Northeast Seven Sisters · 14 days · Guwahati → Shillong → Kohima → Tawang
India's least-travelled quarter — bamboo villages, monasteries, tea, and world-war graves.
Assam + Meghalaya + Nagaland + Arunachal Pradesh — four states in two weeks. Inner Line Permit required for Nagaland + Arunachal. Book ahead.
Day by day
- DAY 01GuwahatiArrival + Kamakhya
Kamakhya Temple morning, Umananda island afternoon.
- DAY 02KazirangaGuwahati → Kaziranga
Drive (~5 hrs). Evening jeep safari.
- DAY 03KazirangaTwo safaris
One-horned rhino territory. Early morning + afternoon.
- DAY 04ShillongKaziranga → Shillong
Drive (~7 hrs). Ward Lake + Police Bazaar.
- DAY 05CherrapunjiLiving root bridges
Double-decker root bridge trek (7 km round-trip).
- DAY 06MawlynnongAsia's cleanest village
Bamboo homestay, sky-view tower, day-trip to Bangladesh border viewpoint.
- DAY 07KohimaShillong → Kohima
Drive (~10 hrs, long day). WWII War Cemetery on arrival.
- DAY 08KhonomaAngami village day
First green village in India + Naga cuisine.
- DAY 09DimapurKohima → Dimapur → fly
Drive + fly to Guwahati for Arunachal transfer.
- DAY 10BomdilaGuwahati → Bomdila
Long drive (~10 hrs). Bomdila Monastery.
- DAY 11TawangBomdila → Tawang (via Sela Pass)
Drive (~7 hrs) over 4,170 m Sela Pass. Tawang Monastery arrival.
- DAY 12TawangMonastery + lakes
Second-largest Buddhist monastery in the world. Madhuri Lake + PT Tso.
- DAY 13BomdilaTawang → Bomdila
Return drive.
- DAY 14GuwahatiFly home
Bomdila → Guwahati → home.
Pack this
- Warm layers for Sela Pass
- Waterproof jacket
- Solid hiking boots
- Torch + power bank (villages have patchy electricity)
- ILP paperwork ready