The biggest and least-travelled state in the Northeast. The Tawang road climbs to Sela Pass at 4,170 m before dropping into a monastery town on the Tibetan border; Ziro is a rice-valley of Apatani villages that the rest of India mostly hears about once a year, at the music festival. Inner Line Permits are needed for every visitor — we sort them with your booking.
What you actually see
Tawang Monastery
The largest monastery in India, at 3,000 m on the border.
Sela Pass
4,170 m, a frozen lake at the top, and snow well into spring.
Nuranang Falls
A 100 m drop through pine forest below Sela.
Ziro Valley
Apatani rice terraces, bamboo groves and pine hills.
When to go
March – June
Passes are open and the rhododendrons are out on the Tawang road.
September – November
The clearest mountain views of the year; Ziro's festival falls in September.
Arunachal Pradesh in photos
Photos from trips we have run.
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