Rayong Bustee, a Quirky Destination in Sikkim Google Map Will Not Tell You About
The snow-white peaks peeping beyond a dense thicket
of verdant conifers is no more restrained to just pages of your drawing book.
Nature has bookmarked it in a picturesque mountainous settlement of Sikkim
named Rayong.
Rayong Bustee: Where Is It?
The road connecting Namchi to
Ravangla, in South Sikkim, bends through the Rayong Bustee. The road skirts along slopes of marvelously green
and towering pines.
It's a small organic hamlet
comprising of all the necessary amenities, a school, a church, a playground and
a lot many houses, all colorful in their own shades. In the midst of the normal,
there is this pine forest overseeing the serpentine grey road.
You Have to See It, To Believe It
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Some
places are indeed best kept off the map. A land whose tranquil loveliness is
quite unmistakeably the personal favorite of Mother Nature. Standing in the mists
of the colossal woods, one is bound to get amazed by the details of Nature's
disposition. Time stands still in the shadows. All you notice is the serenity
here. A hushed wonder that makes it an enchanted zone, all the same. It seems
to be a place where man is almost a misfit. But look closer, and you would find
houses and sheds.
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Starting off from Namchi towards
Ravangla, Google Map or TripAdvisor would recommend an identified place called
Rayong Sunrise Viewpoint; wherefrom the view of the majestic Kanchendzonga is
amazing. As the name suggests, here the first rays of the day dance over the
valley in a jaw-dropping display.
The "Rayong Sunrise
Viewpoint" is engraved onto the railed retaining wall by the roadside. It
would seldom fail to catch the attention of the passer-by. A climb through the stairs
(concealed under grass) would lead all the way to the top, to a patchy resting
place. A word of caution here, the ascent is through spiny bushes.
Best Season to Visit
Visiting in late November or
early December add another hue to the palette of Nature, the Pink of Cherry
Blossoms.
The azure blue meets the lush
green with spots of whites and pinks in layers here. Rayong, even though has
not acquired itself a place in the Google map, is a flamboyant melange of
Nature's portrayal of equilibrium.
Reach Rayong
If you are planning to visit
Sikkim soon, this is on way to Ravangla. One can get a car from Namchi, South
Sikkim to reach here. From Gangtok, one has to take a detour via Singtam and
Temi tea gardens.
Through the Photos- Rayong Bustee || Where Blossoms and Bliss Underline the Saga of the Mountains
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| Welcome to Rayong! The road skirts along slopes of marvelously green and towering pines. And far away, the sky is lined with the mountains peaked in blankets of snow. |
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| The starting point of the Bustee (Village) |
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| The spooky stairs taking all the way to an unfinished monastery. The way up the stairs is through prickly bushes which abruptly ends into a cemented landing, swept under the carpet of dried leaves. |
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| Time stands still in the shadows. All you notice is the serenity here. A hushed wonder that makes it an enchanted zone, all the same. It seems to be a place where man is almost a misfit. |
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Visiting in late November or
early December add another hue to the palette of Nature, the Pink of Cherry
Blossoms.
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| The azure blue meets the lush green with spots of whites and pinks in layers here. |
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5 comments
The pictures of Rayong are breath-taking. This is such a nice gesture to promote an underrated destination. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for the appreciation. It means really so much.
DeleteWow really a picturesque place, offbeat one.
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The pictures are great. keep sharing
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