There have been lots of tourist places to visit in Arunachal pradesh . Your arunachal Pradesh tour can be start from Itanagar , Bomdila or Tawang or Pasighat . This state has one of the highest international border in India . China is situated in the North , Bhutan in the west , Mayanmar in the East and Assam , Nagaland in the south of this state .
Most of the state is mountainous and part of the Himalayan Mountain range . Tallest peak of the states are Kangto(7060 m) , Gorichen peak (6858 m ) which are situated in the Tawang district in the indo-tibet border .
Here most of the tribal people live in the villages . There are 26 major tribes and more than 100 sub tribes live in this state. some of the famous tribes in this region are Adi , Apatani , Nyishi , Mishmi , Momba , Nagatribes and Galo . Every tribe has their own language but assamese and hindi being the dominant common language for them . Most of them follow indigenous religion donyi- polo. This is a animist type of religion . They specially worship sun and moon god and they sacrifice animals in their religious ceremony . It is beastly populated state in India , population density is 17/sqkm.
Arunachal pradesh tourism place are described below
Key Points of Arunachal Pradesh
- Capital city : Itanagar
- Total population : 13,82,611 according to 2011 census
- Total area : 83743 sq km
- Total District : 25
- Literacy rate : 66.95 %
- State Bird : Hoenbill
- State animal : Mithun(a type of indian bison)
- State Flower : Foxtail Orchid
- State tree : Hollong tree
- 77% area of the Arunachal Pradesh is Forest .
- For Indian Citizen ILP(Inner Line Permit) is required to travel inside arunachal
- For Foreighners Restricted Area Permit is required to travel Arunachal Pradesh .
- In Arunachal Everything is over Priced so you try to brought essential items from Assam to make budget trip .
- In Arunachal Markets closed very early . So make your dinner as early as possible or arrange food before the market closer.
- Best time to visit Arunachal Pradesh is in the Spring and Autumn . Summer is also good time to visit Arunachal Pradesh. As temperature don’t go very up in the Mountain part of the State . But avoid Monsoon as in those time frequent road blockage happens for the Landslide .
Inner line permit :
In India , mostly in the North Eastern states which bordered with China and Mayanmar require a specific permit for non resident of the states . This is called the Inner Line permit . Now a days Arunachal Pradesh , Nagaland , Manipur and Mizoram has Inner Line Permit . I made ILP from a tour operator in Tejpur . You can directly reach to Resident Commissioner or Deputy Resident Commissioner for getting a ILP for the Arunachal Pradesh . According to your travel plan you need to make the ILP . You can also apply online ILP but mostly it does not work .
Places to tour of arunachal pradesh :
1 Tawang :Tawang district is situated in the eastern part of the arunachal pradesh . Here most of the people follow buddishm. Tawang Monestary is the biggest monestary in the country and 2nd Largest after Potoala Palace Lhasa in the world.
2 Pasighat : East siang is in the western part of the state . Pasighat situated in this district . Here famous siang river (later called brahmbhaputra river ) and Siyom river meets.
3 Itanagar : It is the capital of the Arunachal Pradesh . It is in the middle of the state in the papumpare district
4. naharlagun : It is situated in the same itanagar city administered area . Rail runs from here to the Guwahati .
5 zero : It is situated in the district lower subansiri . A touristy place with beautiful scenic mountain . It is like a hill town
6 Bomdila : It is in the way to tawang from tejpur , a city with wonderful mountain scenery. It is also the Head Quarter of the West kamang district
7 Dirang : It is also a beautiful hill city on the way to tawang . It is situated in the west kamang district .
8 Mechuka : It is one of the beautiful village in the shi- Yomi district in the arunachal pradesh in the indo china border.
9 Bhalukpong : It is one of the entry point to the arunachal pradesh from the state of the assam . Here most of the Car Permits and the ILP and other permits are checked .
10 Sela Pass : It comes in the way from Dirang to Tawang . At an altitude of 4170 m , It is one of the Heighest Motorable road in India . Most of the time in the year you will find Snow here . In the winter total sela Lake freeze to Ice .
There is lots of other place to travel in this state but I find this are the major attractions. I specifically traveled only three place tawang , Itanagar and pasighat . From tejpur (Assam) to Tawang you have to pass through Dirang , Bomdila and Bhalukpong city . In the morning 6:30 I left tejpur and reached tawang around 6 in the evening . It takes around 12 hours to reach from tezpur to tawang .So you may night stay at bomdila or dirang if don’t like long road journey . As the road condition is very bad in the state .
Here homes are made of Bamboo . The Base and the wall are made of bamboo and the roof are made of palm leaves. inside their homes centrally there is a fire place where they cook food . Here they mostly eat rice with Meat. Rice bear is one of the favorite bear they drink . solung is the biggest festivals for the Adi tribe . In arunachal mostly agriculture related fesivals are celebrated in the time crop plantation and harvesting time . People are very simple and live in the village . You may need min of 10 days to cover all the spots . Here road condition is very bad and mountainous so progress in one day is very less . In the monsoon there is frequent Landslide and road blockage . So be careful when traveling .
In India there is very few places where nature is not spoiled and wind is not polluted with poisonous gases . So enjoy the Nature and breathe fresh oxygen .
