Mid-range Boutique hotel · Tawang
Hotel Gakyi Khang Zhang, Tawang
One of Tawang's longest-established hotels, Gakyi Khang Zhang sits in town with views towards the monastery and the hills. Rooms are warm and comfortable by local standards, which matters on freezing winter nights.
Photo: Kthatapalli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · CommonsGakyi Khang Zhang is a familiar name to anyone who has planned a Tawang trip: a town hotel built in local style with painted woodwork, a restaurant serving Indian, Chinese and Monpa dishes, and rooms with heaters and hot water. Upper rooms on the valley side look across to Tawang Monastery on its ridge.
It is a practical base for the monastery, the war memorial and the day circuit to Sela and the high lakes, and drivers know it well. We use it on comfort trips. Rooms vary in size and view, so ask for a valley-facing room, and book early for October, May and the Torgya festival in January.
Why we use it
- Established town hotel with heaters and hot water
- Valley rooms face Tawang Monastery
- Central for the monastery, market and drivers
Best for
The photo shows Tawang, not the property itself.
Trips that stay here
Sleep here on a trip
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Comfort
Tawang and Dirang by private car
Private SUV with driver
Around the stay
Tawang
Tawang is a Monpa town at about 2,670 m in far western Arunachal, built below India's largest Buddhist monastery. Give it three nights: one for the monastery and Urgelling, one for the high lakes, and one spare for weather. It is 320–500 km from Tezpur or Guwahati over Sela Pass or the new tunnel.
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Morning prayers at Tawang Monastery
Join the early assembly at India's largest Buddhist monastery, when young monks chant in the prayer hall and butter tea…
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Urgelling, birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama
A small, old temple a few kilometres below Tawang where Tsangyang Gyatso, the 6th Dalai Lama, was born in 1683. Quiet, …
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Watch Mon shugu paper being made
See how the Monpa made paper for monastery scriptures: bark of the shugu sheng shrub soaked, pounded into pulp and set …
Questions
About Hotel Gakyi Khang Zhang, Tawang
Does Hotel Gakyi Khang Zhang have room heaters?
Yes, rooms have heaters and hot water, which are essential in Tawang from November to March. Power cuts can happen; the hotel usually has backup.
Can I see Tawang Monastery from the hotel?
Valley-facing upper rooms look towards the monastery. Ask for one when you book.
Does the hotel have a restaurant?
Yes, it serves Indian, Chinese and local dishes. Thukpa and momos are good choices on a cold evening.
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