Guwahati International Airport, Assam
KFC Paltan Bazaar, Guwahati
Arguably the most under rated road trip in India. It’s just a place so Far East that not many have even considered giving it a thought. If you have been to Ladakh or Spiti Valley the expect Tawang to take the barren rugged feel a notch higher.
With the Indi-China border at Bumla & SeLa pass to cross this trip has a bit of everything. Imagine sunrise at 4am & sunset at 4pm. The last order for dinner is usually at 8pm in any restaurant in Tawang. It’s a place like none other in India.
The home stays in Dirang & Tawang will leave you with memories of a life time. The road trip around Tawang where you’ll drive past countless number of frozen lakes. If your looking for a raw rugged experience far away from civilisation then Tawang is the place.
– Arrive in Guwahati by latest 12:00 HRS
– Reach Paltan Bazaar Guwahati by 15:00 HRS.
– Reach Network bus lounge at Paltan Bazaar by 16:00 HRS
– Board a Non AC semi sleeper bus from ISBT Guwahati to Bomdila by 19:00 HRS. (338km = 9 hours)
– Arrive at Bomdila by 06:00 HRS.
– Reach Bomdila and check into a guest houses.
– A Important day to acclimatise to the altitude & weather.
– Walk around this tiny town and experience the Buddhist life.
– Visit the Gompas or sit and watch the sunset or a game of football at the Buddha stadium.
– Evening at leisure.
-Hop onto a shared sumo by 05:30 HRS for an adventurous and bumpy ride to the town of Tawang
– Crossing over the famous Sela Tunnel 12,500 ASL. (141km = 5 hours)
– Reach Tawang by 13:00 HRS and check into our guest house in Tawang Old market area.
– Post lunch, walk to the Tawang Gompa, the largest monastery in India.
– Spend the rest of the evening, strolling through the market area.
– Post breakfast, leave for the high altitude lakes around Tawang.
– First visit the Indo-China border at Bumla.
– Then drive to the famous Shungetsar Lake also known as Madhuri Lake by the locals.
– On the return back, visit the majestic P.Tso lake.
– Return back to Tawang by 17:00 HRS.
– Spend the rest of the evening shopping in the flea market.
-Board a shared sumo by 06:00 HRS and return back via Sela Tunnel for a night halt at the town of Dirang.
– Leave in the morning by 06:00 HRS for the town of Dirang by shared sumo. (150km = 4 hours)
– Reach the high altitude river-side town and check into our home stay for the night.
– Post lunch, visit the river bank, town monastery.
– Post breakfast hop into a vehicle for local site seeing.
– visit the hill Monastery & return back by noon.
– Check our and board the bus to Guwahati by 16:00 HRS.
– The same Semi sleeper Non AC bus leaves from Dirang to ISBT Guwahati by 16:30 HRS.
– Arrive ISBT Guwahati by 06:00 HRS.
– Book any return flight or train post 10:00 HRS
