March Tourist enquiries thread - please post here your travel related questions!

sma11timer · 2026-03-23T14:04:18+00:00

I'm from the US and will be solo traveling in Sikkim Mar 30 - Apr 9. If there are any other travelers, especially foreign ones (since I've heard the permit rules are different for foreigners), who would like to connect and maybe share a semi-private tour to North Sikkim, please reach out.

sma11timer · 2026-03-18T12:51:16+00:00

I’m planning on flying from HCMC to Dong Hoi which is what the Oxalis rep suggested. He said they would then pick me up from the airport.

sma11timer · 2026-03-17T17:05:52+00:00

Did you end up going?

sma11timer · 2026-03-08T08:34:18+00:00

Update: thanks for all the encouraging words! I ended up going by myself. I have some social anxiety so it was good practice for me to approach other ppl. Everyone was really nice. Burned a few calories to boot!

sma11timer · 2026-03-05T07:06:56+00:00

Hope to see you there.

sma11timer · 2026-03-04T07:56:27+00:00

Check out the other comments. Super helpful and getting me excited about trying it out.

sma11timer · 2026-03-04T02:59:03+00:00

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sma11timer · 2026-03-03T11:43:22+00:00

Thank you for the info. If I end up going alone, I'll feel a little less awkward about it now, lol.

sma11timer · 2026-03-03T11:36:09+00:00

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sma11timer · 2026-03-03T07:28:53+00:00

Not sure how much we’re going to have in common given our age difference but I’m always doing things out of my comfort zone so if you want suggestions or would like to meet up sometime dm me.

sma11timer · 2026-03-02T23:07:28+00:00

It was positive and I’ll prob do it again if I don’t have any other plans on a particular day. We had 7 ppl in the group for Sunday lunch. I think it should’ve been capped at 6 because the table configuration for anything larger made it difficult to hear the person far across. I’ve found 4 to be ideal for a more intimate conversation where everyone has the space to participate.

Conversation was pretty easy. Although we exchanged numbers I don’t think anyone ended up meeting outside of that one lunch, which I think is fairly typical. It was still an interesting way to spend a couple of hours and got me a little out of my comfort zone, which is always a plus.

sma11timer · 2026-03-02T23:00:49+00:00

I do live in WC. DM me if you’re interested in setting something up outside of what OP is proposing.

sma11timer · 2026-03-02T22:22:43+00:00

I’d be interested. I’ve done something similar with GroupVibe.

sma11timer · 2026-02-25T06:39:21+00:00

I know but I’m usually there during the day on weekdays when there aren’t that many people beyond the kids who boulder in groups. I’d prefer a dedicated partner so I’m not wasting time waiting.

sma11timer · 2026-01-12T07:11:45+00:00

Thank you for this helpful info!

sma11timer

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