anybody been to TAWANG (arunachal) ??

mountaintrekker · May 25th, 2005, 20:43

hi,,
i need some of your expereinces in TAWANG !!
lets share !!

bora · May 25th, 2005, 20:51

Been to Tawang, last year, October! Brilliant journey and great experience!

Some photos are here http://boracho.fotopic.net/c455942.html

Cheers

torryquine · May 25th, 2005, 21:15

Excellent! Any more info? - places to stay, things to see, alternative ways of getting there? We would like to go to Tawang on our next trip to India, but will not be going by bike!

mountaintrekker · May 25th, 2005, 21:16

grb pics bora !!

Mallika Sanyal · Aug 8th, 2008, 14:28

Plz reply about the way to get in there starting from Howrah.Would appreciate if someone can share an itinerary for visiting Bomdila & Tawang & Sila Pass.We want start our journey on 27th Sep and rerurn by 5th Oct.

mountaintrekker · Aug 9th, 2008, 11:50

DAY 1
We started from Guwahati in the morning. Took Arunachal state transport bus to Bomdilla around 6 or 7 am. Bus driver took first break at Tezpur for about half an hour.

Reached Bhalukpong at noon. Driver halted for lunch break and meanwhile we got our permits checked. This is the border of Arunachal Pradesh and here starts the mountains.

Reached Bomdilla around 1700 hrs and stayed at the Govt. Rest house.

DAY 2
Started for Tawang in a Sumo as the bus doesn’t go beyond Bomdilla. Reached Tsela pass at noon. Reached Tawang in evening and stayed at PWD resthouse, the best place to stay in Tawang as you can see the Tawang monastery from some of its room.

DAY 3
Wasted the whole day in getting the permits for Madhuri and Ptso Lake, which is on the way to Bumla pass or the border of Tibet (China). Visited the Tawang monastery and the War memorial in the evening.

DAY 4

We reached PTtso lake early morning. Came back Tawang before noon as the distance between these two places is easily covered in around 1-2 hours. Then started our return journey. Due to time constraints we were running like anything. Reached Bomdilla in the evening and again took another Sumo for Tezpur where we reached at mid night.

DAY 5

Took a Assam state transport bus for Guwahati and then a Sumo for Shillong.

It was a family trip.

flyingstars · Aug 12th, 2008, 21:52

Tawang is a heavenly place full of lakes and pure virgin beauty. I have posted a travelogue on my blog on this beautiful place of Tawang. You can check this link: http://kalyansuman.blogspot.com/2007/06/celestial-paradise.html . If you require any further info. you can contact me.

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vishal67 · Aug 17th, 2008, 20:11

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dranirban · Sep 15th, 2008, 17:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by mountaintrekker

DAY 1
We started from Guwahati in the morning. Took Arunachal state transport bus to Bomdilla around 6 or 7 am. Bus driver took first break at Tezpur for about half an hour.

Reached Bhalukpong at noon. Driver halted for lunch break and meanwhile we got our permits checked. This is the border of Arunachal Pradesh and here starts the mountains.

Reached Bomdilla around 1700 hrs and stayed at the Govt. Rest house.

DAY 2
Started for Tawang in a Sumo as the bus doesn’t go beyond Bomdilla. Reached Tsela pass at noon. Reached Tawang in evening and stayed at PWD resthouse, the best place to stay in Tawang as you can see the Tawang monastery from some of its room.

DAY 3
Wasted the whole day in getting the permits for Madhuri and Ptso Lake, which is on the way to Bumla pass or the border of Tibet (China). Visited the Tawang monastery and the War memorial in the evening.

DAY 4

We reached PTtso lake early morning. Came back Tawang before noon as the distance between these two places is easily covered in around 1-2 hours. Then started our return journey. Due to time constraints we were running like anything. Reached Bomdilla in the evening and again took another Sumo for Tezpur where we reached at mid night.

DAY 5

Took a Assam state transport bus for Guwahati and then a Sumo for Shillong.

It was a family trip.

Hi mountaintrekker. Nice information. Do we need to take separate permission from Ptso and Madhuri lake?
I am confused. SAame Arunachal Permit will not work.

vishal67 · Sep 15th, 2008, 22:17

Point noted moderators.
For Madhuri Lake, I think separate permit is required. Not very sure as we didn't go there. For PTTso Lake the ILP will do.

sharonski · Sep 30th, 2008, 11:59

Have any westerners been to Tawang/Arunachal recently? I read somewhere that the RAP restriction is not as strict as it used to be, i.e. two people can do it. Also, has any westerner done it without the aid of a tour operator?

