Seasonal — Arunachal Pradesh

Tawang Circuit — Arunachal Pradesh

Seven days into India's northeast frontier — monasteries, mountain passes and a lake at 15,200 ft, fly-in and fly-out of Guwahati.RouteGuwahati → Bomdila → Sela Pass → Tawang → Bum La Pass → Sangestar (Madhuri) Lake → Jung Falls → Dirang → GuwahatiHighlightsSela Pass and Sela LakeTawang Monastery — India's largestBum La Pass, on the Indo-China borderSangestar (Madhuri) LakeSangti Valley and Dirang MonasteryGood to knowHotel and homestay on sharing basis, Tempo Traveller/Sumo throughout, all inner-line permits and entry fees included, trip captain included.

  • 7 / 6days / nights
  • Moderatedifficulty
  • Guwahati (fly-in)starts
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THE TRIP

What this trip is

Seven days into India's northeast frontier — monasteries, mountain passes and a lake at 15,200 ft, fly-in and fly-out of Guwahati.

Route

Guwahati → Bomdila → Sela Pass → Tawang → Bum La Pass → Sangestar (Madhuri) Lake → Jung Falls → Dirang → Guwahati

Highlights

  • Sela Pass and Sela Lake
  • Tawang Monastery — India's largest
  • Bum La Pass, on the Indo-China border
  • Sangestar (Madhuri) Lake
  • Sangti Valley and Dirang Monastery

Good to know

Hotel and homestay on sharing basis, Tempo Traveller/Sumo throughout, all inner-line permits and entry fees included, trip captain included. Full day-by-day itinerary, inclusions and exclusions below.

THE ROUTE

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  • A footbridge covered in prayer flags over a forested valley Prayer-flag bridge · Sept 2025
  • A traveller taking a selfie on a bridge hung with prayer flags Sept 2025
  • A war memorial stupa lit up at dusk Dusk · Sept 2025
  • A large gilded Buddha in a painted prayer hall Prayer hall · Sept 2025
  • A monastery with red and gold roofs in mist Sept 2025
  • A high-altitude lake under low cloud Sept 2025
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  • A rider with arms raised beside two motorbikes at the Sela Tunnel Sela Tunnel · Sept 2025
  • Two tattooed hands reaching out along a bridge hung with prayer flags Sept 2025
  • A painted monastery doorway looking into a prayer hall Sept 2025
  • A painted walkway leading to a monastery Sept 2025
  • A red walkway leading to a small shrine on a lake Sept 2025
  • A road winding across green hills under heavy cloud Sept 2025
  • A tall waterfall pouring down a dark cliff Sept 2025
  • A thali with rice, dal and vegetables on a wooden table Lunch · Sept 2025
  • A rider on a motorbike under strings of prayer flags Sept 2025

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