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Nagaland travel guide

Every district of Nagaland and what it is known for — 70 places to visit across 17 districts, with how to reach each one, the best time to go and where to stay.

  • Capital Kohima
  • 17 districts
  • 70 places
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Before you go

Permits: Indian visitors from outside the state need an Inner Line Permit (ilp.nagaland.gov.in); foreigners need a Protected Area Permit.

Coming up: Hornbill Festival 2026 (27th edition), Kisama near Kohima, 1-10 December. Amur falcons roost at Doyang, Wokha, from mid-October to early November. Stays listed are from Nagaland Tourism's hotel and homestay lists.

Top places to visit in Nagaland

One place from each district that our guide covers in depth.

  1. Diezephe craft village

    Chümoukedima district · Villages

    Weavers, wood carvers and cane workers; International Loinloom Festival in the first week of December (Dimapur district portal).

  2. Kachari ruins

    Dimapur district · Heritage and culture

    Carved sandstone mushroom-domed and V-shaped pillars, 8-10 ft high, from the Kachari kingdom's capital (Dimapur district portal).

  3. Mount Saramati

    Kiphire district · Nature and outdoors

    About 3,826 m on the India-Myanmar border; Thanamir village lies at its foot (Wikipedia).

  4. Kohima War Cemetery

    Kohima district · Heritage and culture

    Commonwealth war cemetery on the April 1944 battleground at the Deputy Commissioner's tennis court; kept by the CWGC (Kohima district portal).

  5. Longleng (district headquarters)

    Longleng district · District headquarters

    Headquarters of Longleng district, created 24 October 2003 from Tuensang (Nagaland Tourism).

  6. Lake Shilloi

    Meluri district · Nature and outdoors

    Natural lake of about 8.2 ha at 962 m in pine forest; called the largest natural lake in Nagaland (Wikipedia, claim).

  7. Mopungchuket

    Mokokchung district · Villages

    Ao village at 1,324 m, declared a rural tourism village in 2007 (Mokokchung district portal).

  8. Longwa

    Mon district · Villages

    Konyak village split by the border; the Angh's house sits on the line (Wikipedia). Listed by the Mon district portal for wood carving and skull exhibits.

  9. Niuland (district headquarters)

    Niuland district · District headquarters

    Headquarters of Niuland district, created 18 December 2021 from Dimapur (Nagaland Tourism).

  10. Noklak (district headquarters)

    Noklak district · District headquarters

    Headquarters of Noklak district, created 20 January 2021 from Tuensang (Nagaland Tourism; Wikipedia gives 2017 for its notification).

  11. Ntangki National Park

    Peren district · Wildlife

    National park since 1993, about 200 sq km; hoolock gibbon, hornbills (Wikipedia).

  12. Zhavame and Kapamodzu Peak

    Phek district · Nature and outdoors

    "Vegetable village" since 2010; Kapamodzu stands at 2,620 m with views of Saramati and Japfu (Nagaland Tourism).

  13. Shamator (district headquarters)

    Shamator district · District headquarters

    Headquarters of Shamator district, created 19 January 2022 from Tuensang; inaugurated 4 March 2022 (Shamator district portal).

  14. Tseminyü (district headquarters)

    Tseminyü district · District headquarters

    Headquarters of Tseminyü district, created 18 December 2021 from Kohima (Nagaland Tourism).

  15. Tuensang (district headquarters)

    Tuensang district · District headquarters

    Headquarters of Tuensang district, one of the three districts of 1957 (Nagaland Tourism).

  16. Doyang reservoir and Pangti Amur falcon roost

    Wokha district · Wildlife

    Roosting site of migrating Amur falcons, best seen from the second week of October to the first week of November (Wokha district portal; Nagaland Tourism).

  17. Zünheboto (district headquarters)

    Zünheboto district · District headquarters

    Headquarters of Zünheboto district, formed 19 December 1973 from Mokokchung (Nagaland Tourism).

Districts of Nagaland 17

17 (Meluri added in 2024) — 17 since Meluri (notified 2 November 2024; inaugurated 21 February 2025).

Festivals and dates to plan around

  • Chega Gadi (Zeliang) — Peren: 30-31 Oct (Nagaland Tourism calendar)
  • Cherry Blossom Festival — Longkhum, Mokokchung: First week of Nov (Nagaland Tourism calendar)
  • Tokhu Emong (Lotha) — Wokha: 6-7 Nov (Nagaland Tourism calendar)
  • Ahuna (Sumi) — Zünheboto: 14-15 Nov (Nagaland Tourism calendar)
  • Ngada (Rengma) — Tseminyü: 27-28 Nov (Nagaland Tourism calendar)
  • Hornbill Festival 2026 — Kisama, Kohima: 1-10 Dec 2026 (DD News; Sentinel)
  • People's Festival — Chida Resort, Khezhakeno, Phek: 1-10 Dec yearly; 2026 edition not announced (Nagaland Tourism)
  • Sekrenyi (Angami) — Kohima: 25 Feb 2027 (Nagaland Tourism calendar)