Tawang, The Land of Monpas

Tawang

Arunachal Pradesh

India

Local and tribal dialects

October To May

+91-3794

Lnad of Monpa tribe and centre of Mahayana Buddhism

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Situated at a height of 12,000 ft Twang is the home of Monpa tribe and a center of Mahayana Buddhism. Tawang can be only reached by road, mostly by taxis or private cars. This beautiful extremely isolated place in the north eastern borders of the country is famous for 400 years old Buddhist Monastery. Surrounded by the Tibet and Bhutan in the North and the south western regions Mother Nature has bestowed her best on the region.
The people staying here have been the inhabitants of this place for ages and mainly belong to the Monpa tribe. Other than few villages in the surrounding most of the region is dominant with the Monpa tribe. Religious importance is attached to Tawang not only because of the ancient monastery but also because it is believed to be the birth place of the sixth Dalai Lama.
The beauty of Tawang lies in its obscurity and its isolation form the rest of the hustly-bustly world. The beautiful picturesque lakes and the forests those surround the place offer a great natural experience to the nature lover.