Sela Pass
Sela Pass is a high Himalayan crossing between West Kameng and Tawang, with alpine scenery and lakes near the summit.
Tawang
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Tawang is a high mountain town in western Arunachal Pradesh, shaped by Monpa culture, Buddhist monasteries and the surrounding Himalayan landscape.
Attractions in Tawang
Sela Lake
Sela Lake lies near Sela Pass, surrounded by high mountain slopes and often edged by ice or snow in colder weather.
Jaswant Garh War Memorial
Jaswant Garh honours Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat and the soldiers remembered for the 1962 conflict along the Tawang road.
Sangetsar Lake
Sangetsar Lake lies north of Tawang among mountain slopes, with standing tree trunks rising from its water. It is also widely known as Madhuri Lake.
Bum La Pass
Bum La is a high mountain border pass north of Tawang. Excursions depend on permits, Army clearance, suitable local vehicles and road conditions.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang Monastery overlooks the Tawang Chu valley and remains a major centre of Tibetan Buddhist learning and worship.
Urgelling Monastery
Urgelling is a small Buddhist monastery near Tawang, revered as the birthplace of the Sixth Dalai Lama.
Tawang War Memorial
Tawang War Memorial commemorates Indian soldiers who died in the 1962 war, with a stupa-style monument and memorial displays.
Tawang Craft Centre
The Tawang craft centre and government emporium display local weaving, carpets and handicrafts reflecting the region’s traditions. Representative image: Tawang Monastery and its surroundings.
Nuranang Falls
Nuranang Falls drops into a steep green gorge near Jang on the Tawang route, and is also known as Jang or Jung Falls.
Pangateng Tso Lake
Pangateng Tso is a high-altitude lake north of Tawang, also called P.T. Tso or PTSO, with rhododendron-covered slopes nearby.
Taktsang Gompa
Taktsang Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in the mountains north of Tawang near Sangetsar Lake. It is distinct from the similarly named monastery in Bhutan. Representative image: Sangetsar Lake in the Tawang highlands.