Dawki
Dawki is a small village in Meghalaya, only 2 km from the Bangladesh border. Many guests visit it as a day trip from Mawlynnong. The road there is smooth and green, with cool, wet air all the way. The star…
Mawlynnong Village
Mawlynnong is 90 km from Shillong, near the Bangladesh border. In 2003, Discover India magazine named it the cleanest village in Asia. Why it is so clean Keeping the village clean is an old tradition, and bamboo dustbins stand all…
Laitlum Canyons
Laitlum means “End of the Hills”. It is 25 km from Shillong, with green forests, rocky paths and deep gorges with a river flowing through. What to see and do You can spend a whole day here. The slopes and…
Agartala
Agartala is the capital of Tripura and lies on the border with Bangladesh. It became the capital under Maharaja Krishna Kishore Manikya (1830 to 1850). What to see Ujjayanta Palace: built from 1899 to 1901, with three domes (the central…
Aizawl
Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram, on a ridge at about 1,219 m (4,000 ft). The Tlawng river valley lies to the east and the Durtlang hills to the north. It is a good place for fresh air and quiet.…
Keibul Lamjao National Park
Keibul Lamjao National Park shares a shore with Loktak Lake in Manipur. It is the only floating national park in the world. It floats because the ground is made of thick, matted weeds, called phumdi by local people. These islands…
Shree Shree Govindajee Temple
This temple is next to the palace of Manipur’s former rulers in Imphal. It is an important centre of Vaishnava culture. What to see Simple, beautiful buildings with gold domes A paved courtyard and a large raised hall for prayers…
Loktak Lake and Sendra Island
Loktak Lake is 48 km from Imphal. It looks like a small inland sea. What to see From Sendra Island you get a bird’s-eye view of the whole lake Fisher families who live in neat huts on the shore, casting…
Tuensang
Tuensang is the biggest district in Nagaland. It covers about a quarter of the state and shares a border with Myanmar. Five main Naga tribes live here: Chang, Sangtam, Khiamniungan, Yimchunger and Phom, along with a few Sumi. Most people…
Mon
Mon is at about 898 m and is the land of the Konyak tribe. Each village has a chief, the Angh, a role passed from father to son. Mon is the only district in Nagaland with this old tradition. All…
