Tolung at an altitude of 8,000 ft lies in the sparsely Lepcha populated Dzongu areas of North Sikkim and falls in the restricted area for which Inner Line Permit is required by Indian Nationals. To reach Tolung, one has to travel by road upto Linzey. There is a daily bus service from Gangtok toa place slightly short of Linzey. From Linzey to Tolung is a 20km walk and takes approximately five hours along the thundering Tolung river through dense forests and cardamom groves. The easy track is surrounded by precipitous cliffs from which plummet down waterfalls in white plumes hundreds of feet below into the narrow gorges to the valley floor.
Birds tweet louder to make themselves heard over the sound of the waterfalls and the rivers.
Perched precariously on these cliffs here and there are the huts of the hardy Lepchas. As one walks towards Tolung, the surrounding mountains on the top of which ice clings tenaciously even during the summer seem to close in. On reaching tolung one can understand why the Sikkimese chose this place to keep the relics here out of the reach of the invading Nepalese. Because of its vantage location it was easy to guard hence this place was selected for Relics. There is Pilgrims hut.