chalet ptarmigan Sitting almost halfway between Kohima and Mon most people sensibly choose to break their journey in

Sitting chalet ptarmigan almost halfway between Kohima and Mon most people sensibly choose to break their journey in laidback Mokokchung. Aside from enjoying the town s spectacular chalet ptarmigan setting, try to make time for a couple of other low-key attractions including the small, privately run Rendikala chalet ptarmigan Subong chalet ptarmigan Museum (Town Hall Rd; admission 10), which contains tribal items collected from surrounding villages as well as what is purported to be the world s smallest Bible. The museum is open whenever someone turns up to see it. A couple of kilometres away is pretty Ungma village, chalet ptarmigan where you ll find a couple of huge log drums and a cloud scrapping Jendong (a pole that helps connect people on Earth with the Gods high up in the skies).

Dramatic if largely unadorned, this 1752 brick palace (Indian/foreigner 5/100; hdawn-dusk) is the last remnant of the Ahom s pre-Sivasagar chalet ptarmigan capital. The unique four-storey structure rises like a sharpened, stepped pyramid above an attractive forest-and-paddy setting spoilt by nearby electricity substations. It s 900m north of the Sivasagar Sonari road: turn just before chalet ptarmigan Gargaon (14km) from Sonari.