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FEATURED
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PHYSICAL
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PEOPLE
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RULES & PERMITS |
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Sikkim is a sensitive border state.
Security concerns make it imperative to put in place
special protection. |
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Inner Line Permit:
This applies to any foreigner visiting Sikkim. |
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- It can be collected from Sikkim House in Calcutta
or New Delhi.
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It can also be collected
from the entry point into Sikkim, at Rangpo.
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Some of the destinations
within Sikkim come under Restricted or Protected
Categories. These areas can be accessed either
with special permission from Sikkim Police,
or in the case of certain destinations, the
Ministry of Defence, New Delhi has to issue
special written permits.
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Check out the status of
your planned destination before starting out.
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Taxi operators have to abide by these
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* Fares are fixed and over-charging
is prohibited.
* Fares from New Jalpaiguri to Mainline Taxi
Stand on a sharing basis is Rs 100 per person.
For Reserving full vehicle, charges are not
to exceed Rs 1,000.
* Not more than 10 passengers per jeep / Sumo
/ Commander are allowed.
* Not more than four passengers are allowed
on Maruti Van Local Taxis
* Taxi operators are bound to issue tickets
for bringing in passengers from New Jalpaiguri
railway station or Bagdogra airport to Gangtok.
* Local Taxis have rate charts for each place
in Gangtok stuck on to the rear window. Overcharging
is prohibited. Complaints can be made with
the Sadar Police station on Tibet Road, just
above Tourism Office.
* Local taxis as well as Mainline Taxis have
designated stops. Stopping the vehicle anywhere
else is prohibited
* Taxis are prohibited from taking anyone
else in a Reserve Vehicle apart from the person
who has reserved it.
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For Local Sightseeing |
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* Taxis and agents not
affiliated to TAAS are not allowed to take
tourists to Nathula.
* Maruti Vans are not allowed to negotiate
the road to Nathula. Only jeeps, Sumos, Maruti
Gypsies and Commander vehicles are allowed.
* Vehicles not registered in Sikkim are not
allowed to take tourists on local sight seeing
or distance travel across the state.
Please check out the SK-04 registration plates
before hiring a vehicle for sight seeing.
* Any taxi registered anywhere, however, can
bring in and take out visitors to the state.
* None of these rules are applicable to visitors
traveling in their own private vehicles. However,
moving to North District of vehicles registered
out of India needs special permission. The
Tourism Department should be contacted.
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