Serchhipसेरछिप
The district town on the Lunglei road, ridge above the Mat, junction for Thenzawl.
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Champhai plateau
Champhai plateau
Kind of placeVillages & Hidden Gems
Best time to visit15 October to 31 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Height900 m above sea level
Time needed2 hrs
Base and nearbySerchhip, Serchhip
EntryFree
About Serchhip
The district town on the Lunglei highway about 110 km from Aizawl, on a ridge between the Mat and Tuikum rivers. In the 2011 census it was the district with the highest literacy rate in India, which the town is quietly proud of. For a traveller it is a halt on the way south and the junction for Thenzawl and Vantawng, with the Mat valley below for a walk.
What to see and do
- Ridge between the Mat and Tuikum rivers
- Highest literacy district in India, 2011
- Junction for Thenzawl and Vantawng
- Halt on the road south to Lunglei
Part of Patkai, Naga and Mizo Hills.
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More places in Serchhip
- BaktawngSerchhip, Mizoram · Villages & Hidden GemsHome of the family of Ziona Chana, 38 wives and 89 children under one four-storey roof.
- Chhingpuii ThlanSerchhip, Mizoram · Monuments & HeritageA roadside memorial to Chhingpuii, killed in the chiefs war of the 1880s. A few minutes, worth them.
- ThenzawlSerchhip, Mizoram · Villages & Hidden GemsThe weaving town of Mizoram, a loom under every house, and the base for Vantawng.
- Tuirihiau FallsSerchhip, Mizoram · WaterfallsThe small fall near Thenzawl you can stand behind. Pair it with Vantawng.
- Vantawng FallsSerchhip, Mizoram · WaterfallsThe highest fall in Mizoram, 229 m into a gorge you view from across. Full from July to November.
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