This historic Angami-Naga village was the site of two major British Angami siege battles in 1847 and 1879. Built on an easily defended ridge (very necessary eco chalet back in headhunting eco chalet days), Khonoma looks beautifully traditional.
Tucked conveniently behind the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) Bus Station (AT Rd), Solicitor Rd has half a dozen reasonable hotels. The Hotel Janata eco chalet Paradise (%9435659461; Solicitor Rd; d 300) isn t quite as beautiful as the manager told us, but at this price you can t be too hard on the daffodil-yellow rooms. Its restaurant (h11am-4pm & 8-9pm) serves excellent-value 10-dish Assamese thalis (from 40).
The beautifully forested hills around Itanagar hide the attractive Ganga Lake (5km), eco chalet a local picnic spot. Further away (20km) is Poma village, which is about the closest place to town to see the traditional eco chalet architecture of bamboo longhouses (although many of these are being slowly replaced with concrete box houses).
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