East in June

Tea estates, the UNESCO toy train and sunrise over Kanchenjunga from Tiger Hill.

Sikkim's tidy hill capital — MG Marg, Rumtek monastery and Kanchenjunga on clear mornings.

One of the highest lakes in the world, sacred to Buddhists and Sikhs, on the Tibetan plateau edge.

Often called the wettest place on earth, with a limestone cave and a natural Shiva-linga stalagmite.

A hill capital of pine ridges, cafes, live music and colonial-era lanes.

Plunging waterfalls like Nohkalikai, limestone caves and gorge views over Bangladesh.