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Things to do in Tuensang
The Chang country of the far east.
The list
The short version: Tuensang district: Chang, Sangtam and Khiamniungan villages, Naknyulum season and big empty ridges.
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Chang log drums
The great carved drums of the eastern villages.
Know before you go
- People
- Chang, Sangtam, Khiamniungan
- Festival
- Naknyulum (announced annually)
- From Mokokchung
- About 130km
Tuensang is the large eastern district of Chang, Sangtam and Khiamniungan country: the ridge town, Chang villages with their log drums, and the Naknyulum festival (announced annually) that celebrates victory and harvest.
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.
Tuensang month by month
Festivals tied to Tuensang
Places to visit near Tuensang
All of Tuensang, 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