Makyo Festival Tour

Day 1: Arrival

1 6/3/2016 Arrived Ghy Drive to Eco Camp / bhulakpong 260km 6 hrs drive over/night/ eco camp/ hotel.

Day 2: 17/3/2016 Bhulakpong to Dirang 1600M

Drive to Dirang 221 km in 6 hrs. The journey is along a very scenic road traversing forested hills. And crossing over the Nichephu pass to the Tanga valley .traversing the Tanga valley. The road climbs through a series of hairpins to the town of Bomdila, located at 2800m height pass of same name. Here a after the road descend to the picture postcard Dirang valley at 1600m which is our Destination for the day. Overnight at hotel in Dirang

Day 3: 18/3/2016 Dirang to Tawang

Drive to Tawang 140km. our enchanting, journey to Tawang continues over the 4150meters high sela pass which was once the battle ground between the India and Chinese armies enroute visit an alpine lake sela pass temple and marvel at scenery there are photo opportunities at every turn and visit the mind hogging road. Over/ night/ hotel-

Day 4: 19/3/2016 Tawang

After breakfast full day excursion to Zemithang to witness the Gorsam Kora Buddish festival at Zemithang Gorsam Chorten. This is the largest Buddhist stupa of the entire area. Believed to be constructed in the early part of 12th centur, it is founded by a Monpa monk, Lama Pradhar. On the top of the chorten is a semi-circular dome that rests up on a three-terraced plinth. In addition, on the lower most terrace of the plinth, there are four miniature stupas standing erect on the four corners.

Day 5: 20 /3/2016 Tawang - Zemithang

Zemithang-Tawang (By surface 88 Kms/03 Hrs, one way)
After breakfast full day excursion to Zemithang to witness the Gorsam Kora Buddish festival at Zemithang Gorsam Chorten. This is the largest Buddhist stupa of the entire area. Believed to be constructed in the early part of 12th centur, it is founded by a Monpa monk, Lama Pradhar. On the top of the chorten is a semi-circular dome that rests up on a three-terraced plinth. In addition, on the lower most terrace of the plinth, there are four miniature stupas standing erect on the four corners.

Day 6: 21/3/2016 Tawang - Sela - Dirang to Tezpur / Eco Camp 300km 10 hrs

Tawang - Sela - Dirang to Tezpur / Eco Camp 300km 10 hrs drive
Drive back to eco camp 300 km Over the sela pass to Bhulakpong . on the way stop at jung to explore visit indo – china War memorial Over/ night/Eco Camp.

Day 7: 22 Eco camp to Ziro 340km 9 hrs

morning visit Namari national park visit mari tribal village Drive to Ziro
Enroute visit visiting of the Monpa Buddhist Monastery at Itanagar and state measum local market . Driving along the Ranga River, we quickly enter the extensive foothills of the Himalaya. The mountain road cuts through densely forested hills and slowly keeps gaining altitude till we reach the Apatani plateau at 5700 feet. Overnight at Hotel

Day 8: 8 23/3/2016 To 25/3/2016 Ziro

Full day visit of the Myoko festival of the Apatani tribe. Overnight at the hotel.
Ziro
Using Ziro as a base, the entire day is spent visiting the Hong and other Apatani Villages . Everywhere we go we are warmly welcomed. As E.T. Dalton noted in 1845, "The men do not rejoice in much drapery, they wear a girdle of canework painted red which hangs behind in long bushy tail.Just as the tail is the distinctive part of the male dress, so is the nose plug peculiar to the Apatani women. It is the ambition of each woman to wear the largest possible nose plugs, which are made of wood. Both sexes extensively tattoo their faces. Each sect has distinctive features. Their hats, clothes, ornaments, language and even physical features are totally different.

Day 9: 26/3/2016 : Ziro to Daporijo

Departing early in the morning, we descend from the Ziro plateau and drive along the Kamla River valley through dense jungle country, passing picturesque villages of Nishis and the Hill Miris tribes. We’ll visit Muri Mugli, a Hill Miris tribe, and if road conditions are good we will continue another eight miles on a mountain dirt road to Noori, a small visit o back to ziro over/night hotel

Day 10: : 27/3/2016 Ziro To Majuli Island.

Enroute visit nishi Tribal village. over/ night/Mapo Agom Bamboo House.