namchi around 92km from gangtok and at a height of 1,675m above the sea level, it is located on the way from gangtok to pelling. namchi means the ‘top of the sky’. it is also the district headquarters of south sikkim. the people of namchi are mostly nepalis, bhutias and sherpas. the city has splendid views of kanchenjunga and rangeet valley.

some of key sightseeing are given below:

• samdruptse, the world’s largest statue (118 feet) of the buddhist padmasambhava, also known as guru rinpoche, the patron saint of sikkim. it lies on the samdruptse hill . as per the legend samdruptse hill is actually a dormant volcano and the buddhist monks go on top of the hill and offer prayers to the volcano calm.
• temi tea garden was established in 1969 by the government of sikkim and is located in south sikkim. it is the only tea garden in sikkim and considered one of the best tea gardens in india and in the world.
• siddheshwar dham or solophok char dham, is a tourist spot constructed by the sikkim government and was inaugurated in 2011. it is located on top of the solopok hill and features replica of four sacred places of pilgrimage for hindus i.e. char dham – badrinath, jagannath, dwarka and rameshwaram – and a giant shiva statue. twelve shiva lingas represent the sacred jyotirlingas.
• ngadak monastery, an old monastery near namchi, was built during the reign of chogyal gyurmed namgyal by tensung namgyal. after some damages during the earthquake of the 17th century, a new gompa was added to the monastery. the word “ngadak” means “promise” in tibetan, and legend has it that whoever visits the monastery must promise to visit it again.