Sweat up
Things to do in Japfü Peak
Kohima’s mountain and the Dzükou trailhead.
The list
The short version: The 3,000m peak behind Kohima: rhododendron slopes, the Dzükou route over its shoulder.
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Rhododendron forest
The moss-and-bloom climb, spring peak bloom.
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Kohima below
The whole capital spread out at your feet.
Know before you go
- Height
- About 3,000m
- Climb
- Long day-hike from Kohima side
- Link
- Dzükou trek route over the shoulder
Japfü is the big peak behind Kohima at about 3,000m: the day-climb through mossy rhododendron forest to the ridge, with views down to the capital and across to Dzükou’s valleys. The famous Dzükou trek crosses its shoulder from the Viswema side.
Best time: October-November and March-April.
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.
Japfü Peak month by month
Places to visit near Japfü Peak
All of Japfü Peak, 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
- 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
- Best time to visit Northeast India, month by monthfrom the journal
- Capital of Nagaland: Kohima, the Hill Capital Explainedfrom the journal