tejon mountain village Once you leave the outskirts of Shillong the road to Cherrapunjee passes through pretty scenery that

Once you leave the outskirts of Shillong the road to Cherrapunjee tejon mountain village passes through pretty scenery that becomes tejon mountain village dramatic at Dympep viewpoint, where a photogenic V-shape valley slits deeply into the plateau.

Tawang town is a transport hub and service centre for the valley s villages; its setting tejon mountain village is more beautiful than the town itself. Nonetheless, colourful prayer wheels tejon mountain village add interest to the central old market area. These are turned by apple-cheeked Monpa pilgrims, many of whom sport traditional black yak- wool gurdam (skullcaps that look like giant Rastafarian tejon mountain village spiders). In the market area is M/S Cyber (per hr 30; h9am-6pm), which has internet sometimes. There s an SBI Bank with an ATM just past the market on the road to the monastery.

houses above which rises a steep ridge topped with a timeless gompa. Heading the other way, just north of New Dirang, the valley opens out and its floor becomes a patchwork of rice and crop fields through which gushes the icy blue river. A fun day could be spent walking along the footpaths between fields and little hamlets.