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Adventurous trip to Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Assam
On this Northeast India trip you will visit Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Assam. An adventurous and wonderful tour shows you tribes living in the foothills of the Himalayas . You visit nature reserves and the Brahmaputra river.
from 2195,-
21 days
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Day 1 arrival Dibrugarh
Assam is the largest and most accessible of the "Seven Sisters", as the northeastern Indian states are called, and is dominated by the Brahmaputra, one of the longest and widest rivers in the world. Assam is an important tea-area: no less than 60% of all Indian tea is produced here. Dibrugarh is the tea capital of India and in the surrounding hills are also many tea plantations. The town itself has a small colorful bazaar where you on this first day already get used a bit to all kinds of impressions that India has in store for you.
Day 2 Pashighat - Dibrugarh
From Dibrugarh it is about an hour drive to the departure place of the ferry on the Brahmaputra. Count on at least one hour sail, sometimes longer.The boat can usually only hold three cars. It can be crowded with cars so we have to wait a bit longer. But fortunately there is always plenty to see and experience on the banks of the river while waiting. There are several teashops where you can enjoy a delicious Indian chai and all the amazing scenes you can observe. Snacks and refreshments are also available everywhere and sometimes the gentlemen can even have a shave before going on board. During the crossing you normally sit on the corrugated iron roof of the boat. Downstairs there are sometimes seats (inside) in the ferry. Once on the other side (Oriamghat) it is a 3 hours drive to Pasighat, the majority of the remainder of the trip you drive through the lowland basin of the Brahmaputra. Pasighat is a busy transit town at the foot of the Himalayas. Depending on the course of the day of travel we arrive here in the afternoon.
Day 3 Pashighat
In the area of Pasighat you start with some Adi Padam villages and Idu Mismhi village. These are wonderful towns with large houses of bamboo. Older men often have traditional full feather headdresses that were used at the time of warfare. They have smaller headgear for hunting. In the villages you will often see women working on looms. In the afternoon you can explore the town. On the small craft market from Pasighat you will find all kinds of unfamiliar vegetables and fruits and also the naga pepper, the hottest pepper in the world!
Day 4 Pashighat - Along
Aftere leaving Pasighat you start the journey through the mountains to Along. Follow largely the basin of the Siang River, a (sometimes) very poorly paved road, past steep slopes, through a beautiful landscape of lush jungle. The vegetation on the slopes seem impenetrable and everywhere you hear the sounds of the jungle. Sometimes you hear the sound of the dominant leelalee, a large insect that lives only a few months and make a deafening noise. Many possibilities to see the road brilliant butterflies in all colors, shapes and sizes. Maybe even elephants, which are used a lot in forestry (although wild elephants are not uncommon). And who knows, you might catch a first glimpse of the Mithun, the half-wild buffalo, a sacred animal for the people of Arunachal Pradesh. At important festivals, according to the traditions it is common to slaughter at least one Mithun.
Day 5 Along
You make an adventurous hike over a traditional suspension bridge on the Siang river. By car you drive to the village of Baku, about 4 kilometers from Along. Here you cross the suspension bridge and climb up some 300 meters. Then you walk further on flat terrain to Paya, located 8 kilometers from Along. Here the car is waiting to take you back to Along. As you like you can also walk back to Along.
Day 6 Along - Daporijo
A scenic drive of about 7 hours on a reasonably well-paved road through the mountains takes you to Daporijo. In this region many tribes belonging to the Adi tribe live, which is further divided into many subgroups, such as the Adi Minyong, Galo Adi, Adi Padam, etc. They are known for their religiously tinged dance, of which the Ponung is most important. The Adi Galo are also known for their beautifully woven traditional garb. Today you will definitely make a stop in one of their villages, for example. Angu, Tapi and / or Bararupak and maybe you will be invited to taste their home-distilled rice wine or rice beer. There you can have a simple lunch in a local eatery in for instance Bame, a bustling town along the route, or packed lunch can be arranged. At the end of the day you arrive in Daporijio, located in a beautiful valley on the banks of the Subansiri River. Daporijio itself is a small town with a nice market which is frequented mostly by Adi Galo and Hill Miri.
