The State capital of Aizawl is located at an altitude of 4000 feet above
sea level. It is accessible from Shillong, Guwahati and Silchar by road with
both bus and car plying on the routes. Standing on a high ridge surrounded
on the east by the deep green valley of river Tlawng, with its lush green
deep valleys, and on the north protected by beautiful high hills of
Durtlang, it stands like a high citadel. An ideal hill station for those
looking for some fresh air and solitude. Places of interest in Aizawl
include the Museum at Macdonald's Hill, the Mizoram State Museum and a mini
zoological garden and Durtlang Hills, the northernmost part of Aizawl.
A natural beautiful lake, 85 kms from Aizawl near Saitual village is in the
midst of cool, virgin forest that offers an ideal picnic spot for tourists.
It has boating facilities for the tourists and accommodation is available at
the Tourist lodge.
It is 137 kms from Aizawl, located near an idyllic beautiful town of
Thenzawl. The fall is 750 feet high, surrounded by a lush green tropical
forest filled with bamboo groves.
It is a sub-divisional headquarters on the Indo-Myanmar border, 192 kms
away from Aizawl. Cool and healthy, Champai and its surroundings present the
tourist with a view of the hills of Myanmar. The town is a developing venue
for Indo-Myanmar border trade and ideal place for marketing all kinds of
goods. The legendary Rihdil Lake is 22 kms away, inside Myanmar.
Lunglei, the district headquarters town of south Mizoram, is 235 kms from
Aizawl. It has great natural landscape beauty and is rich in flora and
fauna. The scenic beauty and cool, pleasant climate make Lunglei, a
beautiful hill station for the tourists.
