Here, we meet that peripatetic harbinger of Manasarovar, the Siang, still within its white water section. The final section of this circuit goes downstream to Pasighat and re-enters north Assam before returning to Itanagar. Day excursions include Ganga Lake, the State Museum and a ride on elephant back to the saluburious camp on the nearby Dikrong River. The second tourism circuit covers the well-known Namdapha National Park in Tirap district near the east end of the state, not far from the Burmese border. The designated entry and exit point on this circuit is the railhead at Margherita, also reached by National Highway 38 from Tinsukia.
Coaches continue up to Miao for entry into the park.
Thick Forests Using Pasighat as the base, where the Brahmaputra enters the plains, a reasonably good road meanders up-river through thick forest. The route is a photographer's delight. Aside from the Dibrugarh ferry, there is another access toPasighat, via the 415 km drive from Tezpur roughly parallel to the north bank of the Brahmaputra. Indian nationals intending to visit any part of the state may obtain an Inner Line Permit from the Arunachal Government office in Delhi or Itanagar. For the permitted areas, the total time allowed to foreigners is 10 days.