Aritar Lake
Boats on a lake shaped like a footprint.
- Where
- East Sikkim, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.1867, 88.6766
Get the Aritar Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Aritar Lake. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Sikkim volume with your photos and a note.
Near Aritar Lake
Do Drul Chorten 16 km
A hundred and eight prayer wheels around one stupa.
Rumtek Monastery 16 km
The seat of the Karmapa in exile, built in the sixties as a copy of the monastery left behind in Tibet.
Neora Valley National Park 17 km
Red panda country, and almost no roads.
MG Marg 17 km
No cars, no smoking, and the whole town walks it.
Enchey Monastery 18 km
Two hundred years of Nyingma practice above the town.
Tsomgo Lake 23 km
A glacial lake at thirty eight hundred metres on the Nathu La road, frozen from December through March.
Lava and Lolegaon 24 km
Canopy walk, and the Kanchenjunga through fir.
Kalimpong 24 km
A former trading post on the Tibet route at twelve hundred metres, now known for nurseries and cheese.
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Questions
Where is Aritar Lake?
Aritar Lake is in East Sikkim, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Do Drul Chorten (16 km), Rumtek Monastery (16 km), Neora Valley National Park (17 km).
How do I get the Aritar Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Aritar Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sikkim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Aritar Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sikkim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.