Tour description
The mysterious stretch of land between Tibet and Burma, known in India as the “Seven Sisters”, is the wild northeast of India and was “terra incognita” until 1995. The region was isolated for a long time due to a lack of infrastructure, but also for political and strategic reasons, making it an unknown region on a tourist’s map. Only recently has it become possible to visit these interesting areas of northeastern India, albeit only in small “hand-picked” groups. The area is an ethnic patchwork, with over 500 tribes with different traditions, languages, cultures and a way of life at different levels of civilization settle here. All of the tribes have different ethnic origin than the rest of India.
Dive with us into this fascinating world of legends, myths and nature spirits.
You will need a pioneering spirit and empathy for our Nagaland tour, even if you are traveling in comfortable cars. In the capital Kohima, you will spend the night in a pretty, privately run lodge, otherwise mostly in very simple and rudimentary hotels and lodges. Those who are not put off by the lack of comfort will be rewarded with unforgettable encounters in an extraordinarily original and diverse tribal world. You will encounter several Naga tribes living in seclusion; Mon and Mokokchung in Nagaland are areas of India that are rarely visited. The Konyak tribe is one of the most traditional tribes in Nagaland. Although headhunting is a thing of the past, the Konyaks still preserve their cultural heritage with their traditional way of life. If you visit Nagaland in the first week of December, round off your tour with a visit to the famous Hornbill Festival. Here, the diversity of Nagaland’s various tribes is celebrated with dancing, singing, drumming and traditional food.
Itinerary
- Day 1: Flight to Dibrugarh from Kolkata or Delhi.
- Day 2-4: Onward to Mon to the Konyak (Anghs) tribe. We will visit various remote villages (Langmean, Chui & Longwa) and gain deep insights into the way of life of the Konyak-Nagas. Among other things, we will reach the border between India and Myanmar (Burma).
- Day 5: Onward to the Ao-Naga tribe in the district of Mokokchung.
- Day 6-8: Onward to the heartland of the Angami-Nagas; visit to the Lotha village of Wokha, an Angami village and the capital Kohima.
- Day 9: Kohima – Dimapur. Flight from Dimapur to Kolkata or Delhi
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