Tourism Arunachal Pradesh

birsa munda waterfall



mehao lake

the state, on account of unrivalled aesthetics , diverse cultural heritage possesses great tourism potential. popular tourist attractions include tawang (a town buddhist monastery) @ 3000 m elevation, ziro (which holds cultural festivals), yomcha (limestone caves called tapen uru ), namdapha tiger project in changlang district , sela lake near bomdila bamboo bridges overhanging river. religious places of interest include malinithan in lekhabali, rukhmininagar near roing (the place per popular hindu mythology, rukmini, lord krishna s wife, said have lived), , parshuram kund in lohit district puranas lake sage parshuram washed away sins, ganga lake(gyaker sinyi or gekar sinyi) , various other tourist hot spots.

golden pagoda @ namsai

the state provides abundant scope angling, boating, rafting, trekking , hiking. rafting , trekking common activities. suggested routes travel or trekking are

tezpur–tipi–bomdila-tawang-se la pass
tinsukia–tezu-parasuramkund
margherita–miao-namdapha
itanagar–ziro-daporijo–along (or aalo)-pasighat.
aalo – yomcha (52 km)

over years, jawaharlal nehru museum, itanagar has become important tourist destination in state capital.

the golden pagoda monastery @ namsai tourist attraction.

the state rich in wildlife , has number of wildlife sanctuaries , national parks rare animals, birds , plants. perhaps highest diversity of mammals in india in arunachal pradesh (200+ species). diversity of birds high, 700+ , second assam.