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About this guide

An independent, honest guide to India's North-East — built to inform, not to sell.

Arunachal2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

Northeast India Guide is an independent travel and information guide to the eight states of India's North-East. It exists to answer, in one place and told straight, the questions a first-time visitor actually has — which permits, when to go, how to get around, what to see, and what it costs.

How we work

Every page is written to be useful first. We don't sell packages on the guide pages, we don't rank operators by who pays us, and we date what we can so you know how fresh it is. Where a rule can change — permits, road status, festival dates — we say so and point you to the official source.

A note on accuracy

The Northeast changes fast: permit rules, airport and road status, and festival dates all move. We keep this guide current as of September 2026, but always reconfirm the specifics — especially permits and mountain-road conditions — on official portals before you travel.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or want to be listed? Email us — we read everything. Write to wecare@northeastindia.guide. We are building the guide first and will add a phone line and a booking desk as the platform grows.

Image credits

All photographs are used from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons or public-domain licences, with attribution below. If you are a photographer and would like a correction, please get in touch.

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Kanchenjunga Sunrise from Gnathnag Valley - SikkimSpattadarCC BY-SA 4.0source
One horn rhinoceros at Kaziranga national parkPriyanku ChetiapatorCC BY-SA 4.0source
NohKaLikai Falls V2 WikiVikramjit KakatiCC BY-SA 4.0source
Bhavachakra or the Buddhist Wheel of Life at Tawang Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaKingshuk MondalCC BY-SA 4.0source
Kisama main arena Hornbill Festival 2019Aravind ManickamCC BY-SA 4.0source
Loktak Lake Manipur 10ch_15marchCC BY 2.0source
Chaltlang veng view , Aizawl city Mizoram - panoramioR londonCC BY-SA 3.0source
Right Facade of Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala, Tripura 06Kingshuk MondalCC BY 4.0source
View of Gangtok city from RopewaySubhrajyoti07CC BY-SA 4.0source
Kamakhya Temple, GuwahatiKunal DaluiCC BY-SA 3.0source
Bhavachakra or the Buddhist Wheel of Life at Tawang Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaKingshuk MondalCC BY-SA 4.0source
Rang Ghar 4Rangan Datta WikiCC BY-SA 4.0source
UnakotiVulpes-bengalensisCC BY-SA 4.0source
Living root bridges of Nongriat village in East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya JEG7387PJeganathanCC BY-SA 4.0source
Rumtek Monastery 05Bernard GagnonCC BY-SA 4.0source
Kohima war cemetery 53ShyamalCC BY-SA 4.0source
Mask of Samaguri Satra 5Nayan j NathCC BY-SA 4.0source
A minar inside Neermahal, Tripura, IndiaKingshuk MondalCC BY-SA 4.0source
A traditional Meitei garden ("Heikol Leikol" or "Heikon Leikon" in Classical Meitei language) inside the Kangla Palace (Kangla Fort), Imphal, KangleipakHaoreimaCC BY 4.0source
Dawki Bridge and Umngot RiverANKANCC BY-SA 4.0source
Ziro valley of Aruncahl in summer seasonArunachal2007CC BY-SA 4.0source
Indian rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park March 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 06Tisha MukherjeeCC BY-SA 4.0source
Tea garden of AssamVikramjit KakatiCC BY-SA 4.0source
A Sattriya dancer performing the dance form in Assam, IndiaJoydeep ChakrabortyCC BY-SA 4.0source
Naga warriorPralaylahiryCC BY-SA 4.0source
SELA PASS ,arunachal pradeshসোমা ঘোষCC BY-SA 4.0source
Nathu La Pass - Indian Army Dancing with CiviliansIndrajit DasCC BY-SA 3.0source
Shillong City ViewANKANCC BY-SA 4.0source
This scenic sunset view is captured over the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam,পাপৰি বৰাCC BY 4.0source
Cherrapunji, ShillongVarunmoka7CC BY-SA 4.0source
Doorway in Talatal Ghar, Sivasagar, AssamJoli RumiCC BY-SA 4.0source
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