Travel blog of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh (north-east India 2018)

Tawang district is the smallest of the 16 administrative districts of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. With a population of 49,977, it is the eighth least populous district in the country (out of 707). Tawang is a town situated at an elevation of approximately 3,048 metres (10,000 ft) to the east of Bhutan. The area is administered by the Republic of India as a part of the Arunachal Pradesh state, however, it is claimed by People's Republic of China as a part of South Tibet, under Tsona Dzong of Shannan, Tibet.

On the way to Tawang. A long journey by motorbike with some of my good friends.

A beautiful waterfall just by the roadside.

Tawang Monastery was founded by the Mera Lama Lodre Gyatso in accordance to the wishes of the 5th Dalai Lama, Nagwang Lobsang Gyatso. It belongs to the Gelugpa sect and is the largest Buddhist monastery in India.

The 8m tall statue of the Shakyamuni Buddha in the Tawang Monastery

Tawang Monastery

Inside of the monastery

A breathtaking place in Arunachal Pradesh is a high altitude mountain pass Se-La, with La denoting Pass is a must visit attraction.

Located in Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh Sela Pass sits at an elevation of 4,170 meters and you can experience a slice of heaven on earth here. It's cool environs and adrenaline height is simply spellbinding. This popular tourist attraction is seldom jam packed with fluffy snow lovers, undoubtedly in Sela Pass; you can notice a pool of clouds covering the gaps between mountains.

Its snow-clad mountains and shimmering pine trees covered in sprinkle flakes will give you a goal to keep traveling amidst the best destinations of Mother Nature.

While Sela Pass does get heavy snow during winters, there is no stopping to experiencing that either. It is usually open throughout the year unless landslides slide in of course.

An interesting feature of Sela Pass is that, this place houses around 101 lakes around the pass. One such spectacular and famous lakes in Arunachal Pradesh is Sela Lake, it is also called as a Paradise Lake because of its appeal and beauty.

Sela lake

Sela lake

The Sela lake frozen

Well guys this a short blog of my travel to Arunachal Pradesh. I hope you like it. Please do comment and suggest on how I can improve as I am new to blogging. Thank you and please let me know if you would like to see another blog .