Arunachal Pradesh · North-east India

Namdapha (Miao) travel guide

Four big cats in one rainforest

Namdapha (Miao)
Rohit Naniwadekar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best time
Oct–Apr
How long
3–4 days
Stay a night
₹900–4,000
Food a day
₹300–900
Nearest railhead
110 km away
Nearest airport
150 km away

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About Namdapha (Miao)

One of India’s wildest parks — rainforest from 200 m to 4,500 m with tigers, leopards, clouded and snow leopards, hoolock gibbons and hornbills, reached from Miao on the Noa Dihing.

Things to do in Namdapha (Miao)

  1. Deban Forest Camp

    4 h · Free

    Rainforest walks from the riverside camp.

  2. Noa Dihing River

    1 h · Free

    Boat across the river into the park.

  3. Miao Tibetan Settlement

    1 h · Free

    Carpet weavers in a refugee settlement.

  4. Namdapha Trek (Haldibari–Bulbulia)

    8 h · ₹500 entry

    Multi-day treks deeper into the park with guides.

Where to stay in Namdapha (Miao)

  • Deban forest rest house

    ₹1,000–2,500

    Inside the park by the river.

  • Miao

    ₹1,000–3,000

    Hotels and eco-lodges at the park HQ.

What to eat

  • Singpho & Tibetan food

    local dish

    Sticky rice in leaves and thukpa.

Good to know

  • Arunachal ILP is required; the park also needs an entry permit at Miao.
  • Monsoon (May–Sep) makes the roads impassable.

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