Mizoram

Perched like a lone sentinel on the tip of the north eastern border of India, idyllic Mizoram is an amalgam of the former north and south Lushai hill districts. Mizoram is a land of great natural beauty, an endless variety of landscape with rich flora and fauna, clusters of whispering pines, and quaint villages with houses on stilts. image
Mizoram, or the land of Mizos (highlanders), has international boundaries with Myanmar and Bangladesh while it shares its domestic borders with the states of Assam, Manipur and Tripura. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the heart of Mizoram, and hence, it has a pleasantly temperate climate throughout the year. A land of steep hills and deep gorges, Mizoram’s highest peak ‘The Blue Mountain’ rises to a height of 2165 metres . Important rivers that flow through this hilly state are Tlawang, Sonai, Tuivawl, Kolodine and Kamaphul.
Climate: Summer(March to June) – Warm
Monsoon(July to September) – Warm and Humid
Winter(October to February)- Chilly and Very Cold
Clothing: Summer – Cottons
Winter – Woollens
Capital:     Aizawl
Places of Tourist Interest

• Aizawl

The state capital is located at an altitude of 4,000 ft. above sea level. Its an ideal hill station for those looking for fresh air and solitude. In Aizawl one can visit -
* The Museum at Macdonald’s Hill
* The Mizoram State Museum
* The mini Zoological Park
* Durtlang Hills

• Bung and Paikhai

15 and 16 kms. respectively, from Aizawl these are two cool breezy places adjacent to each other.

• Tamdil

Its a natural lake amidst virgin forests of Saitaui village with boating facilities to add to its appeal.

• Vantawng Waterfalls

These waterfalls are 750 ft. high and are surrounded by a lush green tropical forest filled with bamboo groves.

• Champhai

This is situated at the end of Mizoram and one can view from here the Myanmar Hills.

• Dampa Sanctuary

Established in 1976, it is inhabited by swamp deer, tiger, leopard, elephant and Hoolock Gibbon.
ACCESS

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• AIR

Aizwal with Guwahati, Silchar & Calcutta are connected by Indian Airlines flights to major cities in India.

• RAIL

Nearest railway station Silchar (Assam) is 180 kms from Aizwal, where as Guwahati, 397 kms from Silchar, is the most convenient railhead connected with the most of the major places in India.

• ROAD

Aizwal is connected by National Highway No. 54 to the rest of the country via Silchar.  Some of the distances: Guwahati 506 kms, Imphal 374 kms, Kohima 497 kms, Shillong 430 kms, Agartala 443 kms etc.

• BUS SERVICES

Mizoram State Transport and Private buses ply from Aizwal to Champhai, Lunghai, Silchar etc.
Director, Tourism Department
Government of Mizoram
Aizawl – 796001
Phone – (0389)21226, 21227, 21228