About Aritar Village/Homestays & Hotels/Altitude/Sightseeing

Aritar in Rongli Sub-Division is in the Pakyong District of Sikkim. It is famous for its natural and landscaped beauty, Lake and maejestic view of Mt Kunchenjunga, Aritar is 4 hours drive from Gangtok via Pakyong or from Siliguri/New Jalpaiguri via Rangpo. The region is characterized by lush forest, mountains and rivers. It is an isolated village area with lot of tourist interests and is about 4 kms away from the main Silk Route. Yet people prefer to stay overnight and many Aritar homestays  offering quality services and experience has been promoted by the locals.  

Aritar -Places of Interest  

Lampokhari Lake : One of the oldest natural lake of Sikkim, recently constructed and modified, you can enjoy boating here. At an altitude of about 4600 ft it is the only lake with boating facility in Sikkim.  

Dak Bungalow : An old British-built bungalow built in the year 1895 where Sikkim’s first treasury was built and Sikkim Police was raised and the first outpost started functioning in the year 1897.  

Aritar Gumpa : A Buddisht monastery of the Kagyuapa order, is one of the holiest and oldest in Sikkim whith a treasure full of splendorous monastic arts reflected in its traditional architecture, carved & painted murals and treasure of manuscripts and icons.  

Parbateyswar Shivalaya Mandir : The most revered Lord Shiva shrine with picturesque splendor is holy pilgrimage site, where thousands of devotees throng for the blessing and participate during the month of "SAWAN" to offer water and puja.  

Mankhim or Mangkhim: Temple of the Rai of Kirati origin is located at a height of 6500 ft at "Maity Village" (Kheselakha) . Hattipailay is a virgin village where the visitors can see elephant footprints on rock.  

Nirmal Dham : This place situated about 5 km from Rhenock Bazar, is an abode of Nirmal Guruji or Kopchey Baba, well known for his miraculous healing power, which has attracted hundreds of devotees from all over India and neighboring countries.  

Ever green nursery & Ram Gauri Sangrhalaya : Located at Rhenock Bazar, the nursery and museum is privately owned and has drift wood collections, botanical & other varieties of flowers.  

Kali(Que) khola falls (Lonely falls) : 100 m in height (Rorathang-Rongli road). 

Aritar Homestays Hotels, Village Altitude & Sightseeings

Our homestay in Aritar is one of its best kind in the are, with great view of the Kunchenjunga Range. Though our accommodation is classified as a homestay you can indulge in all luxuries a modern hotel provides. Add to that the hospitality which is exclusive to an homestay.   

Run by the local Gurung family, our homestay in Aritar, they takes care of their guests and their comfort and food. All rooms at homestay in Aritar have provision of accommodating 4 guests. All rooms have attached western toilets with running hot and cold water.     

You can get Bengali, Chinese and of course the Nepali type of food at our homestay in Aritar. Food Served Are Made From Organic Vegetables And Poultry From Nearby Villages. We also arrange for pickup and drop facilities from and to all places of tourist interests on chargeable basis.    

Food & Stay provided as a package (All Inclusive rates) at our Homestay At Aritar. 

Hot water. 

Room Service. 

Restaurant for on demand food. 

Local Sightseeing and transfers. 

Barbaque Facilities on demand.   

Our homestay at Aritar is located on the higher hills providing great view of the Kunchenjunga as well as the lake below.. It is a two-storied building built along the slope. The entrance to the main levels is just below the parking area. We have 8 rooms with a common large balcony as well. It is a modern contemporary building with all modern amenities like attached western type toilets, 24 hour running water, Geysers and room heaters. It can be called a modern hotel in the sense of the word minus the bell boys and waiters, but our homely atmosphere and staying with a local family, experiencing their culture and food will be an additional bonus. It is undoubtedly one on the best homestay in Silk Route.  Our Aritar homestay accommodation is located at an altitude of 8000 ft. Since other places on the SIlk route, like Zuluk, Gnathang, Kupup, etc. are located at higher altitudes (12,000 ft and above) where it is difficult to get amenities like geyser, etc, and there is likely to be water problems, Aritar is a better base for tourists since these amenities are available here. Since Rongli town has the closest medical facilities, it is also safer to stay at Aritar, especially for senior tourists.  

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