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Gangtok, Sikkim 737101
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The SEason House
Season House, our family run hotel, is one of the only two houses at Shingriteng village overlooking the entire Lachung valley; the other belongs to our revered Lachung Rinpoche. The House is in three parts (L-R). The pink one is mostly cement concrete. The kitchen (roof partially seen) is wooden. The dark-brown house with green roof is the oldest and is fully wood-built and this is the one most want to stay in (and me too).
Season House front yard
Lachung is a cluster of four main villages - Beechu, Shingring, Phakha and Sharchok. Season House, our family-run 8-roomed lodge is situated at Shingriteng a small hill-top above Shingring village, overlooking all the villages. Cabbage, broccoli, chives, potato, wheat, barley and apple trees grow in the ancestral land surrounding the lodge.
Shari Kida Ngen Chung peak (above) is visible from Season House window. Thankarla peak (not visible in pic) is on the right. The valley on the right leads to Katao (bordering Chumbi Valley of TAR, China) while the valley on the left leads North to Yumthang. Notice the dark and dry peaks? They used to be covered fully white year round by snow about 10 years back - so much for the climate change/global warming.
Spacious rooms are airy, with clean attached bath. Visitors often find it hard to return back home from here.
Activities
Pic above: Hishey (front) leading a group Inside SRS
- Visit Yumthang
- Explore Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary (SRS)
- Take a dip in the Yumthang Hotspring
- Explore Alpine flora at Yumesamdong and later take a dip in the Yumesamdong Hotspring
- Village-walk the Lachung valley
- Get high on Chhang with the locals
View along the way to Yumthang 
On way to Yumthang
Tashi Tshering (pic above) manages Season House. He can be contacted directly on 9434449042.
It does get cold here in winter and the fireplace is much loved. The local millet brew called "Chhang" (pic below) helps keep warm. Don't take its simple look for granted though. More than a few sips can bring quite some whistles out of you. 
Whenever planning to visit Lachung and Yumthang or just Lachung, do stay at Season House and fall in love with the peace and calm of the atmosphere here.
Pic above: Digitalis in Lachung
Apples are making a slow come back to Lachung after disappearing for over 20 years
Atlas
9-Super Market
Gangtok, Sikkim 737101
ph: 220540
alt: Mob:9434025274
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