Tour to Arunachal Pradesh - an access to serenity

The blog site aims to help to the tourist who opt for visiting Arunachal Pradesh first time.Important guidelines are summarized below.
** There are  of 11 govt approved travel circuits are available  for Arunchal  Pradesh to visit.
** The travel circuit under discussion falls under the route Tezpur - Bhalukpong - Bomdilla- Tawang.The circuit covers a distance of 350 km( approx) starting from Tezpur, The Head qtr. of Sonitpur district in Assam.
Bhalukpong : 65 km from Tezpur and 213m  above msl is the entry to Arunachal.The mighty river Kameng after completing all turbulent courses enters Bhalukpong in a serene flow which provides rare opportunity of adventure tourism and beutiful picnic spot.




Tipi : 5 km from Bhalukpong is a botanical paradise of the state. It is home about 450 species of orchids. Some of them are rare and endangered species. There is an orchid museum too. Water falls and natural beauty are the other attractions. However during our visit( 2nd week of May 2012) the museum was closed. We also understand that it remain closed most of the time and only a few orchid existed during our visit period.
Sessa ( 24 km fom Tipi on the way to Bomdilla). A natural orchid sanctuary amidst chirping birds spread over 10sq Km. Over 2600 orchids representing 80 species have been cultivated in natural surroundings. Unfortunately during our visit time it was not an worth seeing.
Bomdilla ( 109 km from Bhalukpong and 2700 m above msf) is the head quarter  of west Kameng District and home of  several tribes.Craft centre, Monastries, Ethnographic museum, emporium etc are the centre of attractions. Monastry is the worth visiting.
Dirang ( 42 km from Bomdilla and 1497m above msl) Hot water springs where people take bath for curing skin ailments,Apple and Kiwi orchards, National Yak research and breeding centre at Nigmadung, sheep breeding Farm and Sangti valley where Siberian black necked storks visit during winter are places of interest. However except the turbulent flow of river Kameng and scenic beauty of its surrounding are places are not worth visiting during our visit period..
Sela Pass( 45km from Dirang and 4111m above msl).On the way to Tawang  Sela pass is the world's second highest motoable pass at 14000 ft with a high altitude serene crystal blue water natural beauty of the surrounding landscape is a dream come true feeling.
Nurannang( 12 km from sela pass) is home to cold water snow and rainbow. Triut Fish Hatchery where one can go fishing in the chilly water.
Jaswant Garh: ( 4 km from Nuranang). A memorial for veer Jaswant singh of the 4th Garhwal Riffles, the recipient of the Mahavir Chakra( Posthumous) who along stopped the Chinese for 72 hours during 1962 aggression, is a place where patriotic emotions of all Indians find a natural expression.
Tawang ( 183 kms from Bomdilla and 3500 m above msl) has a unique historic perspective mixed with natural beauty and solitude of Gudpi and chong - Chugmi ranges and Tawang chu river and valley. Tawang is an important seat of Mahayana Buddhism famous for Tawang Monastery of the Gelukpa founded my Mera Lama Lodre Gyaltso during the 17th Century, and a contemporary of the 5th Dalai Lama.This is the second largest Monastery in Asia and the largest one of its kind in the country which controls 17 gompas in the region. The most imposing part of the Moastery is the three storied assembly hall which houses the temple and the 28 ft high golden statue of Buddha. The monastery has a big library having an impressive collection of anients books and manuscripts where famous Buddhist scriptures Kangyur and Tangyur inscribed in gold are preserved.
PTSO lake, Nagula and Madhuri lake  are worh visiting located within a stretch of 35 km Tawang for its splendid natural beauty of the surrounding, especially beautiful lakes surrounded snow capped mountain 


Our tour programme :
we selected Tezpur-Bhalukpong-Bomdilla- Tawang  Tourist circiut.It was a 11 days trip from point to back point ( we started from Kolkata on 9th may by train and returned kolkata on 19th May by train.
We designed our pour programme like this
9th May  - Started from Howrah by Sariaghata Express at 12.30pm
10th May : Reached at Guwahati , Check-in hotel , visit Kamakhya temple, Night stay at Guwahati.
( for visiting Kamakhya temple afternoon is the best time for avoiding rush in the morning time). Kamakhya temple gate  opens at 3 pm in the afternoon . It is advisable to reach half an hour before and stand on que, Auto rickshaws are available from the railway station. It takes Rs.200 to 300 for one way journey, You can get it in cheaper price ( Rs.150 for oneway) depending on your negotiation ability. The Kamakhya temple is 14 km far from railway station.  No need to hire auto rickshaw for return travel ; you will get many auto rickshaw at the Kamakhya  for return to your base.. 
11th May : start for Tezpur in the early morning ( 6am) by car , reached Tezpur at  10.30 am . We hired a car( Bolero) from Tezpur and started  for Bhalukpong; night stay at Bhalukpong. You can hire a car either from Guwahati or Tezpur'



Innerline permit ( ILP) : ILP requires for Indian citizen to tour to Arnachal Pradesh. It takes 4 to 5 days for processing. we got ILP from kolkata office  from the Dy. Resident Commissioner , Arunachal Bhawan, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh, CE-109 sector 1, Salt lake city( Land Mark  sector 1  , Telephone exchange). phone : 033 23341243. Please visit the above mentioned office with the copies duly attested  by gazetted officer of address proof and Photo Id along with two passport size photo  for each person. Application fee Rs.20/- for each person. One family member can apply for the whole family subjected that he/she should accompany the group.