20 Must-Try Foods From Northeast India
Northeast India has some of the most interesting food in the country. The cooking changes quickly once you move between states. Rice stays important, but the things around it change: smoked meat, fermented fish, bamboo shoots, herbs, chillies, pork,…
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Northeast India festivals you should experience at least once
Northeast India has a way of making you slow down. You hear drums from somewhere down the road. Someone’s cooking a dish you’ve never tried. People are dressed in traditional clothes, children are running around, and suddenly the festival…
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20 hidden places in Northeast India you should visit
Northeast India gets plenty of attention for places like Shillong, Tawang, Gangtok and Kaziranga. Go a little farther, though, and the crowds thin out quickly. You’ll find tiny mountain villages, forest roads, strange rock formations, clear rivers and…
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How to plan a Northeast India trip on a budget
Northeast India can eat up your travel budget quickly if you book everything at the last minute. Flights, private taxis, expensive hotels and long car journeys can turn a ₹15,000 trip into a ₹40,000 trip before you’ve even reached your second…
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Best time to visit Northeast India
Northeast India covers 8 states, and the weather can change dramatically between places like Sikkim, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. So the best month depends on what you actually want to see. For most travelers, October to April is the…
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15-day Northeast India travel itinerary
Northeast India can feel like several different trips stitched together. One day you’re walking beside the Brahmaputra, a few days later you’re in misty Meghalaya, and then you’re crossing into the hills of Nagaland. For 15 days,…
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7-day Northeast India itinerary for first-time visitors
Northeast India is a big place. Trying to cover all 8 states in 7 days would leave you spending half the trip inside a car. For a first trip, pick one compact route and give yourself enough time to actually enjoy it. This itinerary focuses on Assam and…
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10-Day Northeast India itinerary: where should you go?
Ten days sounds like plenty until you look at Northeast India on a map. Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim can easily swallow a month. For a 10-day trip, you need to pick a compact route and stick with it.…
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Northeast India trip cost: complete budget guide
A trip across Northeast India can cost anywhere from ₹1,500 to ₹5,000 per person per day, depending on where you go, how you travel, and how much comfort you want. A backpacker moving between hostels and shared taxis can keep costs low. A couple hiring…
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10 best Northeast India destinations for first-time travelers
Northeast India can feel like a completely different trip every few hours. You can start with a busy city, drive into misty mountains, stop at a monastery, eat smoked pork for lunch, and end the day somewhere that gets so quiet you can hear the river…
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