vail to breckenridge The beautifully forested hills around Itanagar hide the attractive Ganga Lake (5km), a local picnic

Ygdrasill Bamboo Cottage GUESTHOUSE $$ (%9401625744; r 1200) Around a kilometre before Garamur (on the road to Kamalabari), this thatched hut perches on stilts vail to breckenridge above a marshy, avian-filled lake. The sound of fish plopping about in the water below your bed and a thousand screaming cicadas vail to breckenridge (as well as a million marauding mosquitoes bring repellent!) will lull you to sleep at night. The bamboo beds are comfortable and it s nicely furnished. They serve a stunning Majuli thali in the evening and a breakfast that might be a bit too local for many tastes!

1 Sights Ujjayanta Palace PALACE vail to breckenridge (admission 5; h5-7pm) Agartala s indisputable centrepiece is this striking, dome-capped palace. Flanked by two large refl ecting ponds, the whitewashed 1901 edifice was built by Tripura s 182nd maharaja. It looks particularly impressive floodlit vail to breckenridge at night, but for security reasons only the gardens are open to the public.

The beautifully forested hills around Itanagar hide the attractive Ganga Lake (5km), a local picnic spot. Further away (20km) is Poma village, which is about the closest place to town to see the traditional architecture of bamboo longhouses (although many of these are being slowly replaced with concrete box houses). vail to breckenridge

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