Nagaland
Dzukou valley blooms and Saramati's mist-capped peaks.
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Trails & landmarks
Japfu Peak
The second highest peak of Nagaland — a steep climb through rhododendron forest to a grassy summit above Dzukou.
Dzukou Valley
The crown jewel — rolling green U-shaped valley that blooms with Dzukou lilies and aeschynanthus in monsoon.
Mount Saramati
Nagaland's highest summit on the Myanmar border — a three-day tribal-guided climb through evergreen forest and alpine meadow.
Mount Tiyi
A sacred Lotha peak above Wokha — a steep 4 km climb to a summit pine grove with views of the Brahmaputra plain.
Puliebadze Peak
A forested ridge above Kohima — an 8 km day-climb through the Puliebadze wildlife sanctuary to an open summit.
Longkhum Heritage Walk
An Ao Naga village on a dramatic ridge — old stone monoliths, weaver huts and a viewpoint deck over Mokokchung valley.
Khonoma Heritage Trek
The Angami warrior village — Asia's first green village, terrace-rice loop and the Khonoma fort khel remnants.
Mopungchuket Village Walk
The 'park village' of Ao Naga — a folklore forest with stone menhirs and a ridge path above the Dikhu valley.
Khezhakeno Village Walk
A Chakhesang village believed to be the original Naga ancestral home — a legendary flat stone and highland rice terraces.
Shilloi Lake
A foot-shaped lake in the Phek hills near the Myanmar border — Nagaland's largest natural lake, hidden in oak forest.
Dzudu Lake
A hidden tarn above Kigwema — a short upward trail from the Dzukou route to a silent cold-water mirror.
Doyang Reservoir
Nagaland's largest reservoir on the Wokha–Mokokchung border — the Amur falcon roost in November each year.
Pfutsero Peak
The highest inhabited town in Nagaland — a pine-clad summit above the Chakhesang terraces.
Kohima Plateau Walk
A hilltop walk through the Kohima WWII cemetery, the old Angami Bara Basti and down to the Naga heritage village.
Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary
A cloud-forest sanctuary on the Saramati spur — Blyth's tragopan, clouded leopards and a raw trail from Thanamir village.
Intanki National Park Trek
A lowland reserve at the Assam border — hoolock gibbons, elephant corridors and a day-trek up to Mount Intanki.
Benreu Hill
A Zeliang village on the Pauna ridge — the gateway to Mount Paona and a ridge-walk above a sea of jungle.
Ghosu Bird Sanctuary
A community-managed Sumi forest — a 4 km loop with sightings of the Naga wren-babbler and Mrs Hume's pheasant.
Mount Paona
A sacred Zeliang peak above Benreu — summit climb through moss forest and wild bamboo to the resting stones.
Longwa Village, Mon
A Konyak Naga village where the chief's longhouse straddles the India–Myanmar line — head-hunter tattoos and opium pipes.
Pauna Range, Peren
A sharp Zeliang ridge on the Nagaland-Assam border — cloud-forest jungle to the Mount Pauna summit with Barail views.
Noklak Ridge
The eastern-most Naga district on the Myanmar border — Khiamniungan villages and the Thanamir orange belt below.
Tsulho Lake, Phek
A Chakhesang sacred lake above Pfutsero — a 3 km forest climb to a bowl-shaped tarn reflecting the Japfu ridge.