Homestay at Kaluk & Rinchenpong, Sikkim

Homestay is a tourism facility that provides an opportunity for tourist to stay at a local family house and be a part of their daily lives against some payment.
The homestay at Rinchenpong & Kaluk are run and managed by individual house owners who have undergone professional training in running Homestay from the State Institute of Capacity Building, Karfectar.

What can you do in a homestay?
During your stay at homestay there are plenty of rural village activities you can get involved in such as:

• Ploughing the fields
• Village walks
• Preparing local cuisines
• Day walk to nearby monasteries & temples
• Hike to the forest & learn about the medicinal plants
• Milk the cows & learn to prepare butter
• Visit the vegetable garden & plant vegetables
• Explore the surrounding farms & forest
• Collect fodder for cattle & feed them
• Participate in cultural dances
• Learn to play traditional musical instrument like dhol, madal etc
• Listen to old folk tales from villagers
• Many more village activities exists & you can participate in any of your choice.

Homestay Tariff
A stay at one of the village homestay will cost Rs 1500/- per person which includes accommodation with 3 organic meals. The trip cost also includes village walk to the nearby village & participating in village activities. Nearby sightseeing trips arranged will cost extra as per the charges.