North East India is stunning but has special entry rules. Knowing which permit applies where saves your clients a lot of hassle — here's the quick reference.
Inner Line Permit (ILP) — for Indian nationals
Required for Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur. It's a simple document (often available online) that TripTrix arranges as part of every package.
Protected Area Permit (PAP) — for foreign nationals
Foreign travellers need a PAP for Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Sikkim, and must usually travel through a registered operator — which is exactly where a ground DMC like TripTrix comes in.
No permit needed
- Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura — no special permit for Indians
- Darjeeling (West Bengal) — no permit
- Sikkim — free ILP-style pass issued on entry for most areas; extra permits for the far north
Rule of thumb: leave the paperwork to us. We handle ILPs, PAPs and the North-Sikkim protected-area permits for every trip.
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