NAGALAND: HORNBILL FESTIVAL

Hello Backpackers...

Join us for the most famous Hornbill Festival along with Nagaland Sightseeing

About Festival
Gear up for this year's Hornbill Festival (Kisama, Nagaland) with us. Hornbill festival is one of the most popular festivals in the whole of Northeast. The festival runs for more than a week with cultural programs and events which are being conducted for past 19 Years. The festival displays the life, history, culture, traditions, and practices of the Naga people. Once at the festival, you will get to see the Naga people, dressed in traditional attire, rejoicing to the tunes and getting immersed in the charisma of the festival. Hornbill festival is one of the most visited and well-organized festivals in this part of the world. People, there are very heart-warming and they welcome you with wide smiles. The festival is held at the iconic Kisama Heritage Village which is located just about 15 kilometres from the capital city of Kohima. all the tribes and sub-tribes of Nagaland take part in the festival that usually takes place between 1st to 10th December every year. Hornbill festival has rightfully earned the tag of ‘festival of festivals’ because of the growing popularity and importance over the years. Each tribe has representatives who let you know about the tribe’s heritage and culture. For food lovers, Hornbill festival is almost like heaven. Traditional cuisines are a major hit there and it gets hard to not taste every dish. There’s a certain aura that attracts so many people to this beautiful festival. Be it the food, the music, the displays, Hornbill festival is almost like a heartthrob that never fails to amuse people

Tentative Itinerary:
(Festival itinerary will be issued few weeks before event.. will try to attend the maximum events possible )

Day 1:
Meet and Greet at Dimapur Airport
Reach the Airport before 2 pm
Inner Line Permits will be Taken Care by our Team
will move to Kohima / Kigwema for an overnight stay

Day 2: Hornbill Festival
Will go to Kisama: Naga Heritage Village where the Hornbill festival happens
full day at the festival .. Explore the cultures, food of different Naga tribes

Day 3: TREK TO DZOUKU VALLEY
2 hr drive to Viswema
4hrs trek to dzouku valley
overnight stay in the valley

Day 4: Trek down - Pfutsero
Will trek down to Viswema
visit the legendary village Khezhakeno
it is famous for monolithic stones, magical power stones
lunch by the lake
overnight stay in Pfutsero

Day 5: to Kohima
watch the majestic sunrise from Glory Peak
start to Kohima
visit WW2 memorial, know the history
evening spend time in the market

Day 6: Khonoma- Final day of the festival
the morning will visit the first green village of the country - Khonoma
attend the final day at festival

Day 7: Say Sayonara..
will drop at the airport by 10 am..

Event Cost: 31000/-

for more details:
Bharath 7075523408
WhatsApp https://wa.link/h229i0

Inclusions:
1. Airport pickup and drop
2. Local Transportation
3. Accommodation on sharing basis
4. Breakfast on all days, all meals in Dzouku
5. Inner Line Permits
6. Experienced trip lead
7. Emergency Medical Support

Exclusions:
1. Any other food than mentioned
2. Emergency evacuations
3. Personal Expenses