When my sister decided on the next family vacation’s location, I agreed on one go as we have not set out foot in Arunachal before... and as our journey date came closer I tried to google a bit about the locations our tour agency was taking us to..and there it was mentioned Madhuri lake. and you are correct, it is named after Madhuri Dixit after the movie "Koyla" was shot in here. The previously called Tsungestwar lake was formed as a result of earthquake activity and you see dead trees in between of a lake (which trust me is a pretty uncommon and at the same time, a very beautiful sight)
So there we were 42 people, who reached Tawang at 2 A.M. (following a chain of events starting from landslide, witnessing dynamite bursting, then eventually running out of petrol and then pursuing fellow "Kakimas" to lend us some, then losing our way and what not), trying to wake up the hotel authorities to provide us with rooms. And guess what we being the Bengalis that we are, no matter how tired we are, when it comes to selecting hotel rooms and comparing it with the fellow travellers, we can fight with the tour managers in the middle of the night for the same. So the next day we go for local side seeing and the following day we start our journey for the Madhuri Lake.
I must say, please be prepared for the painfully funny bumpy ride of about 27kms.
A glimpse of the same :v
Nevertheless you will be amazed with the view of what i assume red moss/flowers covering most of the mountains and then the other lakes like PT. Tso, heart shaped lake, Bumla pass (if you are lucky enough with the road condition) and finally you will reach your destination.
The Madhuri lake has a beautiful mountain in the backdrop that makes the view even more beautiful and the bumpy rides worthy.
And guess what, they have a small canteen in there where the only options are maggi, "puri-sabji", tea and coffee but trust me on this even two plates of maggi at such a location is a beautiful experience.
There was something about this place, the prayer flags, the dead trees, the wooden structure on the lake (primarily the selfie arena), the Madhuri point, the forever changing weather, all these things adds a mysterious notion to the place and I bet that you go back into your car with freshly restored energy for the bumpy ride back to Tawang.
Special mention to the army cafe that is present there at approximately 14000ft and serves hot coffee and maggi that somehow tastes far more delicious compared to the one that I otherwise get at Gate 2, Unitech (read office "para"), hard to understand what adds to the taste, the view, the weather, the courteous army people or just the fact that I am on leave and no mobile testing for the time being ! :D
Remember to try out the Butter Tea that they serve in Tawang. Just like KRK, you can like it, you can hate it but you cannot ignore it! For me, i liked it (not KRK, god No, the butter tea)!
Also as much as I hate to travel with a tour company, and other than my mom, there is no other reason for us to do this, but I must admit out of all such trips you do come back with new friends added to your friend-list and with a promise to meet some of them at a reunion may be, and on some times when you sit at your office desk doing the boring job that you are paid for, you do miss some of these people too (and of-course the memories) :)
To the Force Traveller without a carrier (inside joke) :D
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