Dongडोंग
The easternmost village in India, where the sun comes up first. Two days of road, then a climb.
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Dibang & Lohit
Dibang & Lohit
Best time to visit15 October to 15 April
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyModerate
Height1240 m above sea level
Time needed3 days
Base and nearbyWalong, Tezu
EntryFree · forward-area permit for Walong and beyond, issued at Hayuliang, checked at the army posts
About Dong
A Mishmi and Meyor village at the far eastern tip of the country, at the meeting of the Lohit and Sati rivers, where the sun rises first over Indian soil, before five in the morning in summer. You drive to Walong, two long days from Tezu, cross the Lohit and climb about an hour and a half to the viewpoint above the village. The road is landslide-prone and the army checks permits. Homestays at Walong.
What to see and do
- India's first sunrise, from the viewpoint above the village
- The climb up from Walong, about 90 minutes
- Lohit and Sati confluence
- Mishmi and Meyor village
- Permit and army checks
Part of The Himalaya.
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More places in Anjaw
- Hawai and HayuliangAnjaw, Arunachal Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe district town and the permit office on the long Lohit road to Walong and Dong.
- Kibithu and KahoAnjaw, Arunachal Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe road-end of India on the Lohit, with Kaho the last village. Permits, army, and back by dark.
- Walong War MemorialAnjaw, Arunachal Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe Lohit valley town where a brigade held out in 1962. Memorial, hot spring, base for Dong.
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