May 25th, 2005, 20:43	#1
mountaintrekker Himalayan Xplorer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: new delhi Posts: 182	anybody been to TAWANG (arunachal) ?? hi,, i need some of your expereinces in TAWANG !! lets share !!

May 25th, 2005, 20:51	#2
bora Member..... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In front of a PC, pretending to be very busy Posts: 91	Aaah yes! Been to Tawang, last year, October! Brilliant journey and great experience! Some photos are here http://boracho.fotopic.net/c455942.html Cheers __________________ I'm a Cowboy A steel horse I ride I'm Wanted Dead or Alive

May 25th, 2005, 21:15	#3
torryquine Oilfield Trash! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 700	Excellent! Any more info? - places to stay, things to see, alternative ways of getting there? We would like to go to Tawang on our next trip to India, but will not be going by bike! __________________ http://werenotafraid.com/

Aug 8th, 2008, 14:28	#5
Mallika Sanyal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 11	Plz advise Plz reply about the way to get in there starting from Howrah.Would appreciate if someone can share an itinerary for visiting Bomdila & Tawang & Sila Pass.We want start our journey on 27th Sep and rerurn by 5th Oct.

Aug 9th, 2008, 11:50	#6
mountaintrekker Himalayan Xplorer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: new delhi Posts: 182	Delhi - Guwahati - Tawang - Shillong DAY 1 We started from Guwahati in the morning. Took Arunachal state transport bus to Bomdilla around 6 or 7 am. Bus driver took first break at Tezpur for about half an hour. Reached Bhalukpong at noon. Driver halted for lunch break and meanwhile we got our permits checked. This is the border of Arunachal Pradesh and here starts the mountains. Reached Bomdilla around 1700 hrs and stayed at the Govt. Rest house. DAY 2 Started for Tawang in a Sumo as the bus doesn’t go beyond Bomdilla. Reached Tsela pass at noon. Reached Tawang in evening and stayed at PWD resthouse, the best place to stay in Tawang as you can see the Tawang monastery from some of its room. DAY 3 Wasted the whole day in getting the permits for Madhuri and Ptso Lake, which is on the way to Bumla pass or the border of Tibet (China). Visited the Tawang monastery and the War memorial in the evening. DAY 4 We reached PTtso lake early morning. Came back Tawang before noon as the distance between these two places is easily covered in around 1-2 hours. Then started our return journey. Due to time constraints we were running like anything. Reached Bomdilla in the evening and again took another Sumo for Tezpur where we reached at mid night. DAY 5 Took a Assam state transport bus for Guwahati and then a Sumo for Shillong. It was a family trip. __________________ MANZIL MILE NA MILE, APNA TO SAFAR JANNAT HAI YAARON http://mountaintrekkerfromindia.blogs pot.com .. . .

May 25th, 2005, 21:16	#4
mountaintrekker Himalayan Xplorer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: new delhi Posts: 182	grb pics bora !!

Aug 12th, 2008, 21:52	#7
flyingstars Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 14	Tawang is a heavenly place full of lakes and pure virgin beauty. I have posted a travelogue on my blog on this beautiful place of Tawang. You can check this link: http://kalyansuman.blogspot.com/2007/06/celestial-paradise.html . If you require any further info. you can contact me. -------------------- India Travel Blog

Aug 17th, 2008, 20:11	#8
vishal67 Vishal67 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jharkhand Posts: 23	www.vishal1967.blogspot.com Mod Note Hi Vishal. While we have no objections to members linking to their blogs - putting a post into a thread with nothing else except a link to your blog isn't really useful to anyone (it doesn't answer any questions and provides no additional information to the thread). In addition, we try to encourage people to contribute to the body of knowledge here, rather than using IndiaMike as an indexing service. As a suggestion, you can put a link to your blog in your signature - in that way it will appear every time you submit a post. Thanks for your understanding with this.

Sep 15th, 2008, 22:17	#10
vishal67 Vishal67 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jharkhand Posts: 23	Point noted moderators. For Madhuri Lake, I think separate permit is required. Not very sure as we didn't go there. For PTTso Lake the ILP will do.

Sep 30th, 2008, 11:59	#11
sharonski Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6	Have any westerners been to Tawang/Arunachal recently? I read somewhere that the RAP restriction is not as strict as it used to be, i.e. two people can do it. Also, has any westerner done it without the aid of a tour operator?

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