Wilderness resides deep in Namdapha -- the unpredictable scape pristineness, varieties and capriciousness. Chances are that you spot the family of tigers amidst these up for the grabs National Park. Namdapha is a lifetime experience for the charm and forest escapade for this teeming entity stays forever. Namdapha National Park is eastern most tiger reserve located in Arunachal Pradesh, near the Eastern Himalaya, contiguous to Myanmar border in the North East sector of India. Home of the rampant beauty, Namdapha is popular with trekkers and adventure freaks, and my post is an account of traversing unparalleled frontiers of Namdapaha National Park, new explorations and wild encounter at the park.
On the way to Namdapha National Park
Dense and dark with mountains skirting all along the jaunt to Namdapha is what I feasted onto. My trip commenced at Tinsukia from where Namdapha National Park is 45 km to the east of it. Early morning Namdapha wears a brumous blanket with a shrilling silence broken only sings, coos and mawns of the wild residents. From Tinsukia to Namdapha the jeep ride is through the highs and lows of a jungle and dense vegetation. After travelling for few hours and crossing destinations like Stilwell Road, Memorial Graveyard, Tibetian Institute of Handicrafts, Miao Bio-diversity Museum, one reaches to Namdapha National Park. Miao is the name of the town at the entrance of the Namdapha Tiger Reserve and another 28 km by road takes you to the Forest Department-run tourist complex at Deban.
The nearest airport to Namdapha is Dibrugarh which has daily flight connection with Guwahati and other metropolitans as well. Namdapha is well-served by rails from other cities of India. Tinsukia Rail Station, 45 km from Namdapha is the nearest rail station connecting New Delhi, New Jalpaiguri, Guwahati and other states. Buses run only to Miao and are not that reliable option because of the poor connectivity. We hired a sumo for Rs 1500 till Namdapha National Park for a group of four.
Note: It is advisable to chart out your journey details with local tour operator in Arunachal Pradesh as you must have local permits, transportations, accommodations and trekking permissions.
Deban
Although Deban offers a muckle of new experiences, what is far more engrossing and delectable is the interiors of Deban. By the time we grab in some glimpses of Namdapha it was late evening and I was already experiencing the cold mountain bites. Next morning, we begun tour at the Deban. We osquare oned at the northern bank of the river which is at Haldibari-Hornbill-Bulbulia-Rani-Jheel-Firmbase areas. The place is devoid of any habitation and the feeling of solitude overpowered me.and others. Sunlight filtering from the dense woodlet fills light into the darkness and flowers and on insects which glow with the rays of light scattered through their tiny pores. The pathways to Bulbulia is littered with all fruits of rudraksh trees!
My Stay at Hornbill
A good expanse of sky dominates Hornbill – the eponym for the the destination where birds roost in the evening. Hornbill is the home of birds and bees. Species like silver-eared mesiah, bar-tailed cuckoos, blue-throated barbets, red-eared bay woodpeckers and many more are found in abundance enlivening the whole of jungle milieu. We spotted a muckle of butter flies on many wet patches, tree-trunks and local wild blooms. Me and my groupsters (groupies) had to keep our eyes peeled as they these little delightful creatures provide with fleeting glances which has to be caught in fractions of seconds before they vanish in the forest tenebrosity. A little ahead just when we started looking for some new wild creature, our eyes caught the congregation of dragontails at the pond.
Halting at Bulbulia
Known as poong (hot stream in local language), Bulbulia is actually a hot bubbling spring covered by grey gooey slush that can be smelt from a km. On the instruction of our guide we lit a small match and threw on the waters in extreme inqusitiveness and lo! saw the little fire dancing the water here. Moreover, to our delight we bathed in the mud there and believe it or not, the grey ooze cures you off all allergy, insect bites and all!!! Nights creep in to no amazement to us and we trusted our fates for some rumblings of elephants. One point to be noted is that a whiff of humans can drive away the animals.
Please note that the journey continues in the next post !!!!!!!!!
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