Comments on: Small Village, Grand Experience: 8 Incredible Things To Do In Kewzing – Sikkim’s Little Gem

By: Dominic

Dominic — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:57:57 +0000

Hi Richa,

I’ve passed your enquiry onto our reservations team. They should be able to answer your questions and will be in contact by email. Happy travels!

By: Richa

Richa — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:15:41 +0000

Hi ,

We will be travelling with my in laws and would like to know if it is wiould be comfortable for them . Do they have attatched western WC s …that is what is important for comfort sometimes when you travel with elders.

Please do reply.

Richa

By: Captain Adityang Wahi

Captain Adityang Wahi — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:54:52 +0000

Amazing portrayal of the place. articles like these remind us of the power of words. in this case i really believe the place will live up to the visualisation.

along with my family i have been to many parts of the country that are untouched yet deserve recognition. i applaud your effort in bringing attention to these places.

Hope to see some more articles by the writer on Kashmir and Ladakh.

Cheers! and God Bless

By: Things To Do, India | Mahindra Homestays

Things To Do, India | Mahindra Homestays — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:53:27 +0000

[...] Things To Do In Kewzing Small village, grand experience. Eight incredible things to do in Sikkim’s little gem. [...]

By: nupur

nupur — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:04:20 +0000

been to sikkim twice…..how did i miss this?

By: mohit

mohit — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:02:07 +0000

Have heard a lot about Sikkim. Would soon plan a trip to dis lovely place to se, as the brilliant writer says the place that has jumped out of an artist’s canvas. Would love to drink local drinks, eat organic food, participate in local festivals, and will surely enjoy DOING NOTHING…Cheers to Mahindra Homestays.

By: dina james

dina james — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:55:33 +0000

sounds amazzing. regret coming back from north east without seeing this “gem”

By: artee

artee — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:35:53 +0000

Hi Shahnaz and Muneera,

Thanks a lot for your comments.
Looking forward to you further sharing your thoughts in reference to the blog with us.

Artee

By: Shahnaz

Shahnaz — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:05:58 +0000

Our trip to Sikkim was over 30 years ago when Sikkim was a separate kingdom! We had travelled from Calcutta (Kolkata was not yet conceived!) & the drive was breathtaking. Even after so many years I can close my eys & visualise the trip ever so clearly.

What immediately struck us city slickers besides the spectacular scenery was just how “clean & fresh” the surroundings were….the people we met along the way were ever so friendly, open & trusting & eager to guide us to the next destination.

Gangtok was a delight – the capital of a country & it seemed little more than a town!!This was every woman’s shopping paradise & the Rupee was king!Food was no issue as it is very similar to Indian cuisine of the neighbouring states…

Worthy of mention are the Orchids of Sikkim…..Along the way we saw the most amazing display of natural orchids! What a variety of colour!We were informed that Sikkim was home to 600 species of Orchids!

We are all looking forward to visiting this beautiful state in the near future – homestays seem like a great way to discover the hidden splendours of Sikkim

By: Muneera

Muneera — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:46:46 +0000

My husband and I, spent a couple of days in a Mahindra Homestay in Kewzing last year, and it was the highlight of our Sikkim trip. It felt great to get away from the scores of tourists flocking the capital- Gangtok!. Our hosts were a newly married couple who shared some amazing insights of life in the mountains with us.

They lit a wonderful bonfire for us and offered us their homemade beer (called Thongba) made from fermented millet. It was offered to us in a bamboo cask with a straw and the trick was to suck it in slowly through the front teeth.

The next day I tried my hand at milking a cow and realised that it was definitely not as easy at it seemed. Nevertheless, I tried and was rewarded by having freshly made cottage cheese the next day! We went shopping in the fields for our veggies, picked what we liked and our lovely hosts were only too happy to cook it for us.

Our whole experience with the family was wonderful and novel. A definite must see and must do for all.