gondola breckenridge All Dirang s commercial services are in New Dirang, with a strip of cheap hotels, eateries and sumo

A peaceful lane winding through forested gondola breckenridge hills and tribal settlements links Ziro to Pasighat via Along. Highlights are dizzying suspension footbridges and thatched Adi villages around Along. Do be warned though that the attractions along this route are very low-key, the villagers around Along are much less welcoming to foreigners (and they don t sport the Apatanis tattoos and nose plugs) and the route, which involves three full days of travel, is very tiring. Unless you re going to be heading from Along to fabulous Mechuka or remote eastern towns and valleys such as Tuting or the Namdapha National gondola breckenridge Park then you may find this route something of a let down.

All Dirang s commercial services are in New Dirang, with a strip of cheap hotels, eateries and sumo counters around the central gondola breckenridge crossroads. Tourist Lodge (%200176; d 825), a kilometre south and overlooking New Dirang, is a basic but friendly gondola breckenridge family hotel in an old-style hill house crowded with potted plants. Nicer is the next-door gondola breckenridge Hotel Pemaling (%207265; gondola breckenridge s/d 1815/2420), which has shiny rooms, excellent service gondola breckenridge and a very pleasant garden where you can enjoy the views towards the sometimes snow-bound Se La and the high Himalaya beyond.

Tucked conveniently behind the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) Bus Station (AT Rd), Solicitor Rd has half a dozen reasonable hotels. The Hotel Janata 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 gondola breckenridge Assamese thalis (from 40).

The inconveniently located APST bus station (take an autorickshaw) gondola breckenridge has services to Along ( 220, seven hours, 6am and 12pm) and Itanagar ( 170, 10 hours, gondola breckenridge 5.30am and 6am). Sumos run to Along ( 220, seven hours, 6am and noon) and Itanagar ( 300, six hours, 6am). The road to Along is in a dreadful state be prepared for a very long and rough day. Sumos also run to Tuting ( 800) but only when demand warrants it. Ferries (Indian/foreigner 20/100, vehicle 1200; 8.30am & 9.15am) drift lazily down the Brahmaputra to Dibrugarh in Assam from Majerbari Ghat (sumos take one hour from Pasighat, depart at 6am and cost 120). Ferry tickets are sold by Otta Tours & Travel at the sumo stand.