Thanamir Village

Thanamir Village is a remote hill village in Kiphire District of Nagaland, near the India-Myanmar border, situated at around 1,800 metres elevation. It is best known as the base camp for trekking to Mount Saramati, the highest peak in Nagaland. Inhabited by the Yimkhiung Naga tribe, the village is noted for its apple orchards, terraced fields, and scenic mountain landscape, and is promoted as a rural and eco-tourism destination.

Visitors can expect a quiet, remote mountain village surrounded by forested hills and views of the Saramati range. The settlement has traditional Yimkhiung houses, terraced farms and extensive apple orchards. Visitors can walk through the village, interact with local residents, observe traditional lifestyle and cultivation, photograph landscapes, and use the village as a base for the trek to Mount Saramati. Accommodation is mainly in simple homestays with basic amenities.

Thanamir is a traditional village of the Yimkhiung Naga tribe, one of the Naga tribes of Nagaland. The village reflects Yimkhiung customs, traditional houses, community life and agricultural practices, including terraced cultivation and apple farming which has become a distinctive cultural and economic identity for the village.