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Arunachal Pradesh · 6 nights, 7 days
Tawang by Road
from ₹29,999 per person, twin sharing, flights extra
About this trip
Cross Sela Pass at 13,700 ft and drop into Tawang, home of India’s largest monastery. A slow road trip from Guwahati, with your Inner Line Permit sorted by us.
Planned by our team near Kochi airport. Flights quoted from your city.
- Length
- 6 nights, 7 days
- Route
- Guwahati to Tezpur to Dirang to Tawang to Bomdila
- Adventure
- Spiritual
- Hills
Highlights
- Sela Pass and its high lake at 13,700 ft
- Tawang Monastery, founded in the 1680s
- Nuranang Falls and the Jaswant Garh memorial
- Optional: a day to Bum La and Sangetsar (Madhuri) Lake
- Hot springs and the old dzong at Dirang
- Inner Line Permit arranged before you fly
Route
- Guwahati
- Tezpur
- Dirang
- Tawang
- Bomdila
- Hotel
- Breakfast & dinner
- Transfers
- Sightseeing
Day by day
Day 1:Guwahati to Tezpur
We pick you up at Guwahati airport and head north beside the Brahmaputra to Tezpur, a drive of about 4 hours.
- Pickup at Guwahati airport
- Guwahati → Tezpur · 180 km · 4h
- Evening on Agnigarh hill, above the river
Meals:Dinner
Day 2:Tezpur to Dirang
At Bhalukpong your permit is checked, then the road climbs into the Kameng valley. Dirang is a quiet Monpa village beside a river.
- ILP permit check at Bhalukpong
- Tezpur → Dirang · 200 km · 7h
- Stop at the Tipi orchid centre
- Evening walk to the hot springs at Dirang
Meals:Breakfast & Dinner
Day 3:Dirang to Tawang via Sela Pass
The highlight of the trip: up above the tree line to Sela Pass, then down past waterfalls and war memorials into Tawang.
- Morning at Dirang Dzong
- Sela Pass and Sela Lake
- War memorial at Jaswant Garh
- Nuranang (Jang) Falls
- Dirang → Tawang · 140 km · 6h
Meals:Breakfast & Dinner
Day 4:Tawang Monastery and Town
Start with morning prayers at the monastery, then the town’s smaller gompas and the war memorial. Even in May, carry a warm jacket.
- Tawang Monastery, with its museum
- Urgelling Gompa
- Sunset at Tawang War Memorial
- Optional: Bum La and Sangetsar Lake (needs an army permit and a local taxi)
Meals:Breakfast & Dinner
Day 5:Tawang to Bomdila
Back over Sela on a shorter day, finishing among Bomdila’s apple orchards and its monastery.
- Tawang → Bomdila · 180 km · 6h
- Bomdila Gompa
- Local market and craft centre
Meals:Breakfast & Dinner
Day 6:Bomdila to Guwahati
A long descent to the plains, with tea stops along the way. You get to Guwahati by evening.
- Bomdila → Guwahati · 290 km · 9h
- Evening by the Brahmaputra riverfront
Meals:Breakfast & Dinner
Day 7:Fly Home from Guwahati
Once you’ve had breakfast, we drop you at the airport for your flight home.
- Breakfast
- Drop at Guwahati airport
Meals:Breakfast
What the price covers
Included
- 6 nights: 1 in Tezpur, 1 in Dirang, 2 in Tawang, 1 in Bomdila, 1 in Guwahati
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Inner Line Permit for Arunachal Pradesh
- Private vehicle (Innova or similar) for the whole route
- Sightseeing as per itinerary
- Guwahati airport pickup and drop
Not included
- Flights to Guwahati (we can book these from your city)
- Bum La and Sangetsar Lake permit and local vehicle (paid in Tawang)
- Monument and camera fees
- Personal expenses
We can add
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