Dzuleke — Attraction in Nagaland

Before everything else, I felt the need to thank God for giving us this Incredible Paradise on Earth and if I may also mention one of his servant Er. Visekholie Nakhro who happened to be a pioneering engineer fielded to Dzüleke to work out logistics in order to navigate ways and means to make it accessibly available to denizens near and far. He held the Dzüleke Project (one of his early projects) to heart to complete it within the time framed by the then authorities. He is an elderly cousin an uncle and we still proudly talk of his projects achieved during those days that how we brothers and cousins accompanied him on his extensive jungle routines to help built elegant grounds that once were thick impenetrable forests and impossible terrains.

'Dzüleke' is coined after leke=cave dzü=water for being a deepdown dark cave with gushing sound of flowing water coming from beneath the ground. Its the regular sound but it leaves one wondering why and how was the water flowing just normal beneath tall mountains and rocky terrain!! It has beautiful streams landscaping fields vast pockets of grassy lawns and countryside houses. Beautiful with its own sweet sunrises and sunsets. It is a galley of dreamy valleys amidst humps of rising mountains. The different sound of singing birds along your driveway to Dzüleke is a power bank to boost up the enthusiastic you. Everything here seem so untouched undeveloped unreal even the air here is O² '°°% you know. Want feel it then go to...

Dzüleke is a small quaint village in Nagaland. I went with my husband this last week of November. We had a small trek in a nearby hill which our guide suggested. There's a lake nearby which is one of the main tourist attractions here. We booked our stay in Sotuno homestay. There were some 5 to 6 homestays which went on a rotational basis. Since the network here was very poor, booking prior is a bit of a difficult task.

The only thing that disappointed me during our stay was that we made it clear we didn't want pork for our dinner. But the owner still provided us pork for both dinner and next day's breakfast charging us 300 per person. Since we are traveling we didn't want to have it. But still Aunt Sotuno provided us with pork boil, dal and rice. I hope tourist fooding priority also matters since there is no option to eat outside. The 2nd problem was the room had multiple tiny holes in it. As the entire village is quite cold it becomes difficult to stay in such conditions esp during night. If they addressed these issues, I hope it will provide the tourists to give good feedback about the whole experience...

Very small village with a population of 156 people. Has few home stays with basic facilities. People out there do organic farming of paddy, cabbage, brinjal (egg plant), etc. Home to only 32 houses and works on eco-tourism. With no mobile connectivity and internet, nature is the only thing to feed your soul. The pristine river roars hidden in the forest canopy, wild flowers line the quiet street, and bright vivid flowers adorn the rustic patio of every house.

A Picturesque Angami Village. The quaint village is situated roughly 40kms from state capital Kohima and 18kms ahead of Khonoma Village. Dzüleke is a popular picnic spot for the local people of Nagaland. The sparse population of Dzüleke and their strong bond to ethnic culture gives a perfect insight...