Itinerary
ON ARRIVAL AT GUWAHATI AIRPORT / RAILWAY STATION, MEET WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE. WE WILL DRIVE TOWARDS BHALUKPONG / NAMERI NATIONAL PARK. UPON ARRIVAL CHECK INTO THE PREBOOKED HOTEL / CAMP IN BHALUKPONG / NAMERI NATIONAL PARK. EVENING IS FREE FOR PERSONAL ACTIVITY. OVERNIGHT STAY AT HOTEL / CAMP – BHALUKPONG / NAMERI NATIONAL PARK.
IN THE MORNING, TREKKING / BOATING ACTIVITIES (ARRANGED BY FOREST DEPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY BREAKFAST AND PROCEED FOR DIRANG VIA BHALUKPONG (ARUNACHAL PRADESH ENTRY GATE – TAWANG SECTOR). ENROUTE VISIT TIPPI ORCHID SANATORIUM, NAG MANDIR, AND CHILLIPUM MONASTERY. UPON ARRIVAL CHECK INTO THE PREBOOKED HOTEL, EVENING IS FREE FOR PERSONAL ACTIVITY; OVERNIGHT STAY AT THE HOTEL DIRANG.
MORNING STARTS AT 9-00 AM VISIT TO THEMBANG, THE SETTLEMENT OF THE MONPAS IS A VILLAGE WITHIN A FORTIFIED AREA MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 3.2 ACRES. IT IS A HOST TO SEVERAL ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES AND HAS DRAWN THE MAXIMUM ATTENTION FOR THE FORTIFIED DZONG CONSTRUCTED USING TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY OF THE REGION. DUE TO THE RICHNESS OF HERITAGE STRUCTURES FOUND IN THE VILLAGE, LOCALS CONSIDER THE VILLAGE OF THEMBANG ITSELF AS A MONUMENT & VISIT SANGTI VALLEY. VISIT DIRANG MONASTERY, DIRANG DZONG, LOCAL MARKET. AT DAY END BACK TO RESORT & STAY AT DIRANG.
IN THE MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST, WE WILL DRIVE TO TAWANG. ENROUTE VISIT PARADISE LAKE AT SELA PASS (13,700FT) AND JASHWANTGARH WAR MEMORIAL. UPON ARRIVAL CHECK IN THE HOTEL, OVERNIGHT STAY AT THE HOTEL IN TAWANG.
AFTER BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING, WE WILL PROCEED FOR THE LOCAL SIGHTSEEING TOUR IN TAWANG. WE WILL BE VISITING THE TAWANG MONASTERY, WHICH IS AROUND 400 YRS OLD AND IS THE IS THE 6TH BIRTH PLACE OF DALAI LAMA GALDEN NAMGYEL LHATSE. THE TAWANG GOMPA IS A MAJOR ATTRACTION OF THE TOWN WITH A COMMANDING VIEW OF THE SPLENDID VALLEYS BEYOND. ALSO, WE WILL BE VISITING THE WAR MEMORIAL. THE EVENING IS FREE AT LEISURE FOR SHOPPING. TAKE PLEASURE OF AN OVERNIGHT STAY AT THE HOTEL IN TAWANG.
MORNING AT 9-00, START FOR BUM LA PASS WHICH IS LOCATED ABOUT 37 KM AWAY FROM, PTSO LAKE (PANKANG TENG TSO LAKE) & SONGETSTER LAKE IS LAKE WAS FORMED DURING THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1950. THE LAKE NESTLES BETWEEN HUGE MOUNTAINS AND IS CLEAR AND BEAUTIFUL WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE A HUNDRED BAMBOO POLES STANDING STRAIGHT UP IN THE WATER ALL OVER THE LAKE. THESE WERE ACTUALLY RAMROD STRAIGHT TREES WITHOUT ANY BRANCHES OR LEAVES ON THEM GROWING IN THE LAKE-WATER. THE ENTIRE SCENE IS BREATH-TAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL. THE AIR IS COLD AND BITING AND EVEN IN OUR WARM CLOTHES WE FELT COLD. ON THE WAY THERE WERE MANY BIG AND SMALL CLEAR MOUNTAIN LAKES WHICH WERE ALSO VERY BEAUTIFUL. THE LAKE HAS BARE TREES STANDING LIKE GUARDS IN VIGIL. THE LAKE IS POPULARLY KNOWN AS MADHURI LAKE AFTER HER SHOOTING A FILM IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH. DINNER & STAY AT TAWANG. (LOCAL VEHICLE).
IN THE MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST, WE WILL DRIVE TO BOMDILA. ENROUTE VISIT NURANANG WATER FALLS AT JUNG. EVENING IS FREE FOR PERSONAL ACTIVITIES. OVERNIGHT STAY AT HOTEL BOMDILA.
AFTER BREAKFAST, CHECK OUT FROM HOTEL, DRIVE TO GUWAHATI AND DROP AT GUWAHATI AIRPORT / RAILWAY STATION AND HAPPY RETURN WITH SWEET MEMORIES.
