Prayer flags

Prayer flags: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Prayer flags

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Prayer flags — distance from nearby cities

• From Pelling (SK): about 7 km by road (6 km straight line) · directions · more places near Pelling
• From Gangtok (SK): about 41 km by road (33 km straight line) · directions · more places near Gangtok
• From Darjeeling (WB): about 42 km by road (34 km straight line) · directions · more places near Darjeeling
• From Kalimpong (WB): about 45 km by road (36 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kalimpong
• From Siliguri (WB): about 86 km by road (69 km straight line) · directions · more places near Siliguri

Coordinates: 27.33865, 88.28234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prayer flags

• Pemayangtse Monastery · Buddhist site · Gyalshing · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Buddha Park · Buddhist site · Namchi · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Samdruptse · attraction · Namchi · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Siddheshwar Dham (Char Dham Mandir) · temple · Namchi · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Timbung Pokhari · lake · Koshi Province · ~31 km · Must-see
• Samiti Lake · lake · Gyalshing · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rumtek Monastery · Buddhist site · Gangtok · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pal Karma Zurmang Shedup Chokhor Ling Lingdum Monastery (Ranka Monastery) · Buddhist site · Gangtok · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park · museum · Darjiling · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Himalayan Mountaineering Institute · attraction · Darjiling · ~39 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Black Cat Museum · museum · Gangtok · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ban Jhakri Falls Park · waterfall · Gangtok · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shrubbery Nightingale Park · park · Darjiling · ~40 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Do-drul Chorten · attraction · Gangtok · ~40 km · Must-see
• Observatory Hill View Point · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Mahakal Temple · temple · Darjiling · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Lovers Meet View Point · viewpoint · Darjiling · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• East Rathong Glacier · viewpoint · Mangan · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prayer flags

Other other attractions near Prayer flags

• Samdruptse · attraction · Namchi · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Himalayan Mountaineering Institute · attraction · Darjiling · ~39 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Do-drul Chorten · attraction · Gangtok · ~40 km · Must-see
• Darjeeling Station, DHR · attraction · Darjiling · ~42 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Peace Pagoda · attraction · Darjiling · ~43 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Batasia Loop Darjeeling · attraction · Darjiling · ~45 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ghum Railway Station · attraction · Darjiling · ~46 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Pine View Spot · attraction · Darjiling · ~47 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Namthing Pokhri · attraction · Darjiling · ~59 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kaffergaon · attraction · Kalimpong · ~55 km · Highly rated

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