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Bum La Pass

The high pass on the Chinese border, where soldiers show you around, in thick snow.

Photo: Itrajib · CC BY-SA 4.0
Price
Free; a permit is required
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Bum La, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh 790104Directions

Why Go

The Chinese army came through here in 1962. It's about 37 km from Tawang, and it needs an army permit, for Indian citizens only.

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