Hornbill Festival · Dec 1–10, 2026
Explore with us
Travel in Northeast India
Curated trips, festivals and quiet villages — planned by people who live here. Start with Hornbill 2026.
01 — The region
Eight states. One of Asia's least travelled corners.
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.
02 — Destinations
Where to go first
03 — Flagship
Experience
Hornbill Festival 2026
Ten days at Kisama Heritage Village, Nagaland. Sixteen-plus tribes, one arena. We handle permits, stays in Kohima and the road in.
- Dates
- Dec 1–10, 2026
- Venue
- Kisama
- Base
- Kohima
- Permit
- ILP required
3D / 2N · Festival focus
Hornbill Express
Two full festival days at Kisama with stay in Kohima — the fastest way into Hornbill.
Enquire + details → Most booked4D / 3N · Festival + Kohima
Hornbill Classic
Festival days plus Kohima town — war cemetery, market and the night carnival.
Enquire + details →5D / 4N · Festival + villages
Hornbill Explorer
The Classic plus Khonoma and a village kitchen day — festival and culture in one trip.
Enquire + details →7–10D · Festival + region
Hornbill + Northeast
Hornbill plus Kaziranga or Meghalaya — the festival and a wider Northeast journey in one plan.
Enquire + details →04 — Experiences
Travel by interest
05 — Why us
Planned from inside the region
Local knowledge
Routes, homestays and timings we've used ourselves.
Small groups & custom
Fixed departures or a trip built around your dates.
Beyond the checklist
Villages, kitchens and roads that don't appear in packages.
07 — Journal
Guides & notes
Story · 4 min
A morning in Khonoma
Terraces, alder trees, and a village that stopped hunting — notes from a slow day twenty kilometres from Kohima.
Guide · 7 min
How to reach Hornbill Festival 2026
Flights and trains to Dimapur, the 3-hour road to Kohima, and what festival-week traffic does to your plan.
Guide · 5 min
Nagaland Inner Line Permit — the simple version
Who needs an ILP for Nagaland, how it works, and what we handle for booked travellers.
08 — Questions
When is Hornbill Festival 2026?
December 1–10, 2026 at Kisama Heritage Village, about 12km from Kohima. Arena programmes run morning and afternoon.
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.
09 — Plan with us
Tell us when you want to travel
Dates, group size, and what you’d like to see. We reply on WhatsApp.
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