The Tizu river rafting circuit: Nagaland’s newest adventure tourism bet

The Tizu river, which drops through the hills of Kiphire district on its way to the Chindwin, is running its first commercial rafting season — with guides trained in rapid rescue and camps pitched on village land.

The circuit is deliberately small: three boats, two routes, and a village-share model that puts a third of revenue into local homestays and trail maintenance.

Adventure tourism in the region has a checkered history; the Tizu operators are betting on restraint.