Sekrenyi Festival (Nagaland)Feb 20 - March 1 2016 (10 days)

The Sekrenyi Festival is a 10-day spring festival of the Angami tribe It is largely celebrated indoors but for a few days also in public with mass singing and dancing in traditional clothing The central theme is the purification of body and soul The festival is animistic in origin as it dates back to the time before the Nagas were converted to ChristianityOn this trip yoursquoll also visit the state of Meghalaya with its British past glory and the unique living bridges made of tree roots besides beautiful Kaziranga National Park in Assam home to Indian rhinos wild elephants a fascinating bird life and Bengal tigers More info

Hornbill Festival (Nagaland)Dec 1 - 7 2015 (7 days)

The Hornbill Festival is the most spectacular colorful and extensive festival in Northeast India Organised by the State Directorate of Tourism the festival is intended to revive protect and preserve the richness and uniqueness of these erstwhile head hunters At this festival one can see a fascinating melange of Naga cultural displays The festival is also a tribute to the hornbill a bird most admired by the Naga people for its alertness and grandeur which is symbolically displayed in the traditional tribal headgear Local handicrafts ranging from bamboo products to intricately woven traditional garments are on display as well as stalls with Naga dishes More info

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Winter and spring are the time o f f e s t i v a l s i n B h u t a n neighbour ing S ikk im and Northeast India A good excuse for a longer trip in this area be it a jeep or bicycle tour on quiet back-roads or a trek on even quieter mountain trails Newsletter 15-08 September 2015

Festivalsin Bhutan amp NE-India

l i t t l e - v i s i t e d t s e c h u (monastic festival) Then we traverse Bhutan to the west There is no rush and there is time for relaxing walks This tour can be combined with 8 days Assam wildlife Majuli Island and heritage tea bungalows More info

Bumchu Festival Tashiding Gompa (Sikkim)March 15 - April 04 2016 (10 days) longer possible

The annual Bumchu Festival is probably the most colourful of Sikkimrsquos monastic festival Alhtough it is a true Buddhist festival with cham dances it has the added mystical flavour of a barrel filled with holy water that is opened to read whatrsquos in store for the year ahead from its water level More info

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Aoling amp Moping Festival (Nagaland amp Arunachal Pradesh)March 31 - April 10 2016 (11 days)

Just like Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh is a tribal state Here as well the cultural heritage is kept alive in festivals where war marriage and harvest dances are performed with an awe-inspiring passion Wersquoll visit two festivals in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh sleep in rustic bamboo houses (and good hotels) and get great views of jungle-covered mountains and the wild upper reaches of the Brahmaputra More info

Bhutan east - west amp Gom Kora TsechuMarch 08 to 27 2016 (14 days 20 days with Assam in cooperation with Battuta Travel)

This is the most complete of all our Bhutan (jeep) tours From Guwahati in Indias Assam we head into the far east of Bhutan where we attend a

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Festivals in Bhutan amp Sikkim (winter 20152016)

Below a list of the most important tsechus in the coming months We can organize tours around all these festivals Mail us for information on festivals in NE-India

Punakha Drubchen Punakha (West Bhutan) February 13 - 16Punakha Tsechu Punakha (West Bhutan) February 17 - 19Chorten Kora Nabij Trashiyangtse (East Bhutan) February 22 amp March 9Gomphu Kora Nabij Trashigang (East Bhutan) March 16 - 18Gasa Tsechu Gasa (Middle-north Bhutan) March 14 - 18Paro Tsechu Paro (West-Bhutan) March 19 - 23Ura Yakchoe UraBumthang (East Bhutan) April 18 - 20Nimalung Tsechu ChummiBumthang (East Bhutan) June 13 - 15Kurjey Tsechu ChoekhorBumthang (East Bhutan) June 15

Guthor Chaam Rumtek Gompa amp Pemayangtse Gompa Sikkim February 9Bumchu Festival Tashiding Sikkim March 19-20