Dirangदिरांग
A warm valley town at 1600 m with a 500-year-old fortified village and a hot spring.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh
Tawang & Kameng
Tawang & Kameng
Best time to visit15 March to 15 June and 15 September to 30 November
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February), Summer (March to May)
DifficultyEasy
Height1600 m above sea level
Time neededHalf day
Base and nearbyDirang, Bomdila
EntryFree
About Dirang
A pleasant valley town on the Dirang Chu at 1600 m, warmer than Bomdila and a better base for the Kameng villages. Dirang Dzong is the old fortified Monpa settlement on a bluff above the river, its stone houses and gateway roughly 500 years old and still lived in. The hot spring is a couple of km downstream, and the slopes around are kiwi and apple orchards. Many people now sleep here instead of Bomdila on the way to Tawang.
What to see and do
- Dirang Dzong, the 500-year-old fortified village
- The hot spring on the riverbank
- Kiwi orchards in October and November
- Kalachakra Gompa above the town
- National Yak Research Centre at Nyukmadung
Part of The Himalaya.
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More places in West Kameng
- ThembangWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsA walled Monpa village on the UNESCO tentative list, 20 km up a rough road from Dirang.
- BhalukpongWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh · River RaftingThe Kameng river gate into Arunachal from Tezpur, with winter rafting and an orchid centre.
- BomdilaWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh · Hill StationsThe 2415 m halt on the road to Tawang, with a monastery and a view of Kangto.
- Sangti ValleyWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh · Valleys & CanyonsThe flat farmed valley near Dirang where black-necked cranes winter, some years.
- Eaglenest Wildlife SanctuaryWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh · Birding SpotsThe best birding forest in India, with tented camps and a bird found nowhere else.
- Mandala TopWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh · Peak TreksA 3000 m ridge above Dirang with 108 stupas and a birding road to rival Eaglenest.
- Sessa Orchid SanctuaryWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh · Jungle TrailsA wild orchid sanctuary on the road up to Bomdila, best in April and May.
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