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Things to do in Mon
The land of the Konyak and the tattooed elders.
The list
The short version: Mon district: Konyak villages, the Angh’s court at Chi, Longwa on the Myanmar line and Aoleang in April.
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Chi village
The Angh’s traditional court and house.
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Tattooed elders
The living faces of Konyak history (ask before photographing).
Know before you go
- People
- Konyak
- Sights
- Chi Angh house, Shangnyu village
- Festival
- Aoleang (first week April)
- Gateway
- Sonari (Assam), about 100km
Aoleang, the Konyak festival, fills the first week of April. The practical gateway is Sonari in Assam, then the hill climb.
Best time: November to March; April for Aoleang.
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.
Mon month by month
Festivals tied to Mon
Places to visit near Mon
All of Mon, 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