Complete Tourist Guidelines

Best time to Visit

  • APRIL – SEPTEMBER | Makes Tawang a refuge to those seeking solace from the scorching heat of SUMMER.
  • OCTOBER – DECEMBER | Is ideal with clear weather and chill in the area are in their full blooming glory. Moreover, August-October is the time when the flowers bloom.
  • DECEMBER – MARCH | Offers a spectacular snow-covered landscape. JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH also heralds the charm and gaiety of the   Torgya and Lossar festivals.

How to reach Tawang

The most well connected Airport and Railway station for Tawang and other wester and center part of Arunachal Pradesh is GUWAHATI, from Guwahati one can reach Tawang via Tezpur-Bhalukpong-Bomdila and Dirang by Govt. operated bus service or by sharing Tata Sumo/taxi. 

  1. Guwahati to Tezpur by Bus and Tezpur to Tawang By bus/sharing Tata sumo.
  2. Guwahati to Bomdila by bus and bomdila to Tawang by bus/sharing Tata Sumo.
  3. Group travelers can hire a taxi for the whole trip, travelling by Pvt Taxi gives you the freedom to decide your itinerary as per your wish and can cover most of the sightseeing on the way. 

Govt. Approved tourist Circuits of Arunachal Pradesh.

  1. Tezpur-Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Dirang-Tawang.
  2. Itanagar-Ziro-Daporijo-Aalo-Pasighat.
  3. Pasighat-Jengging-Yingkiong-Tuting.
  4. Tinsukia-Tezu-Hayuliang.
  5. Margherita-Miao-Namdapha.
  6. Roing-Mayudia-Anini
  7. Tezpur-Seijosa-Bhalukpong.
  8. Ziro-Palin-Nyapin-Sangram-Koloriang.
  9. Doimukh-Sagalee-PakeKessang-Seppa.
  10. Aalo-Mechukha.
  11. Daporijo-Taliha-Siyum-Nacho

PAP (PROTECTED AREA PERMIT) FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS

Foreign Tourists in a group of 2 or more persons can obtain PAP for a period of 30 days through a registered tour operator of Arunachal Pradesh.

INNER LINE PERMIT (ILP) FOR DOMESTIC TOURISTS

Domestic Tourist visiting Arunachal Pradesh require ILP which can be obtained from any one of the following offices on an application in plain paper with particulars – 

  • The Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. 011-23013915/ 23013956
  • The Deputy Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, CE-109, Sector-1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. 033-23341243/ 23589865
  • The Deputy Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, GS Road Rukminigaon opposite Manasa Mandir, Dispur, Guwahati -781021. – 0361-2412859/2416720/2412859
  • The Deputy Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Shillong. -0364- 2224247/ 2224476.
  • The Deputy Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh Parvati Nagar, Tezpur, Assam – 03712-260173
  • The Deputy Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Mohanbari, Dibrugarh, Assam 0373- 2382560/2382738.
  • The Deputy Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Lilabari, North Lakhimpur, Assam -03752-22186.

Online ILP: http://www.arunachalilp.com/

Bumla Pass

Domestic tourist intending to visit towards the China/Tibet border need special permits from the defence, for permit we need ID with clear address and photo on it along with 2 passport photo and copy of ILP.