Dimapur
Dimapur is the economic capital of Nagaland. It was once the capital of the Kachari kingdom. A name with a story In the Kachari language, di means river, ma means great and pur means city Its story goes back to…
Mokokchung
Mokokchung is at about 1,300 m (4,347 ft) and is the home of the Ao Naga tribe. According to legend, the Aos came from Longtrok, which means “six stones”. The British came here in the late 1800s, and later missionaries…
Dzukou Valley
Dzukou is called the Valley of Flowers. It lies at about 2,138 m, behind the Japfu mountain range. Why go Lilies, euphorbias and rhododendrons in bloom A winding stream that freezes in winter One of the best trekking and bird-watching…
Kohima
Kohima is the capital of Nagaland, on a ridge at about 1,444 m. The name comes from Kew Hi Ma, “the men of the land where the Kew Hi flower grows”. It is a mix of old Naga culture and…
Mawsynram
Mawsynram is said to be the wettest place on Earth. It is 56 km from Shillong and gets about 11.9 metres (39 feet) of rain every year. Its best-known sight is the Mawjymbuin cave. Inside, a huge natural stalagmite is…
Cherrapunjee
Cherrapunjee (locally Sohra) is a small town at about 1,484 m (4,823 ft), at the southern edge of the Khasi Hills, facing Bangladesh. It has deep gorges, wide views and many waterfalls. It once held the record for the wettest…
Shillong
The Capital of Meghalaya, Shillong is one of the major tourist destinations in North East India. The British loved this place so much that they had established it as the Capital for Eastern Bengal and Assam. For its climate and…
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Pobitora is in Morigaon district. It covers 38.8 sq km, and about 15.9 sq km of it is rhino habitat. It is famous for the Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros. The 2012 count was 93 rhinos, and the number was rising.…
Haflong
Haflong is in Dima Hasao district, about 330 km from Guwahati and 95 km from Silchar. It is the only hill station in Assam, a quiet escape of green valleys, pine and bamboo forests, waterfalls and cool air. Why Haflong?…
Jadav Payeng Forest
At 17, Jadav Payeng began planting trees on a bare sandbar of the Brahmaputra. Over many years, he grew a forest of about 550 hectares (1,360 acres). It is called Molai Forest, near Kokilamukh in Jorhat district. He belongs to…
