Opium with the Konyak King (Tribal Nagaland, India)

As tourist permits to the north eastern Indian state of Nagaland are relaxed, theitchmag.com pay the Konyak people a visit in a once hostile frontier where tribal chief’s still rule.

Located in the furthest north eastern corner of India, tribal Nagaland is the last point before the Indian subcontinent merges into South East Asia. Pressed against the border with Myanmar, the rolling hills, heavily deforested on the Nagaland side, stand in stark contrast to the virgin forest of the Burmese wilderness. This is one of the newest frontiers to open up in the much travelled destination of ‘Incredible India’. With tourist permits to the state being relaxed in January 2011 for 12 months, Nagaland is set to be the new tribal adventure destination. more >

By Simon Raven
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