Nagaland
6 destinations scored for every month — sorted by this month's score
Valley of Flowers of the Northeast — rolling green meadows, rare Dzukou Lily, and soul-stirring silence.
Pleasant 8-18°C. Valley green. Wildflowers increasing. Best trekking weather.
Heartland of the Ao Naga tribe — Longkhum village viewpoint, Ungma (oldest Ao village), Moatsu festival in May
April is Mokokchung at its most inviting — warm enough to walk, cool enough to enjoy it.
Land of the Konyak Nagas — last headhunting tribe with tattooed faces, skull trophies in morungs, and the cross-border Longwa village split between India and Myanmar
Aoling Festival month
Highest town in Nagaland at 2,133m — Glory Peak, Chakhesang tribe, terraced fields, foggy pine ridges that feel like Scotland
April paints Pfutsero's highlands red — rhododendrons at 2000+ metres, blooming like they're showing off.
India's first self-declared green village — Angami Naga warriors who banned hunting and built a global conservation model.
Late spring. 14-26°C. Warm, pre-monsoon.
Naga warrior heritage, WWII cemetery, and the legendary Hornbill Festival — where 16 tribes celebrate as one.
Warm 10-24°C. Pre-monsoon. Good weather.
