Stand at
Nathula Pass in November
The India-China border pass at 14,140ft.
Quick answer. Clear and cold. Mountain views are sharpest; passes get snow episodes. For Nathula Pass specifically, November is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Altitude
- About 14,140ft
- Eligibility
- Domestic tourists only
- Process
- Registered agency + Tourism Dept + Police Check Post
- Foreigners
- Not permitted
- Month
- November, Sikkim
- This month
- Clear and cold.
Why November here
A silk-route pass open to domestic tourists on permitted days, via the Tourism Department and Police Check Post.
Nathula is the old silk-route pass at about 14,140ft on the India-China border, open to Indian nationals on permitted days: the official PAP page is explicit that it is processed through registered travel agencies, with the Tourism Department and Police Check Post handling clearances, and foreign tourists are not allowed.
What to do
The border gate
Stand at the fence line with Chinese posts across.
Silk-route history
The old trade road to Lhasa under your boots.
Elsewhere in Sikkim in November
The wider Sikkim calendar this month: Kagyed Dance (pre-Losar, lunar). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Nathula Pass in November, planned properly
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