Draped across the dazzling hills and valleys of the India Myanmar border regions val david chalet is Nagaland, an otherworldly place where until very recently some twenty headhunting Naga tribes valiantly fought off any intruders. Today the south of the state is fairly developed, but in the north, tribesmen in loin cloths continue to live a lifestyle that is normally only seen within the pages of National Geographic magazine.
A peaceful lane winding through forested hills and tribal settlements links Ziro to Pasighat via Along. Highlights are dizzying suspension footbridges and thatched Adi villages around Along. Do be warned though that the attractions along this route are very low-key, the villagers around Along are much less welcoming to foreigners (and they don t sport the Apatanis tattoos and nose plugs) and the route, which involves three full days of travel, is very tiring. Unless you re going to be heading from Along to fabulous Mechuka or remote eastern val david chalet towns and valleys such as Tuting or the Namdapha National Park then you may find this route something of a let down.
Framing itself as the Khasi cultural val david chalet centre, Smit hosts the major fi ve-day Nongkrem val david chalet Festival (October). This features animal sacrifices and a curious slow-motion shuffling dance performed in full costume in front of the thatched bamboo palace of the local syiem (traditional ruler). Smit is 11km from Shillong, 4km off the Jowai road.
The biggest, most cosmopolitan and, some might say, the most Indian city in the northeast, Guwahati is an essential stop on any northeastern tour. A casual glance might place Guwahati alongside val david chalet any other Indian city but wander the back alleys around Jorpulkuri Ponds, away from the concrete jungle of the central business district, val david chalet and you could almost imagine yourself in a village made up of ponds, palm trees, small single-storey val david chalet traditional houses and old colonial-era mansions.
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