Travel style · Arunachal
Treks and walks in Arunachal
From an afternoon ridge walk to two weeks on foot
Day walks between villages, teahouse treks in Nepal, camping treks to high lakes and passes. We grade every walk by hours, height gain and the highest point, and pair you with licensed local guides and porters where the rules or the terrain call for them.
Photo: Rohit Naniwadekar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · CommonsTrekking in the Himalaya is mostly walking on old paths between villages, which means you can choose your comfort: teahouses in Nepal, homestays in Ladakh and Sikkim, tents where nobody lives.
Arunachal is India's far eastern Himalaya: Monpa Buddhist country around Tawang and Dirang in the west, Apatani rice valleys at Ziro, Adi villages along the Siang, and the rainforest of Namdapha in the east. Indians need an Inner Line Permit, foreigners a Protected Area Permit. October to April is the best window.
Trips
Treks and walks trips in Arunachal
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Saver
Ziro Apatani homestay on a budget
Shared Sumos, with a shared taxi day in the valley
3 places
Where to go
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Namdapha
Lowland rainforest on the Noa-Dihing, beyond Miao
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Roing
Idu Mishmi foothills below the snows of Mayudia
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Ziro
The Apatani valley of rice, fish and pine
Experiences
Days that fit the style
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Dawn at Deban with hoolock gibbons
Wake at Deban before sunrise, cross the Noa-Dihing with a forest guide and walk into the rainforest to hear and look fo…
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Rainforest trek to Haldibari and Firmbase
Walk from Deban into the heart of Namdapha with a forest guide and porters, camping at Haldibari and Firmbase among gia…
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Stilwell Road, Jairampur and Pangsau
Follow the Second World War road from Ledo towards Burma through Jairampur and Nampong, stopping at the war cemetery ne…
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A snow day at Mayudia pass
Drive 56 km up from Roing's warm foothills to Mayudia at about 2,655 m, where snow usually lies from December to Februa…
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Forest hike to Mehao Lake
Climb through evergreen forest inside Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary to a lake in the hills above Roing, with a local guide, …
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The brick ruins of Bhismaknagar
Walk the fortifications, gateways and palace mound of a medieval Chutiya town in the forest near Roing, a site that loc…
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Apatani village walk in Hong and Hari
Walk through two large Apatani villages with a local guide: stilt houses, granaries, clan platforms, shrines and the ri…
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An Apatani kitchen: pike pila and rice beer
Cook and eat with an Apatani family around the hearth: smoked pork, bamboo shoot, sticky rice, pike pila pickle and hom…
Where to sleep
Stays in these places
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Budget
Apatani homestays, Ziro valley
Family homestays in the Apatani villages of Hong, Hari, Hija and Siiro are the best way to stay in Ziro: wooden ro…
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Budget
Deban Forest Rest House, Namdapha
The forest department's rest house at Deban stands above the Noa-Dihing at the entrance to Namdapha National Park.…
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Mid
Siiro Resort, Ziro
A pine-wood resort in Siiro village on the edge of the Ziro valley, with private rooms, attached bathrooms and vie…
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