Earth’s heaven Zero Point Yumesamdong, Sikkim

Mahideep Kundu
3 min readMar 20, 2019

Would you like to take a tour of the Earth’s heaven? What are you then waiting for? Plan your most beautiful Zero Point, Yumesamdong trip in Sikkim.
Zero Degree, Yumesamdong lies at a height of 15.300 ft. in Sikkim District of Nothern, India. This place is often called “ Zero Point, “ because there is no travelable road after this place and because of its proximity to the Chinese border, visitors are not allowed to go further than this point.

The snow-covered mountain increases the beauty of the place. The place remains and is covered with snow every year.
The majestic natural beauty of this place welcomes every year thousands of visitors. It’s the perfect place for those who want to immerse themselves in nature’s stillness.

How to reach Zero Point?

For Zero point, first, visit the Lachung. Start from Gangtok early in the morning so that you can reach Lachung during the day and have plenty of time to explore the area around. It would be advisable to stay at night in Lachung and, most of the people prefer this only. It takes 5 hours to reach Zero Point from Lachung. Leave early in the morning for Zero Point from Lachung.

On your way, you would be amazed by the beautiful scenery while the road heading to Yumesamdong crosses through the beautiful mountains, the colourful bushes of flowers of Azalea embrace the visitors with the subtle aroma that enters into the whole atmosphere, these plants are used by the local people as a scent for their spiritual activities.

Refreshments in Zero Point, Yumesamdong

Tea, pakora, and momos are the only foods sold every day by vendors traveling from Lachung. Tourists enjoy the taste of steaming hot tea and momos at this altitude to beat the cold.

Things to Do near Zero Point, Yumesamdong

Yumthang Valley — 14.2 km from Yumesamdong (Zero Point)
Gurudongmar Lake — 10.3 km from Yumesamdong (Zero Point)
Cholamu Lake — 10.5 km from Yumesamdong (Zero Point)

Best Time to Visit Zero Point, Yumesamdong

The weather at Zero Point is unpredictable and Zero Point is closed due to heavy snowfall during extreme winters. March to April is the perfect time to visit Zero Point.

Tips for Zero Point, Yumesamdong

For visiting Zero Point, you must take an overcoat, a pair of gloves and snow boots from the Yumthang market.
You should bring cash while traveling in these areas because there are no ATMs.
Take all essential medications, especially high-altitude sickness medicine.

As the zero point is at very high altitude, there is less oxygen in the air, and it can cause breathing problems. However, it is not a healthy person problem, but visitors with infants or breathing problems should avoid visiting the Zero Point.

Have you ever been to Zero Point?

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