People have lot of inhibitions about visiting Nagaland due to what is portrait on media over the period of time, but it needs just one visit to the place to break that stereotypical thinking of people. Nagaland is one of the safest states in North East India where people are readily willing to help travelers, so much that they will go and extra mile to help you out because they too want the tourism to flourish. The exposure about the place is so less that people question why would one wants to visit Nagaland? So here are the key reasons to pick Nagaland as your next travel destination:

Land of Many Tribes:

There are more than 100 tribes in Nagaland out of which only 16 are officially recognized and you will find each tribe to be equally welcoming and warm in their gestures. A visit to the nearby villages takes you to the origin of these tribes and you get a fair glimpse of their lifestyle and culture.

Land of Many Festivals:

Each tribe in Nagaland have their own language and festivals which are celebrated during the designated month over the period of an year. Hornbill festival which is celebrated every year during the start of December, is an initiative to showcase the festivities of each tribe on one single stage and has gained a world wide fame. You can witness all of these festivals at the Native village of each tribe as well.

Hospitality:

This might come as a strange part for outside world but Nagas are up to the mark when it comes to the hospitality. Their greeting faces communicate the welcoming feeling. They value tourism and what ever small number of tourist who visit the place. Tourism is still not in boom in the state therefore they gets excited to meet someone who is travelling in their state because that all serves as a source of exposure to them to the outside world.

Lifestyle learning:

In the race of earning more and more, city people have forgotten the way of living and that’s where Nagas stands as an inspiration for rest of the world. They have fewer working opportunities and less means of exposure and earnings still you will find one of the happiest faces in Nagaland who are content with whatever they have and believe in leading a peaceful live.

Exploring Places:

Nagaland offers as much unique places to visit as it offers its tribes. There are lot of places to visit in this state. India’s first ‘Green Village’, Khonoma is in this state. One can also plan a visit to the Pfutsero village which is the highest and coldest inhabited village of the state. Glory peak holds a different charm among all of the places. The famous Dzukou valley is a must visit place.

Rock Culture:

Nagaland is in a way rock capital on India where majority of population is into rock music and almost everyone knows how to play an instrument or a two!

Battleship Ground:

Nagaland also speaks about the sacrifices of our soldiers  during world war II. The war cemetery of Kohima consists of 1,420 graves of soldiers  who fought in the battle of Kohima and made Japanese retreat back to their soil. The battle of Kohima is known as one of the most deadliest battles in the history of the country.

Food:

Nagaland is very much talked about due to the food options that are available here. It’s a heaven for hard core non vegetarians and those who come with the guts of trying out everything. There are decent Cafés all over the place that serves basic vegetarian food thus vegetarians can stay assured that they won’t starve.

Nagaland have a mixture of all most everything. History, culture, festivals, food and places to visit. So now, when someone asks you Why Nagaland? You have an answer to give.