Meet September at
Things to do in Longleng
The Phom district.
The list
The short version: Phom country: Mungmung on September 1, quiet ridges and honest village hospitality.
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Mungmung gatherings
Village-wide feasting and dance, early September.
Know before you go
- People
- Phom
- Festival
- Mungmung (Sep 1 in the 2026 calendar)
- From Mokokchung
- About 90km
Longleng is the Phom Naga district north of Mokokchung: the hill headquarters, Phom villages with communal morungs, and Mungmung, the Phom festival, which the 2026 official calendar lists for September 1.
Best time: November to March; September for Mungmung.
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.
Longleng month by month
Festivals tied to Longleng
Places to visit near Longleng
All of Longleng, 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