Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India. Located in northeast India, it holds the most north-eastern position among the other states in the north-east region of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east and China in the north. Itanagar is the capital of the state. China claims the northern part of the state as a part of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Arunachal Pradesh, which translates to “land of the dawn-lit mountains”, is also known as the Orchid State of India or the Paradise of the Botanists. Geographically, it is the largest among the North-east Indian states commonly known as the Seven Sister States. As in other parts of Northeast India, the people native to the state trace their origins from the Tibeto-Burman people. In recent times, large number of migrants from various parts of India and foreign lands have been affecting the state’s population.

No reliable population count of the migrant population exists, and the percentage estimating the total actual population accordingly vary. Arunachal Pradesh has the highest number of regional languages in South Asia enriched with diverse culture and traditions.

Tourism

The state, on account of its unrivalled aesthetics and diverse cultural heritage possesses a great tourism potential. Popular tourist attractions include Tawang (a town with a Buddhist monastery) at 3000 m elevation, Ziro (which holds cultural festivals),Basar, the Namdapha tiger project in Changlang district and Sela lake near Bomdila with its bamboo bridges overhanging the river. Religious places of interest include Malinithan in Lekhabali, Rukhmininagar near Roing (the place as per the popular Hindu mythology, Rukmini, Lord Krishna’s wife, said to have lived), and Parshuram Kund in Lohit district as Puranas is the lake where sage Parshuram washed away his sins,[26] The Ganga lake(Gyaker sinyi or Gekar Sinyi)and various other tourist hot spots.

The state provides abundant scope for angling, boating, rafting, trekking and hiking. Rafting and trekking are common activities. Some suggested routes for travel or trekking are

• Tezpur–Tipi–Bomdila-Tawang-se la pass
• Tinsukia–Tezu-Parasuramkund
• Margherita–Miao-Namdapha
• Itanagar–Ziro-Daporijo–Along (or Aalo)–Pasighat.

Popular Tourist Circuits

• Tezpur-Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang Circuit
• Itanagar-Ziro-Daporijo-Aalo-Pasighat Circuit
• Pasighat-Jengging-Yingkiong-Tuting Circuit
• Tinsukia-Tezu -Hayuliang Tourist Circuit
• Margherita-Miao-Namdapha Tourist Circuit
• Roing-Mayudia-Anini Circuit
• Tezpur-Seijosa-Bhalukpong Circuit
• Ziro-Palin-Nyapin-Sangram-Koloriang Tourist Circuit
• Doimukh-Sagalee-Pake Kessang-Seppa Tourist Circuit
• Aalo(Along)-Mechuka Tourist Circuit
• Daporijo-Taliha-Siyum-Nacho Tourist Circuit

Over the years, the Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar has become an important tourist destination in the state capital.

The state is rich in wildlife and has a number of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks with rare animals, birds and plants. Perhaps the highest diversity of mammals in India is in Arunachal Pradesh (200+ species). The diversity of birds is also very high, 700+ and is second only to Assam.

Special Interest Tour

• Nature Tourism
• Adventure Tourism
• Wildlife Tourism
• Cultural Tourism
• Heritage Tourism
• Spiritual Tourism
• Rural Tourism
• Avi Tourism