Arunachal Pradesh

Most travellers who reach Tawang say the same thing: "I had no idea a place like this still existed in India."

The road climbs past Sela Pass at 13,700 feet — the highest motorable mountain pass in the world — where the landscape turns white and still, and the air feels thin enough to notice. Below the pass, the Tawang Monastery sits at 10,000 feet, surrounded by prayer flags and glacier views, unchanged for centuries. In Ziro Valley, the Apatani tribe have been farming paddy fields using bamboo irrigation systems for generations. These aren't reconstructed experiences. They're places where life has simply continued on its own terms.

Yes, you need an Inner Line Permit. Think of it as the price of admission to somewhere genuinely off the tourist trail. We arrange it for you — it's a formality, not a barrier.

Our tours cover the full range: short four-day escapes to Itanagar and Ziro for those with limited time, the classic Tawang circuit with Sela Pass and Bomdila, the complete nine-day grand circuit that combines Tawang with Ziro Valley, and the eastern route through Parshuram Kund and the tea gardens near Dibrugarh. Every departure is from Guwahati, with a private vehicle and driver who knows the roads.