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| Awesome Mizoram North East India |
I jumped to it!
When Prabhu Barua, a friend of mine from
Guwahati Assam suggested to accompany him to
Mizoram, a mystic state of north east India, I just accepted it without a word. Apart from my interest on the shrouded mysterious history
of Mizo tribes and picturesque land, the major interest was to see
“The Blue Mountain”---a highly revered peak, considered to be the abode of the gods. The Blue Mountains (also called as (
Phawngpui peak) is the highest mountain peak in
Mizoram, rising about
2157 m high near the
Myanmar border in
Lawngtlai district, the southeast region of Mizoram.
We took a direct flight from Guwahati to
Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram. Got the
“inner line permit” required for Indians for Mizoram at the airport lounge. On reaching
Aizwl, we took a taxi from airport to the town which was 32 Kms. Prabhu had arranged our stay at a beautiful hotel
Ritz Next day was for sightseeing at
Aizwl town. What to say about this beautiful town? Blessed with a scenic landscape that makes it an excellent visual delight, with a moderate climate and wonderful scenery. I was told the city was almost hundred years old, was with profoundly dotted timber houses and profusion of flowers which were set on a ridge which is approximately at an altitude of 4000 ft above sea level. It was a stunning and captivating view of the lush emerald
Tlwang river valley in the west and the Turial River Valley in the east.
There were many interesting places in
Aizwl town and the hill stations in the state but we could not visit due to paucity of time
I felt excited as we boarded Safari SUV for to fulfill my cherished dream of a trip to “The Blue Mountains” (
Phawngpui). The first destination was
Sangau, the nearest village 14 Kms from the peak, a 8 to10 hours journey to cover about 229 km from Aizawl.
The road was reasonably good. During this journey from
Aizawl to
Sangau, we had to travel from North part of
Mizoram to South East Mizoram crossing through
Aizawl,
Thenzawl and
Lunglei divisions. The landscape was awesome!
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| Bridge on Chhimtuipui River for pedestrian |
As we approached closer to
Sangau we saw a beautiful valley and down below in the valley we could see the blue waters of the
Chhimtuipui River, which we had to cross in a
ferry.
On the way, we saw people using a funny kind of vehicles made out of wood. It had a good platform for a couple of people to sit, breaks for the wheels as well as a steering. Apart from kids using it to play, it was also a means of transportation for the locals to move around.
What a different world in India, I thought!
For the next couple of hours the road was bad and it took may be 2 hours to reach
SangauRabhu Barua, my friend from
Guwahati accompanying me had, through his excellent contacts in Mizoram, arranged the Forest Rest house of Sangau.
The following day we started to cover 14 Kms to our final destination, passing through few villages, one of which was relocated from inside the park boundary. The road was quite steep and narrow at certain places and I realized it was impossible to reach without your vehicle being a 4 WLD. A scary drive indeed!
Finally we reached
The Blue mountain (National Park) and were at another forest rest house which had basic amenities!
As we reached early afternoon, I went to have a look around. The weather was quite chill as we were at 7000ft . I could see the
Chhimtuipui Rriver far below in the valley, which forms a natural boundary between Mizoram and Maynmar (Burma). The scene was quite breathtaking with mountains everywhere, till my myopic eyes could stretch. Wow!
hlazuang Khamm which had a sharp and deep fall. This was the habitat of the wild mountain goats and I could see some! The sun had already gone down so I returned to the rest house. It was getting dark In the room when I was told by a forest guard about the cliff that it was haunted by spirits and narrated a story, I looked sharply through the window of our room...signs of any mysterious movements?
Hurriedly we had our dinner and jumped into my bed dreaming of what I had seen outside- a nature at its peak and mysterious local folklore...!
What I saw was a majestic view over the hills and the valleys. This peak presented the most enchanting scenic beauty I had seen. There was a semi-circular beautiful cliff in the western side called T
The following day we looked around. On the peak, there is a level ground about 200 hectares in area. The place is surrounded by matted bamboo groves and other beautiful flora. Varieties of butterflies, including some rare species, I found there. On the east, one can see a deep green forest. On the other side at a great distance, villages were silhouetted in a big canvas of wavy hills. Incredible!
The next morning I again went down the path towards the flowering trees to see the Sunrise. The clouds had settled across the valley and the scene was simply terrific! I had been trekking the nearby area...lost in thoughts, in nature and in the aura of mystic The Blue Mountain
Well the time came for us to return to
Aizwl, long and tedious journey back...
I had not seen
Mizoram.truly speaking,...just had a glimpse of the hidden beauty. Though I had a satisfaction of viewing, my dream
The Blue Mountain, there was a lot to be seen-other hill stations, culture, shrouded history of tribals, awesome tribal dances unique in the world, Baktawng Village where a Mizo,
Pu Ziona lives with the
"worlds largest existing family" with 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren...
and I decided to be back again, for SURE!!
For relevant information on
Mizoram and to plan your visit:
http://tourism.mizoram.gov.inView Larger Map