chalet stoneham Other enchanting gompas and anigompas (nunneries) offer great day hikes from Tawang, including ancie

Other enchanting gompas and anigompas (nunneries) offer great day hikes from Tawang, including ancient if modest Urgelling Gompa where the sixth Dalai Lama was born. By road, it s 6km from Tawang town but closer on foot downhill from Tawang Gompa. At the time of research construction was almost chalet stoneham complete on a chasm-spanning cable car that will link the monastery with an anigompa on the opposite side of the valley. chalet stoneham There was no information available on whether it would be open to tourists.

Silk Route HOTEL $$ (%2503301; chalet stoneham www.hotelsilkroute.com; Keating Rd; s/d from 1200/1440; W) This small hotel has memorably chalet stoneham colourful rooms kept ship-shape chalet stoneham by the enthusiastic cleaners. The stylish bathrooms contain big rain showers. It s popular, so book ahead.

GARO HILLS The lush, green Garo Hills in the far west of Meghalaya chalet stoneham are well off the beaten path. The towns are not visually distinctive, but most houses in small hamlets remain traditionally fashioned chalet stoneham from bamboo-weave matting and neatly cropped palm thatch. The Garo Hills are easier to visit from Guwahati than from Shillong. Sprawling Tura is the western Garo Hills regional centre and an unhurried transport hub. The tourist office (%03651-242394; h10am-5pm Mon-Fri) is 4km away towards Nazing Bazaar. Friendly staffoffer brochures and sketchy maps, and arrange guides for anywhere in the Garo Hills, including chalet stoneham a three-day hike to Nokrek Biosphere Reserve where it s possible to watch for Hoolock Gibbons from a traditional-style borang (Garo tree house). There are some cheap and not very cheerful places to stay near the market in Tura or, for something a little more comfortable, try the Rikman Continental (%03651-220744; Circular Rd; s/d from 900/1080; ai). Almost on the Bangladesh border, Baghmara is the southern Garo Hills district centre. From Baghmara you can visit the Balpakhram National chalet stoneham Park, 45km away, but jeep and guide hire will have to be organised in Tura.