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Champhai, a bustling commercial town at the Indo-Myanmar border,
is a beautiful place that offers plenty of tourist attraction. Besides
its breathtaking beauty, Champhai is a storehouse of ancient relics,
monuments and memorials connected with legends and folklores. Located
192 kms. Away from Aizawl at an elevation of 1678 mts., Champhai
is also fast emerging at the fruit bowl of Mizoram. This lively
town is the headquarters of Champhai District which covers an area
of 3185.83 sq.kms.
Well-tended vineyards, Passion fruit orchards and the recently introduced
'Kiwi' fruit plantations in the surrounding hill slopes that provide
a kaleidoscop of colours are worth visiting.
The market place at Champhai is a shoppers' paradise. Household
items, clothes, electronic goods, cosmetic items etc. of a wide
range can be selected at a bargain price. Visitors are, however,
warned not to indulge in excess purchase to avoid custom-penalty.
Believed to be the entry point and settlement of the first Mizo
migrants to India, Champhai has a background of rich heritage, scattered
in small hamlets and villages dotted with monuments and monoliths
that depict success in war, valourous hunting, personal distinctions
and achievements. Also preserved are landmarks around which legends
and folklores were spun. Its beautiful landscape, the mingling aura
of history and legend and also the images of modern day development
that subtly blend together makes Champhai an ideal tourist destination
both for the adventurous and the holiday-makers opting for relaxation
and recreation in an ambience of serene scenic splendour.
At the base of the town, towards the Myanmar border is Champhai
valley. Surrounded on all sides by undulating green hills the patch
is a wide expanse of luxuriant rice fields, popularly known as the
rice bowl of Mizoram, which when viewed from Champhai offers a spectacular
scene, one of the most enchanting views of Mizoram.
The Department of Tourism has constructed a Tourists Lodge and Tourist
Cottages for the convenience of tourists visiting this beautiful
emerald border town.
General Information :
Area : 3185.83 Sq.Kms. Altitude : 1678 Mtrs. Population : 26,430 Rainfall : 1814 ml
Champhai can be reached from Aizawl by traversing a distance of
194 kms. By Government and private buses, or sumo services which
ply day and night on all days except Sundays. Taxis can be hired
on all days from any part of the State.
