Tribal Tour Nagaland ( 9 Days)

Morning drive to Mon (180kms, 8 hrs), the headquarters of the Konyak tribe who wear traditional dresses with feathered headgear and have tattooed faces. En-route visit Wakching, a typical Konyak tribal village. Overnight stay at Mon.

Drive to Shangnyu village. This village is ruled by the Chief Angh is a prominent village in Mon district. There is a wonderful wooden monument measuring 8ft in height & 12ft in breadth-believed to be constructed by heavenly angles. Human beings and other creatures are carved on this monument. After returning Shangnyu village visit Mon village, here also you will find tattooed Konyaks. Post drive lunch to Chui village situated about 8km from the district headquarters of Mon.After lunch drive to the Langmeing to see head hunting trophies. On way back to Mon visit Chui village still retains its old world charm. One can see the Angh’s mansion and other houses constructed in the true Konyak tradition with palm leaves roofing and the main pillars jutting out. Overnight stay at Mon.

Full day excursion to Longwa (45 km/9 hrs) to the Konyak tribes. Longwa is among the biggest village in the district. As the village straddles in the International boundary line, one half of the Angh’s house fall within the Indian Territory and the other half lies in Myanmar. However, the whole village is controlled by the Angh and the village council Chairman. An interesting feature of this village is that the Angh has 60 wives and his jurisdiction extends upto Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh.

Drive to Mokokchung (208 km/8 hrs). This picturesque town is the cultural centre of the Ao tribes. The Ao Nagas is famous for their colourful dances. Evening visit Ungma village, the biggest Ao village and looks like a adjunct of Mokokchung town. According to legend, the early Ao’s settled here first after coming from Chungliyimti. This village is many centuries old and can be of interest to people who have a desire to peep into Ao folklories, customs and tradition. Overnight stay at Mokokchung.

After breakfast,drive to Touphema (120km/3hrs), En-route visit Longkhum village. A vanguard village of the Ao’s in the days of head hunting is strategically situated at an altitude of 1846m. the people of this village are hard working and one can find exquisite handcraft and handloom items in this village. On a clear day, one can view the eastern Himalayas of Arunachal and beyond and also the industrial bellowing from the industries in Assam. The Ao’s have a belief that Longkhum is the resting place of the spirit of dead on their onward journey to paradise. As the local legend goes a single visit to Longkhum is not enough for you have to return to the village again to collect your soul, which has stayed behind on your first visit.Overnight stay at Touphema tourist village, Touphema

Drive to Kohima (80 kms/2 hrs) the state capital of Nagaland is situated at an altitude of 1444mts a beautiful town wide panorama views, we can visit to Kohima village( Bara Basti) with a large traditional gate decorated with horns of buffalo representing bravery and valor of Angami tribe, also visit 2nd world war cemetery, museum and local market. Afternoon free to visit Angami villages. Overnight  stay at Hotel, Kohima.

An excursion to Khonoma village, this village that lays 20 kms of west of Kohima was known for its fighiting prowess in ther past. It is also known for the fallow management of its alder trees, which balances nature in the surrounding areas. The beautiful terraces that are carved out of the hill slopes surrounding of the village are a sight to behold. These terraces grow over 20 types of paddy at different elevations. Post lunch visit to museum later visit Angami tribal village like Viswema, Jakhama, Kigwema and Phesama. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Morning transfer to Dimapur 70 kms for connecting flight to Kolkata. (Tour ends here).