TAWANG is a very small and beautiful town situated at a height of 10,000ft.in northwest part of Arunachal-Pradesh.It is approx.400 km. away from Guwahati.It takes nearly 16-17 hrs. if one travels by road...it is a very tedious journey but at the same time adventurous too.Since June 2008 a govt chopper service i.e. Paramhansa Helicopter Service is available on daily basis from Ghy.to Tawang....it is an hour journey by air.As my father worked as an engineer for the govt. of Arunachal-Pradesh all his life....i have been to this place several times....Raja(my brother-in-law) and his two other friends..all dentists in making are just back from Tawang and have been raving about this beautiful place since then.They opted this chopper service at a rate of rs.3000 per head(one way) and boarded the helicopter from Ghy airport.Here is Raja(navy blue tee) and Gunajeet posing for a pic before boarding.
After an hour Tawang airport is visible.Ready to land......these flights are very weather sensitive so if the weather is unfavourable flights are suspended.One very important thing is to get an inner line permit before planning to visit here...it is issued by the Govt. of Arunachal-Pradesh ....permit is available in Kolkatta,Guwahati,Tejpur and New-Delhi.
This is beautiful Tawang.......it has many monasteries,lakes and other beautiful spots which i will bring to you in series.Tawang is known worldwide for its 400 year old buddhisht gompa.As Tawang is a very cold place one must be fully stocked with good warm clothings.
After an hour Tawang airport is visible.Ready to land......these flights are very weather sensitive so if the weather is unfavourable flights are suspended.One very important thing is to get an inner line permit before planning to visit here...it is issued by the Govt. of Arunachal-Pradesh ....permit is available in Kolkatta,Guwahati,Tejpur and New-Delhi.
This is beautiful Tawang.......it has many monasteries,lakes and other beautiful spots which i will bring to you in series.Tawang is known worldwide for its 400 year old buddhisht gompa.As Tawang is a very cold place one must be fully stocked with good warm clothings.
It does look very beautiful, I enlarged the photo so I could see it better. Looks so nice, neat and clean.
ReplyDeleteso interesting there is so much history in your land as your country has been around for a long time. in comparison america is a baby. fun to see the photos.
ReplyDeleteIs this town located in the Himalayan mountains? At 10,000 feet high, it must be very cold and people must deal with the thin air. Is it hard to breathe there?
ReplyDeletelooks to me a very nice place :)
ReplyDeletehi kavita...i spent an entire morning just reading your blog....its lovely :) nice meeting you too
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Kavita, it helped me find your blog. Seems to be a very nice and untouched sort of place. Would really like to know more about it. Loved the post on the gamosa too, Am crazy for Assam silks, and make it a point to buy one almost every year..love the textiles of Assam
ReplyDeleteshould plan a visit to tawang...remember the nerist visit lol!!!
ReplyDeleteतवांग में आल इन्डिया रेडियो का स्टेशन है और वहां पोस्टिंग हो जाना सजा-ऐ-मौत से भी बढ़ कर माना जाता है मैं कभी नॉर्थ ईस्ट नहीं गया हूँ पर आपकी इस पोस्ट ने मुझे प्रेरित किया शायद आपके ये लेख मुझे वहां खींच ही लायें. खूबसूरत लेखन है बढ़िया पोस्ट्स सजीव तस्वीरें.
ReplyDeleteSeems to be an interesting place to visit. I love nature and would like to visit places like these. I have sent the link to my son to have a look. We are planning to visit Sikkim shortly. Maybe next year, we can visit here. Thanks for introducing me to a new place, Kavitha.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots !!Fantastically captured..Great..Unseen Rajasthan
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful. The pictures are really very nice.
ReplyDeleteWoW...some very beautifully captured shots...Tawang indeed is a heavenly paradise!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful place. I would love to see it in person.
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