Dzukou Valley (Manipur side)
Mao, Manipur, India
Nearby attractions
Mount Iso (Tempü Peak)
Mao, Manipur
Manipur's second-highest summit (~2,994 m) guarding Dzukou's southern rim — a stiff, glorious climb over grass ridges.
Dzukou Valley
Kohima, Nagaland
The 'Valley of Flowers of the Northeast' — rolling emerald hills at ~2,450 m that erupt with the rare Dzukou lily and seasonal blooms in summer.
Japfü Peak
Kohima, Nagaland
Nagaland's second-highest peak at 3,048 m, home to the world's tallest rhododendron tree recorded in the Guinness Book.
Mao & Makhel (Naga Origin Site)
Mao, Manipur
The cool border town of the Mao Naga and nearby Makhel village — the legendary dispersal point of the Naga tribes, marked by sacred trees and stones.
Kisama Heritage Village
Kisama, Nagaland
The permanent Naga Heritage complex 12 km from Kohima and the grand stage of the Hornbill Festival, with authentic morungs of all major Naga tribes.
Hornbill Festival
Kisama, Nagaland
The 'Festival of Festivals' each December at Kisama, where all Naga tribes gather for war dances, folk songs, indigenous games, crafts and food.
Naga Heritage WWII Museum
Kisama, Nagaland
A modern museum at Kisama telling the story of the Battle of Kohima through relics, dioramas and personal accounts from all sides.
Kohima Cathedral (Mary Help of Christians)
Kohima, Nagaland
One of the largest cathedrals in Northeast India, on Aradura Hill, its Naga-style timber ceiling arching over 3,000 worshippers.
Khonoma Green Village
Khonoma, Nagaland
Asia's first 'green village' — a 700-year-old Angami warrior settlement of terraced alder-fed rice fields that banned hunting and logging to protect the Blyth's tragopan.
State Museum, Kohima
Kohima, Nagaland
A rich ethnographic collection of the 16+ Naga tribes — ceremonial dresses, weapons, jewellery, ancestral gateposts and a rare log-drum.
Khonoma Nature Conservation & Tragopan Sanctuary
Khonoma, Nagaland
A ~70 sq km community-declared sanctuary above Khonoma protecting the endangered Blyth's tragopan and old-growth forest.
Kohima War Cemetery
Kohima, Nagaland
Terraced hillside cemetery honouring the Allied soldiers who fell at the 1944 Battle of Kohima — the turning point that halted the Japanese advance into India.