alcove chalet India s wildest and least explored state, Arunachal Pradesh, the Land of Dawn-lit Mountains is the f

India s wildest and least explored alcove chalet state, Arunachal Pradesh, the Land of Dawn-lit Mountains is the final frontier in Indian tourism. The state rises abruptly from the Assam plains as a mass of densely forested, alcove chalet and impossibly steep, hills. These in turn rise to fabulous snow-capped peaks along the Tibetan alcove chalet border. At least 25 tribal groups live in Arunachal s valleys; high up in the dramatic Tawang Valley are several splendid Monpa monastery villages. Arunachal has yet to be fully surveyed and mapped, but slowly its high passes alcove chalet and deep valleys are starting to open up to those with an adventurous heart.

From Lumla, 42km towards Zemithang, helicopters ( 3000, two hours, hMon-Sat) fly to Guwahati. APST buses leave Tawang 5.30am Monday and Friday for Tezpur ( 290, 12 hours), calling at Dirang ( 130, six hours), Bomdila ( 170, seven hours) and Bhalukpong ( 240, 10 hours). More frequent public sumos to Tezpur ( 500) depart at dawn.

Tripura Sundari Mandir (h4.30am-1.30pm alcove chalet & 3.30-9.30pm), a 1501 Kali temple where a steady stream of pilgrims make almost alcove chalet endless animal sacrifices that leave the grounds as bloody as the temple s vivid-red alcove chalet shikhara (Buddhist monastery). Even more people come here at the big Diwali alcove chalet festival (October/November) to bathe in the fishfilled tank by the temple. The temple is 100m east of the NH44, 4km south of Udaipur. A rickshaw from Udaipur costs 50.

Ygdrasill Bamboo Cottage GUESTHOUSE $$ (%9401625744; r 1200) Around a kilometre before Garamur (on the road to Kamalabari), this thatched hut perches on stilts above a marshy, avian-filled lake. The sound of fish plopping about in the water below your bed and a thousand screaming cicadas (as well as a million marauding mosquitoes bring repellent!) will lull you to sleep at night. The bamboo beds are comfortable and it s nicely furnished. They serve a stunning Majuli thali in the evening and a breakfast that might be a bit too local for many tastes!