Day 7 Daporijo
Today you can explore the surroundings of Daporijio, where there are several villages of the Tagin. You can visit villages like Taliha, Sippi and Menga. You will learn the Tagin priests and learn their rituals. The tribes here believe that the sun and moon are the highest deities. Normally you will visit the first Sippi village in the morning, 13 kilometers from Daporijo. Follow directions Menga, where you can visit an ancient Hindu temple in the rock and pass a long bamboo bridge. You will then have lunch in the village Taliha and returnto Daporijo in the afternoon where you still have time to wander around the market.
Day 8 Daporijo - Ziro
The drive from Daporijo to Ziro follows a relatively good road through a green tropical landscape. Along the way we visit some villages. This can be a short visit to several villages or a more extensive visit to one or two villages. In the morning you travel mainly through the habitat of the Hill Miri, a tribe like the Tagin and Nishi who build their houses on bamboo stilts. The women wear large round earrings. Later today you will also visit villages of the Nishi tribe. The Nishi are similar in many ways on the Hill Miri, but in the past were involved in significantly more wars. The Nishi-men traditionally wore headgear with beaks of the hornbill, the national bird of Arunachal Pradesh. Nowadays, it is forbidden to kill this threatened species, therefore chances to encounter men with this headgear is quite small. Towards the evening we arrive at Ziro, quite high on a plateau surrounded by rice fields and villages of the Apatani tribe. Ziro itself is at 1500 meters altitude, reaching out to the horizon the mountains rise up to 2500 meters.
Day 9 Ziro
Today you will explore the surroundings of Ziro, home to several villages of the Apatani. Ziro is at an altitute of around 1500 meters, surrounded by mountains of over 2,500 meters. The culture of the Apatani is very different from the other tribes in Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani believe that they are direct descendants of Abotani, the first man. There are about 15,000 Apatanis. They have a strict social system, which was supposed to protect them against hostile tribes like the neighboring Nishi and Hill Miri. While walking through the streets of Hong Hija, Bula, Hari or Duta you will see rows of houses with terraces. You will be welcomed in as a guest, and you will get to know the residents. Especially facial tatooing and the big nose plugs of the women will immediately stand out. This is only the older generation and is a tradition that will slowly die out. In the morning you will visit the Hong village, from where we walk in about an hour through the rice fields and bamboo forests to the village of Hari and then hike to the village of Bula. In the afternoon, you can then visit the villages and Hija Duta and possibly the local market Hapoli, the small but nice museum and a shop where you can buy nice souvenirs Apatani.
Day 10 Ziro - Majuli
Visit the river island of Majuli. This riverisland situated in the Brahmaputra river is the largest of its kind. On the island you will find 22 satras, important Hindu monasteries and centers of Assamese art. These satras are monasteries of the neo-Vaishnavisum flow, the main Hindu movement in Assam. As simple ferry crossing of 1 to 2 hours cruising the Brahmaputra. You overnight on the island and visit several monasteries, including Aunayti satra and Kamlabari satra.
