Yuksom Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Yuksom

Yuksom means “meeting place of the three learned monks”. According to the legend, three monks from Tibet selectedPhuntsog Namgyalas the first King of Sikkim and gave him the titleChogyal, meaning “religious King” or “the king who rules with righteousness”. Yuksom is part ofDemazon(valley of rice), the sacred landscape consisting of four religious sites which have been blessed byGuru Padmasambhavaand which are considered to be the four plexuses of the human body, in which Yuksom represents the 'third eye'.

Top Attractions in Yuksom

Explore the best things to see and do in Yuksom:

• ★Dubdi and Hongri monasteries
• ★Dubdi Monastery
• ★Dzongri and Goecha La Trek
• ★Dzongri Trek
• ★Kanchandzongha National Park
• ★Kanchenjunga Goecha La Trek
• ★Kartok Monastery
• ★Kathok Pokhri

Where to Stay in Yuksom

• 🏨Demazong Hotel
• 🏨Dragon Hotel
• 🏨Hotel Tashi Gang
• 🏨Hotel Yangri Gang
• 🏨Limboo Homestay
• 🏨Pemalingpa Cottage

Yuksom Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: