PRIME ATTRACTIONBomdila is a beautiful small town situated at a height of
about 2,350m (8000 ft.) above the sea level from where one can see the
brilliant landscape and snow-clad mountains of the
Himalayan Range.
It is the headquarters of West Kameng district and has a lot of
attractions for the tourists with its cool climate, Apple orchards,
artistic people, snow-capped Himalayan peaks and Buddhist Gompas. The
Buddhist monastery of Bomdila is the
repository of culture.
PRIME ATTRACTIONMONASTERIES
Tibetan Monasteries 
Bomdils'
three Tibetan Monasteries reflect the origin and culture of the local
people and its proximity to Tibet. The Dalai Lama inaugurated the largest
of these, a Gelugpa Gompa high above the town, in October 1997. One can
ask the caretaker monk for a tour of the monastery including the small
suite of rooms making up the Dalai Lama's private residential quarters.
The rooftop also offers superb views of the town and the surrounding
mountains.
An older Gompa houses a large statue of the blue Medicine Buddha, on whom
healers focus their meditations; the third Gompa stands at the end of the
main market street in the middle of the town. This place has a tourist
lodge, a craft centre displaying local crafts and a shopping centre where
the visitors gets first feel of the local version of Himalayan Buddhist
life.
EXCURSIONSLocal site seeing to Dirang valley and the famous Sela Pass
(4,300m) are a thrilling experience on the way to Tawang, from where snow
covered peaks of Gorichen (6,488m) and Kangto (7,042m) came into view.
The Orchid Research and Development Station at Tippi and two other Orchid
conservation sanctuaries located at Sessa and Dirang are worth seeing
places too.
HOW
TO GET THERE Air: Nearest airport in situated in
Tezpur ,
Assam (160-km).
Rail: Nearest railway station is
Tezpur in
Assam.
Road: There are two roads out of Bomdila, onwards and upwards
towards Tawang, and back down the border towards
Assam , to
Tezpur and
beyond. State buses run daily from the lower part of town to
Tezpur and
Tawang. One can
also hire jeeps, which also run daily services between Tezpur and Tawang,
in both directions.
PLACES TO STAY Majority of the hotels are in the middle part of the town,
near the main market, although there are couple of reasonable places to
stay can be found in the lower part, near the bus station. For
accommodation in luxurious hotels check out upper Bomdila, near most of
the administrative offices.
WHERE TO EAT
Most restaurants are situated in the middle part of the town - try Dragon
And Silver Oaks in the main street - but there are numerous small Dhabas
dotted around, selling simple but good enough food.
NEARBY CITIESBhalukpong: 100-km
Tawang: 180-km
Tezpur :
160-km