It was in March 2009 when we went on our trip to Tawang. We planned 4 days in advance by reading about the place and journey details. We booked rooms in Bomdilla Govt Guest House, and in Hotel Tawang View. We went to Ulubari in Guwahati to get our Arunachal passes. We also spoke to a winger shuttle to pick us up at IITG campus.
We were 7 of us and our journey started at 6am on DAY 1. We took the winger from Ghy to Tezpur. It took us four hours. On the way to Tezpur we had breakfast on a roadside Dhaba. After reaching Tezpur the winger dropped us at a travels office who booked a sumo to reach Bomdilla. We started from Tezpur at 11am. On the way there was clean road on the plains with trees on either sides. The view is unforgettable. We clicked pics, played on the road and resumed our journey.
We reached Bhalukpong at 1pm where our passes were checked. This is where Ghat road starts. We had nice dal, curry and rice for lunch in one of the restaurants. We started our Ghat route adventure through the dense lower hills of Himalayas. It was breathtaking scenary with a million shades of green all around. We stopped at few waterfalls, clicked photos and continued towards the first destination, Bomdilla. Last half hour was scary with all fog on a dark road. We reached Bomdilla Guest House at 7pm.
It was a comfortable stay with good food. We spoke for a taxi to go to Tawang and were lucky enough to get it to an from Tawang including site seeing in and around Tawang. We had good dinner and slept early that night. We started for Tawang at 7am on DAY2 after finishing breakfast. On the way, after a few hours we visited a monastery, hot spring and played in a stream of clear water. Then there came a stretch of 3hrs of dusty kachcha road which became irritating. After we crossed that river of death came snow. Omg the sight is still in my eyes. Initially there was snow on far away mountains. As we traveled on narrow roads with faster heart beats, we came closer n closer to snow.
Initially snow was lying as small strips on both sides of the road; as we moved higher, we found big chunks of snow on either sides. We kept on going, the weather started getting chilly and we found snow all around us.
At noon we reached SELA PASS, the highest pass in the world. The sight is inexplicable. The place had white hills, clear water lake, chilling winds and lots n lots of snow to play with. We spent am hour there and entered a territory filled with snow all over. The roads through the snow, the beautiful sights continued for few hours.
We came down in altitude to cross mountains. And again we went up headed to our destination. We reached Hotel Tawang View at 7pm. It had spacious rooms and served very very yummy food. The candlelight dinners are unforgettable. We chit chatted for sometime n went off to sleep.
DAY3 at 7am we started for Tawang siteseeing. First we went Madhuri Lake (lake named after Koyla movie song was shot there). It was frozen during that time of the year. We walked on the ice lake, played with snow, made an ice man. It is the most wonderful memory I have.
After that, we went to Tawang Monastery. Spent some time there and moved to emporium and exhibition. After that we had lunch at a local restaurant and explored the place till late evening. In the night, we again had the delicious meal at Hotel Tawang View and took rest for the night.
We started back to Ghy early in the morning (4:00am) of DAY4. We reached Bomdilla at 11am. Our taxi driver arranged for a sumo from Bomdilla to Tezpur. We reached Tezpur at 5:00pm. We got down at Tezpur and caught a shuttle winger back to our campus and reached home by 9pm on DAY4. We came through the same routes, reliving our memories. This is the best part of this trip, we got to see all those beautiful places twice during a single trip.
Other Information:
Arunachal Pradesh Website: http://www.ttmi2.com/arunachal.html
If i remember correctly, we had around 7000/- per head expenses in the trip.
On the way, we got tiny shops where maggie was served. So, vegetarians need not worry :P
Hotel Tawang View: 03794223009
Bomdilla Tourist Lodge: 03782222049
We were 7 of us and our journey started at 6am on DAY 1. We took the winger from Ghy to Tezpur. It took us four hours. On the way to Tezpur we had breakfast on a roadside Dhaba. After reaching Tezpur the winger dropped us at a travels office who booked a sumo to reach Bomdilla. We started from Tezpur at 11am. On the way there was clean road on the plains with trees on either sides. The view is unforgettable. We clicked pics, played on the road and resumed our journey.
We reached Bhalukpong at 1pm where our passes were checked. This is where Ghat road starts. We had nice dal, curry and rice for lunch in one of the restaurants. We started our Ghat route adventure through the dense lower hills of Himalayas. It was breathtaking scenary with a million shades of green all around. We stopped at few waterfalls, clicked photos and continued towards the first destination, Bomdilla. Last half hour was scary with all fog on a dark road. We reached Bomdilla Guest House at 7pm.
It was a comfortable stay with good food. We spoke for a taxi to go to Tawang and were lucky enough to get it to an from Tawang including site seeing in and around Tawang. We had good dinner and slept early that night. We started for Tawang at 7am on DAY2 after finishing breakfast. On the way, after a few hours we visited a monastery, hot spring and played in a stream of clear water. Then there came a stretch of 3hrs of dusty kachcha road which became irritating. After we crossed that river of death came snow. Omg the sight is still in my eyes. Initially there was snow on far away mountains. As we traveled on narrow roads with faster heart beats, we came closer n closer to snow.
Initially snow was lying as small strips on both sides of the road; as we moved higher, we found big chunks of snow on either sides. We kept on going, the weather started getting chilly and we found snow all around us.
At noon we reached SELA PASS, the highest pass in the world. The sight is inexplicable. The place had white hills, clear water lake, chilling winds and lots n lots of snow to play with. We spent am hour there and entered a territory filled with snow all over. The roads through the snow, the beautiful sights continued for few hours.
We came down in altitude to cross mountains. And again we went up headed to our destination. We reached Hotel Tawang View at 7pm. It had spacious rooms and served very very yummy food. The candlelight dinners are unforgettable. We chit chatted for sometime n went off to sleep.DAY3 at 7am we started for Tawang siteseeing. First we went Madhuri Lake (lake named after Koyla movie song was shot there). It was frozen during that time of the year. We walked on the ice lake, played with snow, made an ice man. It is the most wonderful memory I have.
After that, we went to Tawang Monastery. Spent some time there and moved to emporium and exhibition. After that we had lunch at a local restaurant and explored the place till late evening. In the night, we again had the delicious meal at Hotel Tawang View and took rest for the night.We started back to Ghy early in the morning (4:00am) of DAY4. We reached Bomdilla at 11am. Our taxi driver arranged for a sumo from Bomdilla to Tezpur. We reached Tezpur at 5:00pm. We got down at Tezpur and caught a shuttle winger back to our campus and reached home by 9pm on DAY4. We came through the same routes, reliving our memories. This is the best part of this trip, we got to see all those beautiful places twice during a single trip.
Other Information:
Arunachal Pradesh Website: http://www.ttmi2.com/arunachal.html
If i remember correctly, we had around 7000/- per head expenses in the trip.
On the way, we got tiny shops where maggie was served. So, vegetarians need not worry :P
Hotel Tawang View: 03794223009
Bomdilla Tourist Lodge: 03782222049
Nice blog!! wow pammu you remembered the trip details even after 3 years :)
ReplyDeleteIt is something which i can never forget in my life. I have forgotten about many trips which i went to during 2 years of Bangalore stay but i donno how i remember even the timings of different parts of this trip. Strange!
DeleteJust proved that I am not a robo :P
ReplyDeleteyeah..we should all plan some trip again. Let us see what, how, where and when. :)
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