The arduous 6 hour long journey through non existent roads and snow capped mountains is so well worth it. Guru Dongmar Lake is heaven on earth. To get here, you have to spend the night at Lachen (laste transit point) and lave at 3:30 am for Gurudongmar. You have to leave the area before 11:00 am as the winds post... More

this gurudongmar lake is at the altitude of 17300feet which takes 3 or 4 hour to make a round of it. this lake is 130 km away from gangtok for which you need to stay at lachen for one night and next morning you can leave for gurudongmar.. this is restricted for foreign citizen.

Not advisable for infants or children less then 10 years because of breathing trouble at high altitude. The roads between Mangan to Lachen are very steep, thin and need the driver to be very alert . The vehicle should be suited for this kind of terrain and please do not undertake this journey in the rainy season..

This is highest point in the world that me and my wife have ever set foot on and probably ever will - 17100 ft or 5136 m or 5 km above sea level!!!! We took a North Sikkim Tour with Gurudongmar lake as an option. There are tours without the lake, so ask before hand. It's an overnight tour with... More

Can't describe in words, need to visit there to feel the beauty....you will feel like you have reached the paradise when you visit this lake...however, precautions need to be taken as oxygen out there is very thin and people might have breathing problems after reaching at a height of 17500 ft

Its beautiful and a worth visit place, should not miss it. Also the jawans on the way and at the lake were very helpful. We even took the pics along with them. The temperature was around -10 when we visited and the jawans told it will go to -40's in the winter

We had been to Gurudongmar around 2 years back. This is really amazing place to see all 'Desert, Water i.e. lake, and Snow mountain at one place at the height of over 18000 ft!!! I have seen for the first time the mountain which starts with Snow from bottom and full of snow till top adjacent to a big lake... More