Bomdila Monastery, formally Gentse Gaden Rabgyel Ling, was founded in 1965 by the 12th Tsona Gontse Rinpoche as a counterpart of a monastery in southern Tibet. It stands on a hill above Bomdila town and has a lower, middle and upper gompa. The prayer hall holds a large Buddha image, and the upper level looks over the town and hills.

Thupsung Dhargye Ling is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastery on a hill above Dirang in West Kameng district. It was consecrated by the 14th Dalai Lama in 2017. The main temple is richly painted inside and out, and the terraces give a wide view over the Dirang valley, its river and the villages on the slopes.

Sela Pass, at about 4,170 metres, carries the road between Dirang and Tawang across a high ridge. A painted gateway marks the top, and the small Sela Lake just below is often frozen in winter. Snow lies here for much of the year and the weather changes fast. A road tunnel opened in 2024 now gives an all-weather alternative.

Jaswant Garh is a war memorial beside the Tawang road, about 20 km beyond Sela Pass. It honours Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat of the Garhwal Rifles, who held off Chinese troops here in November 1962 and was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra after his death. The army maintains a shrine with his belongings, and soldiers serve tea to travellers.

Nuranang Falls, also called Jang Falls, drops about 100 metres near the town of Jang on the Tawang road. The Nuranang stream falls in a wide white sheet into the gorge of the Tawang river, and spray drifts over the viewing area. A small hydel plant near the base supplies local power. A short side road leads down from the highway.

Tawang Monastery, founded in 1680-81 by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso, is the largest Buddhist monastery in India. It stands on a ridge at about 3,000 metres above Tawang town and belongs to the Gelug school. The three-storey assembly hall holds a gilded Buddha about eight metres high, and the library keeps old scriptures. Several hundred monks live here.

The giant Buddha statue of Tawang sits on a hillside above the town, facing the great monastery across the valley. The seated figure with its tall base can be seen from much of Tawang. Prayer flags and smaller statues surround the platform, and it is a good place to watch the sun set behind the ridges.

Urgelling Monastery, a few kilometres from Tawang town, is the birthplace of Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth Dalai Lama, born here in 1683. The small gompa was founded in the 15th century by Urgen Sangpo. An old oak tree in the courtyard is said to have grown from a walking staff he planted, and the shrine keeps images of the Dalai Lamas.

The Tawang War Memorial is a 40-foot stupa-style monument on a slope overlooking the Tawang valley. Called Namgyal Chorten, it honours the 2,420 Indian soldiers who died in the Kameng sector during the 1962 war with China, and their names are inscribed on granite panels. A sound and light show is held in the evening.

Bum La Pass, at about 4,600 metres, lies on the border with Tibet around 37 km from Tawang. It is one of the points where Indian and Chinese army officers hold meetings. Indian visitors can go up with a special permit arranged in Tawang, in a local vehicle. The road passes small high lakes, and snow can close it at any time.

Sangetsar Tso, popularly called Madhuri Lake, lies about 35 km from Tawang on the road toward Bum La. It formed after an earthquake in 1950 blocked a stream, and dead tree trunks still stand in the water. It took its popular name after a film song was shot here in the 1990s. The road needs a permit and can be closed by snow.