Places to see in the Northeast
Natural wonders and experiences across all eight states — national parks, waterfalls, lakes, valleys and viewpoints, each with a full guide.
Assam
Kaziranga National Park
Golaghat & Nagaon districts
The last stronghold of the one-horned rhinoceros.
Manas National Park
Bodoland, Bhutan foothills
A World Heritage tiger reserve on the Bhutan frontier.
Tea Gardens & River Cruises
Upper Assam & the Brahmaputra
Colonial bungalows, endless green, and life on the great river.
Meghalaya
Living Root Bridges
Nongriat & the Khasi/Jaintia hills
Bridges grown, not built, over generations.
Dawki & the Umngot River
West Jaintia Hills, Bangladesh border
Boats that seem to float on air over glass-clear water.
Sohra (Cherrapunji)
East Khasi Hills
Waterfalls, caves and some of the heaviest rain on earth.
Mawlynnong
East Khasi Hills
Asia's cleanest village, and a window into Khasi life.
Mawphlang Sacred Grove
East Khasi Hills
An ancient forest where the law of the deity protects every leaf.
Arunachal Pradesh
Ziro Valley
Apatani plateau, Lower Subansiri
The Apatani rice-and-fish valley, and India's finest music festival.
Sela Pass & Madhuri Lake
on the road to Tawang
A high Himalayan gateway of lakes and snow.
Dirang & Bomdila
West Kameng
Apple orchards, hot springs and gompas on the Tawang road.
Namdapha National Park
Changlang, the far east
India's wildest rainforest, home to four big cats.
Dambuk & Mechuka
Dibang & Shi-Yomi valleys
Orange orchards, river adventure and a hidden border valley.
Nagaland
Dzukou Valley
Nagaland–Manipur border, near Kohima
The valley of flowers of the Northeast.
Khonoma
Angami village, near Kohima
India's first green village, with a fierce and proud history.
Longwa, Mon
Mon district, Myanmar border
The Konyak village where the chief's house straddles two countries.
Mizoram
Reiek
near Aizawl
A forest peak and heritage village above the clouds.
Champhai & Rih Dil
Eastern border with Myanmar
Mizoram's rice bowl and vineyards on the Myanmar frontier.
Vantawng Falls & Phawngpui
Serchhip & Lawngtlai
The state's highest waterfall and its sacred blue mountain.
Sikkim
North Sikkim
Lachen, Lachung & Yumthang
High valleys of flowers, alpine lakes and the road to Gurudongmar.
Pelling & West Sikkim
West Sikkim
Kanchenjunga up close, monasteries and a glass skywalk.
Yuksom & Khangchendzonga
West Sikkim
Sikkim's first capital and the gateway to the Goecha La trek.