Day 1: After a 100 km journey from Guwahati, we arrive tired at Tezpur (last tow
Day 2: Early next day we catch the only cab to Bhalukpong from where Arunachal P
Day 2: We arrive at Bhalukpong in the evening. There's heavy security and the sm
We head the same day to Bomdila. Take a break on the way. Our momo diet starts h
EV learns a new Bollywood number.
Day 3: We arrive at Bomdila the previous night after a back breaking journey. Th
Day 3: I've lived all my childhood in the hills, but roads like these for 8 hour
Day 3: Finally we get near Sela pass to enter West Kameng district. I LOVE praye
Day 3: We enter the West Kameng district through Sela Pass - 14000 feet
Hike up the mountain.
From the top.
Neil finds the Sela lake. A lake at 14000 feet is nothing but awesome.
Day 3: We hike back down to have some warm maggi cooked in this unique mini furn
Shenanigans on the way from Sela to Tawang
Day 4: We head to Shungetsar lake towards the Chinese border. This entire area w
An LMG bunker from the 1962 war. There are hundreds of binkers. On top of mounta
On The Road
Aah. And the customary Yak picture. You get only yak's milk in Tawang.
Day 4: We reach the Y Junction. At 15000 feet, this is one of the last Indian po
Unlike Uttarakhand, there's relatively less snow at this height, at this time of
Day 4: We finally reach the Shungetsar lake. Also known as Madhuri Lake. Few son
This used to be a jungle, before a heavy earthquake in the late 1800s. The top o
Prayer flags. Sigh.
Day 4: On our way back from Shungetsar, we see these relatively new, huge bunker
And it snows a bit, along the way.
Day 4: We head to the Tawang monastery, which was established in the 16th centur
It is the biggest in India and one of the oldest in the world. The 6th Dalai Lam
We sit with a bunch of young monks engrossed in their studies. The hymns do crea
On our way back, we see the Ani Gompa. It's a nunnery, and only female monks sta
A woman from the Monpa tribe sells potatoes
Day 4: With the town closing down by 1800 hr. We grab a quick early supper. What
Day 5: We start back early morning to Jaswantgarh.
Jaswantgarh is named after Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was an Indian soldier wh
It was the final phase of the Sino-Indian War in November 1962. Even as his comp
We cross the Sessa and Tipi orchards, touted to be the biggest Rhododendron fore
The chance brush with some vultures.
Yes, that is carcass on the tree. Thank you vultures. We take a bus back to Bomd
A road trip - hike along the Western Himalayan region spread across the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, all the way to the SIno-Indian border.
Arunachal Pradesh Travel Guide
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