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Festivals, treks, river islands and quiet hill villages: we plan the whole trip end to end and take you into the mountains directly, our own trips, no third party. Currently featuring: Hornbill Festival 2026.

Green mountain valleys of Northeast India
Northeast India

01, The region

Northeast India, done properly.

Nagaland's festival calendar, Meghalaya's canyons, Assam's river islands, Arunachal's high valleys. We plan small-group and custom journeys across all of it.

Nagaland Meghalaya Assam Arunachal + 4 more

02, Destinations

Where to go first

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04, Now on

Experience

Hornbill Festival 2026

India's biggest tribal festival, every December 1 to 10 in Nagaland. We handle everything: permits, stay, travel and passes. You just show up.

Dates
Dec 1–10, 2026
Venue
Kisama
Base
Kohima
Permit
None needed
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08, Trip stories

What a trip with us looks like

Arena dance performance, representative of Hornbill week

Four of us from Delhi took the camp tents for Hornbill week. Bonfires every night, front-row arena spots, and our guide knew every morung elder by name. Zero planning, all festival.

A group of four from Delhi · Hornbill camp, 3D/2N

Trek group on the ridge, representative of a Dzükou trip

Eleven of us booked the whole camp for our college trip. Cost us less than a Goa weekend. Sunrise over Dzükou is a core memory now.

A college group of eleven · Dzükou Valley trek

Tawang valley in clear light, representative

Honeymoon in Tawang, done right. They timed the Sela crossing before the fog, found us a bakery breakfast nobody writes about, and never once made us feel rushed.

A honeymoon couple from Pune · Tawang & Sela, 6D/5N

Camp hillside in festival week, representative

Fourteen students, one WhatsApp thread, zero stress. They quoted honestly, split our stay across homestays, and the night carnival bill was smaller than our Uber bills back home.

Fourteen students · Meghalaya + Hornbill custom

Camp in Dzükou Valley, representative

Three colleagues, one Dzükou trek, zero phone signal for two days, the best team offsite we've ever done. The camp dinner after the climb was unreal.

Three friends from Bengaluru · Dzükou trek, 2D/1N

Performers before an arena set, representative

We came solo to Hornbill and left with nine friends from the camp. The night carnival, the concerts, the 2am conversations, booking with a group just happened naturally.

A solo traveller from Mumbai · Hornbill 3D/2N

The Kisama arena at dusk, representative

Kaziranga at dawn, Hornbill by the weekend. They chained both trips into one plan and handled the Jorhat ferry math for us. Couple-friendly without being a honeymoon package.

A couple from Hyderabad · Kaziranga + Hornbill custom

Log drum at a village morung, representative

My sister and I took our parents to Kisama, no kids, just us, and it was perfect. Ground-floor rooms, mid-week festival days, hot dinners. The elders still talk about the log drums.

A family of four from Kochi · Family Hornbill, 4D/3N

Sela Pass on the Tawang road, representative

Two couples, one Tawang road trip. Snow on Sela, the monastery at dawn, and a driver who knew exactly where the bakeries hide. Worth every hairpin.

Two couples from Kolkata · Tawang custom, 7D

09, Questions

When is Hornbill Festival 2026?

December 1–10, 2026 at Kisama Heritage Village, about 12km from Kohima. Arena programmes run morning and afternoon.

Which state celebrates the Hornbill Festival?

Nagaland, in Northeast India. All of Nagaland’s tribes gather at Kisama Heritage Village near Kohima each December.

What do Hornbill Festival packages cost?

From ₹3,999 per person (Dzükou 2D/1N ex Kisama). The Hornbill Festival 3D/2N package is ₹4,999, all-inclusive with transport, meals, guide, campsite stay, entry passes and permits.

Where is Nagaland?

A hill state in Northeast India, bordering Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Myanmar. Capital: Kohima. Gateway: Dimapur airport and railway station.

Do I need a permit for Nagaland?

Indian nationals need an Inner Line Permit; foreign nationals have registration formalities instead. We arrange both for booked travellers.

Can you build a custom Northeast trip?

Yes. Most travellers start with Nagaland and extend into Assam, Meghalaya or Arunachal. Send us your dates on WhatsApp.

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