Arunachal Pradesh

When for most of India 3 am hosts the deepest leg in their slumber, there’s a village in the easternmost corner of the country that wakes up to a new day!

No, let Global Connection Siliguri tell you that it’s not because the villagers need to take to cultivation early,but because the sun actually rises in the village at 3 am. 

That’s Dong Basti in Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India. No wonder, the state is described as the Land of the Rising Sun and there’s been the talk of introducing a separate time zone to do justice to the working populace there. 

Arunachal Pradesh shares borders with Assam, Nagaland, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. It can be accessed through Tezpur in Assam. Numerous river valleys dissect the state, literarily givingthe feel of living on mountainous islands that have popped out from rivers. 

The state receives up to as much as 5,000 mmrain annually and this has turned it into a pristine biodiversity hot-spotharbouring over 5,000 plants, rare orchids, medicinal shrubs, butterflies, insects, reptiles, some 85 terrestrial mammals, over 500 birds species.

The state is also home to 11 prominent archaeological sites,with the 337 years old Tawang Monastery being the prime. 

Arunachal Pradesh is the most magical state in the kitty of Global Connection Siliguri and has offerings for all types of tourists. For the leisurely it has serenity by the riverbanks, for the adventurous tracking through deep forests and rafting through the rapids, for researchers a host of medicinal plants and orchids to explore, for the ill it offers a bath in the medicinal hot water springs, and for the ones seeking forgiveness from worldly sins a dip in the river where sage Parasuram washed off his sins. 

An Inner Line Permit (ILP) is required to visit Arunachal Pradesh,but Global Connection Siliguriis there to shoulder the trouble on your behalf. 

Bhalukpong

Bhalukpong   Bhalukpong is the entry point to Arunachal located 56 km from Tezpur in Assam. The place is famous for archaeological ruins of King Bhaluka, the grandfather of Banasuraof Mahabharata and an ancient ... [+]

Bomdila

Bomdila   Located109 km from Bhalukpong is Bomdila. It is inhabited by tribes like Aka (Hrusso), Miji (Sajalong), Monpa, Sherdukpen, and Bogun (Khawas). The craft centers, monasteries, ethnographic museum and emporium, ... [+]

Itanagar

Itanagar   The capital of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, is located 13 km from Naharlagun that happens to be the lone railhead in the state. Itanagar is dotted with several archaeological sites of great historical ... [+]

Ziro

Ziro Some 167 km from Itanagar, Ziro is a pristine hill station situated at 1,500 metres above mid sea level. Mainly inhabited by the Apatani tribe, this valley is rich in biological diversity.Global Connection Siliguri ... [+]

Tawang

Tawang Tawang is a popular tourist destination best known forthe Tawang Monastery built in 1681. To reach there one needs to chart a steep hill road journey and the cross the Sela Pass at an altitude of 14,000 feet.    Perched ... [+]

Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary

Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary    This sanctuary is 13 km from Pasighat and is spread over a cluster of river islands. One can reach the Sanctuary by cruising the Siang River. It is a natural habitat for different ... [+]

Dong Basti

Dong Basti   Dong Basti in Anjaw district of Tezuis the village where the first sunrise in India can be witnessed. It is located on the tri-junction of India, China, and Myanmar, and Global Connection Siliguri will ... [+]

Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary

Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary This sanctuary is 17 km from Roing and at an altitude that varies from 400-3368 metres. A vast lake with crystal clear water and covering an area of about 4 sq km forms a part of the sanctuary. ... [+]

Parasuram Kund

Parasuram Kund   Some 21 km north of Tezulies the famous ParasuramKund. The holy Kund is situated within the Kamlang Reserve Forest area and is surrounded by dense forest of Rudraksha trees which are considered sacred ... [+]

Daporijo

Daporijo   Daporijo is the headquarters of Upper Subansiri district and lies 160 km from Ziro.It is a small scenic town where one can see suspension bridges over the SubansiriRiver made from bamboo and cane. Global ... [+]