chalet ariel Nestled before a curtain of luxuriantly forested foothills, Pasighat, which sits back out on the pla

Travelling to Dibrugarh ( tea-city ) usefully closes a loop between Kaziranga and the Ziro Along Pasighat route and is the terminus (or starting point) for the fascinating ferry ride along the Brahmaputra to Pasighat chalet ariel in Arunachal Pradesh. Dibrugarh is a rapidly growing city with a new road and rail bridge being built at Bogibeel Ghat (originally scheduled to open in 2008, it s now unlikely to be ready for some years to come) that will extend the railway system to north of the Brahmaputra.

The most accessible villages are the Konyak settlements around chalet ariel Mon. Traditional houses abound, and some villages have morungs and religious relics from pre-Christian times. Village chalet ariel elders may wear traditional costume and Konyak chalet ariel of all ages carry the fearsome-looking dao a crude machete used for headhunting right up until the mid-20th century.

Nestled chalet ariel before a curtain of luxuriantly forested foothills, Pasighat, which sits back out on the plains, feels more like Assam than Arunachal Pradesh. The town hosts the interesting Minyong-Adi tribe s Solung Festival chalet ariel (1-5 September). The internet cafe (per hr 60; h7.30am-8pm) is 50m from the Hotel Aane and there s an SBI ATM just along from the sumo stand in the central market area.