Ziro

Ziro, also spelt Zero, is a picturesque town in Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is known for a four-season tourist place and gives a pleasant feel in every season with variant colours in different seasons. It is included the Tentative List for UNESCO's World Heritage Site for the Apatani cultural landscape.

Understand

The part of the town which is the centre of economic activities and where the administrative offices are found is Hapoli, known by the Apatanis as "Hao-Polyang".

Culture

Ziro is home to the Apatani people who have a different culture from other tribes in Arunachal Pradesh with traditional crafts and festivals. They practice wet rice cultivation and are careful in land management, which allowed sustainable agriculture for several centuries. The resulting cultural landscape reflects the ability of the tribe to make the adverse environment habitable.

Climate

The cold weather season is from December to February. March to May is the pre-monsoon season of thunderstorms. The southwest monsoon from June to about the middle of October. The second half of October to November, which constitutes the post-monsoon or the retreating monsoon period and is a period of transition.

Get in

Ziro is 115 km from Itanagar, 123 km from Lilabari, and 96 km from Naharlagun railway station.

By plane

• 1 Ziro Airport (ZER  ^IATA, Zero Airport). Alliance Air operates daily flights from Dibrugarh, Itanagar and Lakhimpur. (updated Dec 2022)

Do

• Ziro Festival of Music. Late Sep-early Oct. An annual outdoor music festival held over four days. The festival features about 40 independent music acts from around the world, and has infrastructure built almost completely of locally sourced bamboo and a heavy emphasis on eco-friendly practices. (updated Jan 2023)

Eat

• 1 7th Heaven Ziro, Pai Road. Daily 9AM-7PM. Bakery and hot dishes. (updated Jan 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Ziro Palace Inn, Salang Road (NH13) in the centre of town. in-house restaurant, 24-hour front desk, internet access, power back-up and parking. From ₹3,800. (updated Jan 2023)