Straddle the line at
Things to do in Longwa
The village where the chief’s house sits in two countries.
The list
The short version: On the Myanmar border ridge: the Angh’s half-and-half house, tattooed Konyak elders and big-sky ridgelines.
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The Angh’s house
Sleep in India, eat in Myanmar.
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Ridge walks
Views across two countries from the paths.
Know before you go
- Border
- India-Myanmar ridge line
- Icon
- The Angh’s cross-border house
- From Mon
- About 42km
- Permit
- ILP covers the district for Indians
Longwa is the famous border village of Mon district: the international line runs straight through the Angh (hereditary chief)’s house, so his dining room is in India and his bedroom in Myanmar, and villagers cross the line daily as they always have. Tattooed elders, village morungs and ridge-top views make it the highlight of Mon.
Best time: November to March.
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.
Longwa month by month
Places to visit near Longwa
All of Longwa, 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