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Dzukou valley blooms and Saramati's mist-capped peaks.

North-East Hills

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Mountain

Japfu Peak

The second highest peak of Nagaland — a steep climb through rhododendron forest to a grassy summit above Dzukou.

Difficulty: Challenging3048 m
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Dzukou Valley

The crown jewel — rolling green U-shaped valley that blooms with Dzukou lilies and aeschynanthus in monsoon.

Difficulty: Moderate2452 m
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Mount Saramati

Nagaland's highest summit on the Myanmar border — a three-day tribal-guided climb through evergreen forest and alpine meadow.

Difficulty: Expert3841 m
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Mount Tiyi

A sacred Lotha peak above Wokha — a steep 4 km climb to a summit pine grove with views of the Brahmaputra plain.

Difficulty: Moderate1970 m
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Puliebadze Peak

A forested ridge above Kohima — an 8 km day-climb through the Puliebadze wildlife sanctuary to an open summit.

Difficulty: Moderate2294 m
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Hike

Longkhum Heritage Walk

An Ao Naga village on a dramatic ridge — old stone monoliths, weaver huts and a viewpoint deck over Mokokchung valley.

Difficulty: Easy1650 m
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Khonoma Heritage Trek

The Angami warrior village — Asia's first green village, terrace-rice loop and the Khonoma fort khel remnants.

Difficulty: Moderate1540 m
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Mopungchuket Village Walk

The 'park village' of Ao Naga — a folklore forest with stone menhirs and a ridge path above the Dikhu valley.

Difficulty: Easy1500 m
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Khezhakeno Village Walk

A Chakhesang village believed to be the original Naga ancestral home — a legendary flat stone and highland rice terraces.

Difficulty: Easy1900 m
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Lake

Shilloi Lake

A foot-shaped lake in the Phek hills near the Myanmar border — Nagaland's largest natural lake, hidden in oak forest.

Difficulty: Moderate1700 m
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Dzudu Lake

A hidden tarn above Kigwema — a short upward trail from the Dzukou route to a silent cold-water mirror.

Difficulty: Moderate2200 m
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Doyang Reservoir

Nagaland's largest reservoir on the Wokha–Mokokchung border — the Amur falcon roost in November each year.

Difficulty: Easy350 m
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Pfutsero Peak

The highest inhabited town in Nagaland — a pine-clad summit above the Chakhesang terraces.

Difficulty: Moderate2400 m
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Kohima Plateau Walk

A hilltop walk through the Kohima WWII cemetery, the old Angami Bara Basti and down to the Naga heritage village.

Difficulty: Easy1500 m
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Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary

A cloud-forest sanctuary on the Saramati spur — Blyth's tragopan, clouded leopards and a raw trail from Thanamir village.

Difficulty: Moderate1900 m
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Intanki National Park Trek

A lowland reserve at the Assam border — hoolock gibbons, elephant corridors and a day-trek up to Mount Intanki.

Difficulty: Moderate600 m
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Benreu Hill

A Zeliang village on the Pauna ridge — the gateway to Mount Paona and a ridge-walk above a sea of jungle.

Difficulty: Easy1600 m
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Ghosu Bird Sanctuary

A community-managed Sumi forest — a 4 km loop with sightings of the Naga wren-babbler and Mrs Hume's pheasant.

Difficulty: Easy1400 m
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Mount Paona

A sacred Zeliang peak above Benreu — summit climb through moss forest and wild bamboo to the resting stones.

Difficulty: Moderate2100 m
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Longwa Village, Mon

A Konyak Naga village where the chief's longhouse straddles the India–Myanmar line — head-hunter tattoos and opium pipes.

Difficulty: Easy1150 m
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Pauna Range, Peren

A sharp Zeliang ridge on the Nagaland-Assam border — cloud-forest jungle to the Mount Pauna summit with Barail views.

Difficulty: Moderate2100 m
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Noklak Ridge

The eastern-most Naga district on the Myanmar border — Khiamniungan villages and the Thanamir orange belt below.

Difficulty: Easy1700 m
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Lake

Tsulho Lake, Phek

A Chakhesang sacred lake above Pfutsero — a 3 km forest climb to a bowl-shaped tarn reflecting the Japfu ridge.

Difficulty: Moderate2035 m
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