It is also ideal for boating, canoeing and angling on the river Dikrong. Air Itanagar can be reach via Tezpur or via Calcutta. Neraest Airport is Tezpur or Jorhat in Assam. Train Nearest Railhead Lakhimpur in Assam just 60 Kms from Itanagar. It is served by Arunachal Express from Guahati, the journey from guahati taking about 11 hours.
Taxis are available at tourist centers.
The toursim department offers transport facilities at reasonable rates. Tawan g Tawang, perched at a height of over 10,000 ft, is world-renowned for its 400 year old Buddhist Monastery, one of the biggest monasteries in India. The Monastery was founded by a monk, Mera Lama, a contemporary of the fifth Dalai Lama. Before the establishment of the Monastery, Tawang was a centre of Tantric religion. The Tawang Monastery is also known as the 'Galden Namgyal Lhatse'.