Dong Valley
The first place in India the sun reaches.
- Where
- Walong, Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.4813, 95.3395
Get the Dong Valley stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dong Valley. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dong Valley
Mouling National Park 48 km
Dense forest in the Upper Siang, named for a local word for red poison, and very little visited.
Mayodia Pass 62 km
Snow on the road to the Dibang valley.
Anini 63 km
The end of the road in Dibang Valley.
Mehao Lake 70 km
A walk through leech forest to still water.
Bhismaknagar 81 km
A brick fort in the Dibang foothills, the oldest archaeological site in Arunachal.
Bhupen Hazarika Setu 85 km
Nine kilometres across the Lohit.
Dibru Saikhowa National Park 89 km
Feral horses on an island between two rivers.
Golden Pagoda 100 km
Burmese style, gilded, in the far east of the state.
More offbeat places in Arunachal Pradesh
Questions
Where is Dong Valley?
Dong Valley is in Walong, Arunachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mouling National Park (48 km), Mayodia Pass (62 km), Anini (63 km).
How do I get the Dong Valley stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dong Valley and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dong Valley before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Arunachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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