Day 11 Majuli
On Majuli any progress seems to have stopped. There is an almost serene calm, partly because - outside the capital Garamur - motorized traffic is relatively rare. Surrounded by rice paddies and fish ponds located on the island no less than 22 satras can be found, Hindu monasteries and centers of Assamese art. These satras all belong to the flow of neo-Vaishnavism (the main Hindu flow of Assam), where Vishnu (or any of its incarnations) as the supreme god is worshiped. The two most interesting and also most beautiful monasteries of Uttar Kamalabari and Auniati where the present monks show you happily their way of life.Day 12 Majuli - Sibsagar
After an early breakfast you leave Majuli again by ferry. This allows you to cross the Brahmaputra to the southern city of Jorhat. Via a beautiful route through tea plantations and rice fields, with the smoking chimneys of brick factories, we drive to Sibsagar. This place was once the capital of the Ahom kingdom and owes its name ("Water of Shiva") to the huge water tank in the middle of the city, mid 18th century was built by order of Queen Ambika. On the south side of this reservoir there are a few temple towers in the typical Ahom-style; the Shivadol Mandir with its 33 meters the highest Shiva temple in India. Just outside the ruins of Sibsagar Karen Garh can be found, the old brick Ahom Palace.Day 13 Sibsagar - Mon
Continue your journey on a good but fairly busy road to the border with Nagaland. We pass again some tea plantations, often a good time for a photo stop, especially when tea pickers are at work. After about half an hour we arrive at Naganimora, bordering Nagaland, where sometimes we will have to stop at checkpoints. Typically, the formalities are quite smooth and we drive on using a bad road further into Nagaland. The setting is beautiful and pristine. Mon is the main town in the northern part of Nagaland, which is inhabited mostly by tribes of Konyak Naga. Before we arrive in Mon we can already see one of their villages, for example. Phuktong or Wakching.
Day 14 Mon
Around Mon attend the Konyak Nagas. You will visit some villages of these former headhunters. They have facial tattoos and wear big horns in their ears. Konyaks are still ruled by chieftains known as Angh. In the morning you will visit the village Shangnyu, where you see a unique piece of woodwork art. It is a 7 meters long and 4 meters high fertility symbol made out of one piece of wood. In the afternoon visit the Konyak Longwa village, situated atop a mountain. In each village, the Morung, the community has a central position. This is always the biggest and most beautiful house in the village. The weapons are stored there and you often find beautiful wood decorations. Boys aged from 8 untill married life live in the Morung. Where they are trained by older villagers.
Day 15 Mon - Mokokchung
In recent years, it was - because of the very poor condition of the road - not possible to take the direct route through Nagaland. Even the locals chose to use the detour between both places via Assam, which we might have to use as well depending on the circumstances. Arrival in Mokokchung will be at the end of the afternoon. En route a brief stop could possibly be made in the village Mopung Chuket.In this southern part of Nagaland you will probably notice immediately that everything looks neater and more orderly than in the unspoilt north of the state. The many churches further testify that Christianity here has taken a foothold. The indigenous people here mainly belong to the Ao Naga.
Day 16 Mokokchung - Touphema
It's five hour drive to Touphema via Wokha. Touphema is located in a beautiful environment this afternoon you can stretch your legs and take a walk if you like. The views are magnificent in this environment.
Day 17 Touphema - Kohima
It is an hour's drive to the capital of Nagaland, Kohima. Here you can still admire the old city gates where motives of headhunting are incised. The local market and the war cemetery are worthwhile. Given enough time we will visit the village of Khonoma. Here the Angami Nagas fought against the British, who in 1879 made an expedition to the mountains of Nagaland. In World War II again a heavy battle took place, this time the British together with the Nagas fought against the Japanese. The British won, which marked the beginning of the end of the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia.
Day 18 Kohima - Kaziranga
You drive an hour or two to the world famous Kaziranga National Park. The Kaziranga park is one of the last places where the present Indian rhinoceros lives. It is estimated that there are currently about 1,500 rhinos. These rhinos can almost only be seen in the Chitwan Park in Nepal and in Kaziranga. There also still live a relatively large population of Bengal tigers and various species of deer, buffalo, elephants, tigers and many exotic birds.
Day 19 Kaziranga
In total, you will be joining two safaris during your stay in Kaziranga: an elephant safari (about 1 to 1.5 hours) early in the morning, and a jeep safari (about 2 hours) in the afternoon. The safaris are each in a different part of the park; from the lodge you will be taken to the starting point by jeep. Between the safaris you are free to spend your time at will. Around noon, lunch will be served at the lodge.
Day 20 Kaziranga - Guwahati
Very early in the morning you will start with a safari. After the safari you enjoy breakfast, and then it's a six hours drive to the airport of Guwahati, where you can fly to several cities in India. For example to Delhi or Kolkata for a flight back home.Reis boeken?
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