Once a tiny Kingdom in the Himalayas and now a state of India, Sikkim shares it borders with Tibet to the north, Bhutan to the east, Nepal to the west and the state of West Bengal to the south. The area of Sikkim is 7300 square kilometers, measuring approximately 100 kilometers from north to south and 60 kilometers east to west, with the elevation ranging from 244 meter to over 8540 meter above sea level. The mighty Kanchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world is situated in the border with Nepal.

The flora and fauna naturally, covers a wide spectrum as nowhere else in the world. In such a small area one can find 4000 varieties of flowering plants, Orchids (some 600 varieties) and rhododendron. Naturalists have catalogued over 550 species of birds and over 600 species of butterflies. Himalayan bear, musk deer, barking deer, red panda and the blue sheep are found in Sikkim.

The population of Sikkim is of three distinct heritage: The Lepchas, Bhutias and the Nepalese. Sikkimese by nature is simple, polite and non-aggressive people with a normal gaiety. The Lepchas are believed to have originated from the border area of Assam and Burma, the Bhutias, who migrated from Tibet almost 500 years ago, and the Nepalese now make up the majority of the total population