Ride up to
Nampong
The Stilwell Road town under Pangsau Pass.
- Road
- Ledo-Stilwell Road
- Festival
- Pangsau Pass Festival (Jan window)
- Pass
- Pangsau Pass, about 3,700ft
Nampong is the border town at the foot of Pangsau Pass on the old Ledo-Stilwell Road: WWII wreckage relics, the January Pangsau Pass Festival, and the road climbing toward the Myanmar line at 3,700ft, with the still, supposedly bottomless Lake of No Return nearby.
Quick answers
Nampong at a glance
Can I cross into Myanmar at Pangsau?
Not casually: the formal crossing has limited regulated days; treat the pass as a viewpoint unless you have arranged formalities.
Practicals
Permits & season
ILP required for Indian nationals; PAP for most foreign nationals. Arranged ahead of travel; we handle it for booked travellers.
March to June and September to November are the clean windows; high passes close or turn risky in winter and peak monsoon.
When to go
Plan around these months
Nearby
Close enough to combine
Things to do
What you're here for
Stilwell relics
Wartime bridges and wreckage along the climb.
Lake of No Return
The border lake wrapped in its own mythology.
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Facts checked against the official Arunachal Pradesh tourism portal · Last verified 2026-09-26