Pakke Paga Hornbill Festivalपक्के पागा हॉर्नबिल महोत्सव
A three-day January festival at Seijosa for the Nyishi communities who guard the hornbills of Pakke.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWherePakke-Kessang, Arunachal Pradesh
Tawang & Kameng
Tawang & Kameng
Best time to visit16 January to 20 January
Good seasonsWinter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Height200 m above sea level
Time needed2 days
Base and nearbySeijosa, Tezpur
EntryFree entry · camping and homestays at Seijosa fill up, book ahead
About Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival
The only conservation festival in the state, held at Seijosa in the third week of January since 2015 to celebrate the Nyishi communities who protect the hornbills of Pakke. Three days of Nyishi dance, local food, birding walks into the reserve and talks by the forest department. Small, friendly and genuine. Seijosa has a handful of homestays and a camping ground, and they go early.
What to see and do
- Birding walks into Pakke
- Nyishi dance and food stalls
- Conservation talks and hornbill exhibits
- Camping by the Pakke river
Part of The Himalaya.
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More places in Pakke-Kessang
- Pakke Tiger ReservePakke-Kessang, Arunachal Pradesh · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA hornbill forest on the Assam border where Nyishi hunters became nest guardians.
- Seijosa and the Pakke RiverPakke-Kessang, Arunachal Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Nyishi gateway village to Pakke on a broad stony river, 60 km from Tezpur.
- LemmiPakke-Kessang, Arunachal Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe small new headquarters of Pakke-Kessang, on the hill road from Seijosa to Seppa.
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