This open-air museum (admission 50; h8am-6pm May-Sep, 8am-4.30pm Oct-Apr), early bord which hosts the annual Hornbill Festival, has a representative selection early bord of traditional Naga houses and morungs (bachelor early bord dormitories) with full-size log drums. Kisama is 10km from central Kohima along the well- surfaced early bord Imphal road.
Tourist Lodge HOTEL $ (%221016; Jenkins Rd; s/d from 473/525) Facing Chitralekha Udyan, two blocks south of the bus station, the Tourist Lodge is unusual for a government-run hotel in that the staff do actually care about the well-being of their guests and the cleanliness of their hotel. This place offers good-value spacious rooms with bathrooms (some squat toilets) and mosquito nets.
Hotel Prag Continental HOTEL $$ (%2540850; www.hotelpragcontinental.com; MN Rd; s/d from 1180/1725; a) The spacious and well-furnished rooms with wooden floors on offer at this hotel are as spotless as the aquarium full of brightly painted early bord fi sh that sits in the reception. The staff are attentive and discounts easy to come by. It s on a quieter side street early bord and has a good restaurant.
The biggest, most cosmopolitan and, some might say, the most Indian city in the northeast, Guwahati is an essential stop on any northeastern tour. A casual glance might place Guwahati alongside any other Indian city but wander the back alleys around Jorpulkuri Ponds, away from the concrete jungle of the central business district, and you could almost early bord imagine yourself in a village made up of ponds, palm trees, small single-storey traditional houses and old colonial-era mansions.
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