Dzukou Valley

Dzokou Valley Trekking (Nagaland)

Last night we departed from Guwahati Railway station, Assam at 23:45 hrs and arrived Dimapur, Nagaland at 05:05 hrs, via Lumding in Nagaland Express. (Last week Of SEPT)

Dimapur is a great hub for business, so lots of people do regularly travel. But to travel further into the state you need ILP(Inner Line Permit). It is an official document issued by the Government of India to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a Protected area for a limited period. ILP can be obtained from Nagaland House situated in Guwahati, Assam OR can obtain from the Office of Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland.

Welcome To Kohima

Its was early morning when we reached Dimapur, and we departed at 05:10 hrs, we took the Zonal Taxi that we found outside the station.It was only few minutes of journey we feel the change in the air. The early morning breeze touching our faces, and few minutes more into the journey it fog. Its been a while that we haven't seen any but for now we were just worried whether the Dzokou Valley that we wish to see won't be covered with fog.

Its 06:00 hrs and we arrived the check gate, this is the gate which keeps the track of the visitors in and out of state of Nagaland. 

The roads here are bumpy, the cab that we took gave us the best bumpy rides, if it would have been a bigger car, I guess the ride will be smoother. And as we travel we see the roads are in bad condition. The route that we are taking is the major route that connects the rest of the state. As we peep outside the cab we see the freshness of the mountain. Sometimes it makes me feel that I wish I came alone so that I take my time enjoying the view. 

Time- 08:05 hrs, Here we are Kohima.

Mr. Sarporaj Hojai & Mr. Joringdao Gorlosa buying
vegetables to cook  something special during our camping.

As soon as we arrived we started to get some items required for our trek. With Mr. Sarporaj Hojai and Mr. Joringdao Gorlosa buying the items, me taking pictures and rest of our team are at the hotel waiting for our guide and taking care of our baggage. We bought some vegetables, water, bread & butter and some dry fruits. 

Taking little tour of Kohima before
our guide arrives

 Here is a little story: We were looking for chilli and everywhere we see is only Bhoot Jolokia we did not want that so we were looking for different chilli, we found with an old lady. When we asked that we wanted to get it for  Rs. 10 she did not agree. She kept saying Rs.100, but that was not the quantity that we need. We tried to make her understand and language barrier was one problem as local people here speak local language and we did not know local language. In the end we have to leave without the chilli.
Note: We stole chilli from the hotel that my rest of the team were waiting.(just Kidding)
We actually paid the manager.

Fresh Vegetables, on the streets of Kohima

City here wakes up very early, when we were on our way we saw few people selling honey, that too fresh from the beehive. many people might have just bought from a bottle or a container but here it sells fresh from the beehive. Amazing right, Sorry I forgot to take picture of that. But hope that if you visit than you'll get to see that.

Kohima(From the roads as we travel towards Dzukou Valley)

Our little marketing and little tour of Kohima is done. As we head back towards hotel we find our team having ordered meal, we joined them filled our stomach, guide took time to arrive. So we share our excitement with team of how our trek will be.
Our guide arrive at 09:10 hrs we introduced ourselves and packed our baggage in the Zonal Taxi and we are another step closer towards Dzukou Valley.

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