather.
Would be glad if you can post some detailed info about the travel/mode of travel to this place, especially if one travels from Bangalore. tq. 🙂
So, did you interact with the Chinese too???