ABOUT TAWANG:

• East Himalaya Paradise is perched majestically at a height of about 11,000 feet’s.
• Amidst towering snow capped peaks.
• Town is now studded with all modern amenities.
• Firstly emerging as a dream destination for nature lovers and sightseers.
• It has always been a Buddhist pilgrim site and is a life time destination for the Buddhist living India.

MODE OF COMMUNICATION:

• Airport: Tezpur Airport (TEZ), 365 kms distance from Tawang.
• Rail: Rangapara Railway Station 375 kms from Tawang.
• Road: Well connected by road and 180 kms from Bomdila.

SIGHTSEEING AT A GLANCE:

For more information visit https://tawang.nic.in/tourism

ATTRACTIONS OF TAWANG

Tawang Monastery:

• Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) sect was founded by Mera Lama.
• Major attraction of Tawang.
• Stands on a spur overlooking the Tawang Valley.
• The main hall of the monastery is the prayer room.
• Traditional folk dances are performed here by the monks as a part of religious rituals.
• The Parkhang hall houses the library which contains rare hand written and block printed Buddhist manuscripts of immense religious value.
• Monastery complex is also a great repository of exquisite Buddhist artefacts, painting and sculptures.
• The gold plated, eight meter high bronze statue of Lord Buddha seated on a platform is one of the finest sculpture in the shrine.

Urgelling Monastery:

• The birth place of the 6^th Dalai Lama.
• It enshrines his footprints and fingerprints.
• Surrounded by the graceful Himalayas and the picturesque Tawang-Chu valley.

Craft Centre:

• Beautiful masks, hand-woven carpets, thangkas and siver jewellery etc. can be purchased from here.

Sangetsar Lake (Madhuri Lake):

• 42 kms from Tawang.
• One of the most impressive lakes of Tawang.
• Popularly known as Madhuri Lake by tourists.
• Surroundings rare avi-fauna like snow pigeon and musk deer.

PTSO Lake:

• 16 kms from Tawang.
• It is a picturesque landscape.
• Thin sheet of white ice sat on Lake.