From green fields to highlands of North East India
From green fields to highlands of North East India
Explore the destination that is hub of culture, history and known for its crucial geographic placement
Why this experience is unique?
The most desired destination – Tawang is offered in a unique way to explore the destination thoroughly. Short trek to Sangey Lama Monastery, visit fortune teller monk, Tawang Monastery, Nunnery, Tawang craft center and Emporium, Bumla Pass visit, Sungetsar Lake, war memorial and Ptso lake and visit to many monasteries cover all the nooks of the destination. Visit apple orchids on the way back with a stay in local homestay makes it an authentic trip.
On arrival meet our representative in Guwahati and drive to Bomdila. It will a long 8 hours long drive until you reach Bombila which is the main and scenic town in the West Kameng district. You will check-in to a comfortable homestay on arrival. This will be a day of relaxing in an authentic homestay after a long journey.
After a nice breakfast in Bomdila homestay, we will trek for 30 mins to reach Sangey Lama Monastery. Here the group will interact with the famous Sangey Lama who is known for his precognition skills. After this interesting visit, the group will head to Bomdila Monastery, Bomdila local market and then drive to Dirang. On arrival, we will check-in at another comfortable homestay in Dirang. After lunch, the exploration continues by visiting – TDL monastery, Dirang Dzong, and attending an evening culinary class with the villagers. Try your hand os making local flavourful Chutneys and enjoy your meal with locals. The day concludes in Dirang.
Begin the day after breakfast in the homestay and drive to Tawang. On the way to Tawang, stopover to enjoy the breathtaking views from Sela Pass at 4,170 m altitude, visit the War Memorial built to honor the Indian martyrs of the Indo-China war in 1962, and Nuranang Waterfalls. Reach the most awaited destination and conclude the day to continue the exploration the next day.
Get ready for the most awaited part of the journey and visit all the possible nooks of Tawang. Drive around a full day for sightseeing: visiting Tawang Monastery, Nunnery, Tawang Craft Center and Emporium (Saturday and Sunday closed), 6th Dalia Lama monastery, Khinmey Monastery, and Tawang Market. Conclude the day back in the same homestay tonight.
Wake up to visit the rest of the Tawang. Explore – Bumla Pass visit, Sungetsar Lake, and Ptso Lake (foreigners are not allowed to visit the given places, so for them, we will be taking them to Mukto village to see the Himalayan local paper making process, visit 14th-century bridge). The evening would be a little relaxed to allow some much-needed rest in the same homestay.
After breakfast in Tawang, drive to Dirang and check-in. After check-in, drive for an hour to reach the beautiful Sangti Valley. The lush green views of the valley and the river flowing through the fields will make a final impression that you will always carry forward for Arunachal Pradesh. Spend a day exploring the valley and come back to spend some relaxed time in Dirang. Overnight in Dirang.
After breakfast drive to Shergoan. Visit Mandala Top, a 7th-century monastery, as well as a clean and well-organized Morshing Village on the way to Shergoan. On arrival, visit the apple orchards and spend an evening in a homestay in Shergoan. Overnight in Shergoan.
Shergoan to Guwahati airport drop and tour ends.
Guests like to eat our Ladakhi food. They say it is delicious, even when it is prepared by an elderly ama (mother) like me. I always make sure I serve them the cleanest and healthiest food. My husband is a copper artist. When guests leave us, they say ‘Julley’, and hug us. It makes us feel happy.
I became a Mountain Homestay Host in 2018, and I have hosted many travellers since then. Running a homestay has helped me and my family a lot. Not only is the solar set up in our house useful for us, but even travellers prefer to stay in our homestay because of it.
The training we got in astronomy turned out to be a life-changing experience for our village. I felt happy and proud while mapping the position of the planets and sharing the secrets of the universe with the tourists. Tourists told me that even they didn’t know so much about the dark skies!
