Watch falcons over
Things to do in Wokha
Lotha country and the Amur falcon roost.
The list
The short version: The Lotha hills: Doyang reservoir, Tokhu Emong in November, and October-November’s falcon spectacle.
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Doyang falcons
The Amur falcon staging, dusk columns over the reservoir.
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Tsurang valley
The quiet farm country below the hills.
Know before you go
- People
- Lotha
- Festival
- Tokhu Emong (first week Nov)
- Wildlife
- Amur falcon roost at Doyang (Oct-Nov)
- From Dimapur
- About 115km
Tokhu Emong, the Lotha post-harvest festival, opens November.
Best time: October-November for falcons and the festival; the roads are dry-season best.
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.
Wokha month by month
Festivals tied to Wokha
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All of Wokha, 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