Specialist Journeys · Monpa Country
Tawang sits at 3,048 metres in the far west of Arunachal Pradesh — the spiritual heart of the Monpa people and home to one of the largest monasteries in the Buddhist world. This hub gathers our Monpa cultural expeditions, monastic dawn-prayer access, Dirang village stays and the Eaglenest birding traverse on the route up.
The 17th-century Tawang Monastery and its dawn prayer assembly; Sela Pass at 4,170 metres; Madhuri Lake; the Monpa villages and apple orchards of Dirang; and Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary on the route up — one of the planet's richest bird regions.
March–June and September–early November are ideal. January–February are crystal-clear but Sela Pass can close for days at a stretch. July–August monsoon roads are unreliable.
Inner Line Permit (ILP) for Indian travellers; Protected Area Permit (PAP) for foreign nationals. We arrange both. The route from Guwahati or Tezpur takes two days each way; helicopter access from Guwahati is intermittent.
Seven days minimum from Guwahati; ten days lets you add Dirang, Eaglenest birding and a Monpa village day. Two nights minimum at Tawang itself.
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