Festival Tours
Why travel to Northeast India for its festivals?
Festival time is the best time to see the cultures of Northeast India up close. The region is home to many tribes with their own traditions, and at celebrations like the Hornbill Festival of Nagaland and the animist festivals of Arunachal Pradesh, their music, dance, food and crafts all come together. With the hills and rivers of the region as a backdrop, a festival trip is a window into how deep and varied the cultures here are.
The Animist Festivals of Reh & Boori Boot
11 Days / 10 NightsThe Animist Festivals of Reh & Boori Boot
11 Days / 10 Nights · Arunachal Pradesh
Reh with the Idu Mishmi in Roing and Boori Boot with the Hill Miri and Nyishi at Raga, with the Adi, Tagin and Apatani valleys in between. January 31 to February 10.
- — Reh festival, Roing
- — Boori Boot festival, Raga
- — Apatanis of Ziro
8 Days / 7 NightsTravel to the Hornbill Festival
8 Days / 7 Nights · Nagaland
Two days at the Hornbill Festival in Kohima, with a night in the green Angami village of Khonoma and a day in the Ao villages around Mokokchung. December 1 to 10.
- — Hornbill Festival, Kisama
- — Khonoma green village
- — Ao villages of Mokokchung
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Arunachal Pradesh
Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains
Each tribe keeps its own calendar of festivals. Here is when they fall and how to plan around them.
Read the Arunachal Pradesh guideHighlights of my trip were Majuli Island, the spring festival of the Apatani people, Tawang Monastery, and the Aoling festival in Nagaland.
David Goldenberg
USA · Festival and photography tour
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