Arunachal Pradesh Culture Tour

This circuit is of immense scenic beauty with beautiful river banks, the Ita-fort ruins, famous Buddhist Monasteries, and beautiful blue pine-clad hills. Most ideal locations are available for river rafting with splendid picnic spots.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Guwahati
Arrival in Guwahati. Transfer to hotel. In case of early arrival visit of Kamakhya Temple in the afternoon. Overnight hotel.

Day 2: Nameri National Park
Drive through the Brahmaputra Valley to Nameri National Park. Choice of a boat ride, bird watching or relaxing. Overnight in Nameri Camp.

Day 3: Nameri national Park - Dirang
Today we will enter Arunachal Pradesh and drive to Dirang. Enroute you will visit Tipi Orchidarium, Asia´s largest orchidarium with over 7500 orchids. In the afternoon visit Dirang, a Monpa village, with its traditional water mills and Dirang Dzong. Overnight at hotel.

Day 4: Dirang- Tawang
In the morning visit the exquisite Buddhist Kalachakra Monastery. Later drive to Tawang through the 4150 metres high Se-la Pass, which was once the battlefield where the Indian and Chinese armies fought against each other. Enroute we will visit the Se-la temple and stop at small villages on the road. In the afternoon visit a Buddhist nunnery, the Gyangong Ani Gompa close to Tawang town. Overnight hotel in Tawang.

Day 5: Tawang
Explore the 350 year old Tawang Monastery and take part in the early morning puja. Tawang Monastery is the largest Tibetan style monastery in India and the second largest in Asia. It is inhabited by monks who belong to the Gelupa Sect of the Mahayana School of Buddhism. In the afternoon visit the Urgelling Monastery that was built in the 15th century. It is the birthplace of the Sixth Dalai Lama. Overnight at hotel.

Day 6: Tawang- Dirang-Bomdila
Drive back over the Se-la pass via Dirang to Bomdila. Enroute stop at villages and take photos of a fantastic waterfall. Overnight hotel in Bomdila.

Day 7: Bomdila-Itanagar
In the morning visit Rabgyaling Gontse Gompa, Upper Gompa and Thupchob Gatseling Gompa. Later drive to Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. Vist Itanagar museum, market and tribal Nyishi village. Overnight at hotel.

Day 8: Itanagar- Ziro
Next morning drive to Ziro. Ziro is located on the Apatani Plateau (1500 m). You will learn to know the unique Apatani culture that is different from all the other tribes in Arunachal or elsewhere. When walking through the streets of the villages you will see the rows of terraced houses and entering the houses as a welcome guest you will learn to know the people. Especially the face tattoos and the big nose plugs of the women will immediately catch your eye. Overnight at hotel in Ziro.

Day 9: Ziro- Daporizo
Drive from Ziro to Daporijo. On the way we will make stops to visit some Hill Miri villages.At some villages we will have to cross old bamboo bridges. Overnight in Daporijo or Daporizo.

Day 10: Daporijo - Along
After breakfast visit local market in Daporijo. Later drive to Along. On the way we will visit several interesting Gallong villages. Overnight in Along.

Day 11: Along- Dibrugarh
Cross the mighty Brahmaputra by ferry to reach the road to Dibrugarh in Assam. Here our interesting tour will end. Overnight at hotel.

Day 12: Transfer to airport to board your flight for your onward journey

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