Arunachal Top Destinations

About Popular Lakes in Arunachal Pradesh

The charming Arunachal in India's northeast, whose beauty is seen more in its poise than its landscape, has a number of attractions which leave one wanting to come back over and over again. This easternmost state of India, though offbeat, is intact with diverse charm that might need some effort to explore, but once done, it becomes an experience which cannot be matched to anything else. Arunachal houses some of the most pristine and enchanting travel places in northeast India that form its top tourist attractions that reflect its rich culture, simple lives, opulent art and craft, wildlife, unwavering faith and unique traditions.

Amongst the best places to explore in Arunachal Pradesh is Tawang, the land known for its scenic landscape and majestic Buddhist monasteries. Tawang is also known for its nearby tourist attractions like that of Madhuri Lake and Nuranang Waterfall. Dirang, another tourist destination in the state, is situated a good 40 kms from Tawang. Dotted with kiwi and apple orchards, and home to an ancient fort that is perched on a hilltop, Dirang is definitely a place for nature lovers.

Known for its spectacular vistas of Kangto and Gorichen Peaks and a sacred monastery, Bomdila is also a top tourist sight in Arunachal and a trekkers' paradise. Talking about trekking, Arunachal also houses the drop-dead gorgeous valley of Ziro, known for its unparalleled trekking experience. It is in fact the gateway to other popular places that can be explored on an Arunachal tour like Kardo Hills, Talley Valley Reserved Forest, and Talley Wildlife Sanctuary. Bhalukpong is yet another place to savor trekking in Arunachal Pradesh.

The city of Itanagar, the state's capital is where one gets to explore architectural grandeur, and is home to the famous attraction of Arunachal Pradesh, Ita Fort. Apart from this, Itanagar houses numerous popular points of interest like the legendary Ganga Lake (GyakarSinwi), Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Gompa Buddha Vihar, Craft Centre and Emporium, Polo Park, Indira Gandhi Park, and Zoological Park. Yet another place that catches the attention of visitors in Arunachal is Pasighat, from where Siang River (the main tributary of Brahmaputra River) flows through,makingPasighat to be one of the best places to relish the adventure of river rafting.

Like its culture and traditions, the state's wildlife is also surely very unique. There are wide, sprawling wildlife reserves in Arunachal like Namdapha, Pakhui, and the valley of Sangti that give wildlife lovers a brilliant chance to spot the big cats along with a large number of avifauna and migratory birds as well as several other species of mammals and reptiles.

Apart from these, some of the lesser known places that must be explored when visiting Arunachal include Darporijo, with numerous astounding treks and a hub for rafting and angling, Tuting, known for verdant meadows and fierce rafting levels in River Subansiri, Aalo, with its surrounding hills and scenic orange orchards, and Hayuliang, where one can witness the surreal confluence of Lohit and Delai Rivers, along with Mechuka, Roing and Dong as well. Dong is especially known as one of the top tourist sights in Arunachal for being the place that first sees the sun rise in India