chalet boy Forty-five kilometres north of Kohima is the small town of Tuophema, which can make a useful overnig

From Lumla, 42km towards Zemithang, helicopters ( 3000, two hours, hMon-Sat) fly to Guwahati. APST buses leave Tawang 5.30am Monday and Friday for Tezpur ( 290, 12 hours), calling at Dirang ( 130, six hours), Bomdila ( 170, seven hours) and Bhalukpong ( 240, 10 hours). More frequent public sumos to Tezpur ( 500) depart at dawn.

Forty-five kilometres north of Kohima is the small town of Tuophema, which can make a useful overnight chalet boy stop on the road to Mon if you leave Kohima late in the day. Although the town itself is nothing special, the