Nathu La
A pass at forty three hundred metres on the old Silk Road, closed in 1962 and reopened for trade in 2006.
- Where
- Gangtok, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.3870, 88.8310
Get the Nathu La stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nathu La. 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 Nathu La
Jelep La 4.1 km
The pass to Lhasa the wool trade used, closed since 1962 and visible from Zuluk.
Tsomgo Lake 7.0 km
A glacial lake at thirty eight hundred metres on the Nathu La road, frozen from December through March.
Enchey Monastery 21 km
Two hundred years of Nyingma practice above the town.
MG Marg 23 km
No cars, no smoking, and the whole town walks it.
Do Drul Chorten 24 km
A hundred and eight prayer wheels around one stupa.
Torsa Strict Nature Reserve 24 km
A strict nature reserve covering most of Haa District and bordering Sikkim and Tibet, officially named after King Jigme Khesar. It holds Bhutan's westernmost temperate forests, from broadleaf woods to alpine meadows and small lakes, and has no resident people.
Aritar Lake 27 km
Boats on a lake shaped like a footprint.
Rumtek Monastery 29 km
The seat of the Karmapa in exile, built in the sixties as a copy of the monastery left behind in Tibet.
More offbeat places in Sikkim
Questions
Where is Nathu La?
Nathu La is in Gangtok, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jelep La (4.1 km), Tsomgo Lake (7.0 km), Enchey Monastery (21 km).
How do I get the Nathu La stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nathu La 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 Nathu La 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.
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