Land in
Things to do in Dimapur
The gateway city: airport, rail and the Kachari ruins.
The list
The short version: Where every Nagaland trip starts: the airport, the railway, the markets and medieval Kachari monuments.
01
Kachari ruins
The medieval mushroom pillars and gate of the Kachari kingdom.
02
Super Market
The sprawling bazaar that feeds the hills.
Know before you go
- Role
- State gateway
- Airport
- Dimapur (DMU)
- Rail
- Dimapur station
- Heritage
- Kachari ruins, Rajbari
- To Kohima
- 74km, about 3h
Nagaland’s ILP applies here (₹200 online for Indians, waived during Hornbill week); sort it before the climb.
Best time: October to May; December is festival month and the city fills.
Practicals
Permits & season for Nagaland
ILP required for Indian nationals outside the Hornbill window (waived Dec 1–10 with photo ID), online at ilp.nagaland.gov.in; foreign nationals pay a fee.
October to March is the clean window; December adds the Hornbill Festival, and the monsoon makes eastern roads slow.
Dimapur month by month
Festivals tied to Dimapur
Places to visit near Dimapur
All of Dimapur, none of the guesswork
Fixed departures you can join solo, or a private plan around your dates. Prices on the page, real people on WhatsApp.
Keep planning
- Nagaland travel guide
- Delhi to Dimapurflight + road
- Kolkata to Dimapurflight + road
- Flying into Dimapur Airport: flights, cabs and onward connections
- Dimapur Railway Station railway station: trains, cabs and onward connections
- Nagaland permits: the complete guide
- Aoleang Festival: the Konyak festival of Mon, Nagalandfrom the journal