Itineraries for Tawang Tawang

Depart Guwahati early morning. Drive through the Assam plains and enter Arunachal Pradesh at Bhalukpong. Ascend to Dirang Valley (1,497 m) for mandatory overnight acclimatization. Visit the 1,000-year-old Dirang Dzong and natural hot springs.

Ascend the mountain highway, stopping at Sela Lake (4,170 m) and passing through the new Sela Tunnel (13,000 ft). Stop at Jaswant Garh War Memorial at Nuranang. Arrive in Tawang (3,048 m) by afternoon. Rest and hydrate.

Full day in Tawang. Explore the 17th-century Tawang Monastery (Galden Namgey Lhatse), 8.3-meter Buddha statue, and Kangyur library. Visit Urgelling Monastery (birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama), Craft Center, and attend the evening Tawang War Memorial show.

Excursion in a local 4x4 SUV to Bum La Pass (4,633 m / 15,200 ft) on the Indo-China LAC border. Visit the sacred Panga Teng Tso (PTSO) lake and Sangestar Tso with its submerged tree trunks. Return to Tawang by late afternoon.

Begin the descent through the Sela Tunnel. Visit the thundering 100-meter Nuranang Falls near Jang. Arrive in Bomdila (2,415 m). Explore the Upper Bomdila Monastery and apple orchards.

Drive down through the Kameng river gorge and Tipi Orchid Research Centre. Cross the Bhalukpong gate into Assam and reach Guwahati by evening. Check into hotel.

Morning visit to Kamakhya Temple or Umananda Island on the Brahmaputra River. Transfer to Guwahati Airport (GAU) for onward flight.