Ziro Festival Instructions

If you have booked a package with meals, please note that meals will be served at the campsite only. Food options will be basic and may include both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items depending on the daily menu.

Breakfast and dinner will be served at fixed timings. Guests are requested to strictly follow the meal timing. Food may not be available beyond the scheduled time.

Meals at the campsite will be simple and basic, prepared as per the best possible arrangements in a festival campsite environment.

Sample Breakfast Options (any one may be served): Puri Sabji / Bread Butter Jam / Maggi / Noodles.

Sample Dinner Options (any one may be served): Rice with Chicken / Rice, Dal & Sabji / Rajma Chawal / Fried Rice with Chicken / Fried Rice with Chilli Veg.

Final breakfast and dinner timings will be updated later.

For guests travelling from Guwahati, the meeting point will be at the railway station. Please note that the train ticket will be in Sleeper Class by default. If you have upgraded your train ticket to AC Class, then AC Class will be provided as per your booking confirmation.

Dinner is not included during the train journey from Guwahati to Naharlagun. Guests are requested to carry or purchase their own food for the train journey.

Shared transfers from Naharlagun / Itanagar to Ziro will be arranged by Sumo vehicle. Each shared vehicle may accommodate approximately 8 to 9 guests.

Since this is a shared transfer, guests are requested to cooperate with the vehicle arrangement, timing and seating. All shared transfers will operate as per fixed timings only.

Since guests may be arriving from different locations, there can be a waiting time of 30 minutes, 1 hour or even 2 hours depending on the schedule and vehicle coordination. Guests are requested to remain patient and wait for their pickup as per the shared transfer schedule.

For guests staying in homestays whose transfer is included, please note that there will be only two fixed transfer timings from the homestay to the campsite / festival ground. No separate individual timing or private transfer will be provided.

Fixed Transfer Timings — Timing 1: 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM · Timing 2: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

Drop timing from the Festival Ground to Homestay will be updated later.

During the festival, vehicles are not allowed to park very close to the festival ground or campsite area. Pick-up and drop-off may happen from a designated parking area located away from the main ground.

Guests should be prepared to walk approximately 1 km or more between the parking area, campsite, homestay or festival ground. Comfortable shoes are strongly recommended.

Tents will be assigned on Day 1 after arrival. Guests are requested to take proper care of their assigned tent and keep the surrounding campsite area clean.

The tent or homestay will be cleaned only once on the arrival day. Daily housekeeping may not be available during the festival period.

Guests must keep their tents, rooms and common areas clean by themselves throughout the stay.

No packaged water bottles will be provided inside the tent or homestay. For campsite guests, there will be a water refill area at the camp. Guests can refill their own bottles from the designated refill point.

For homestay guests, bottled water will not be provided. Guests are requested to purchase their own drinking water if required. Carrying a personal reusable water bottle is highly recommended.

Ziro Festival is held in a village and outdoor festival environment. Guests are requested not to expect hotel-style washroom facilities.

Most homestays may have Indian-style toilets. Some homestays may have common washrooms or washrooms located outside the room. All tents will have access to common washrooms only.

The common washrooms will be cleaned regularly and timely by the campsite team. Guests are requested to maintain cleanliness after using the washroom.

Guests must carry their own toiletries, towel, soap, shampoo, tissue paper, wet wipes and other personal hygiene items.

During the festive season, towels and toiletries are generally not provided in tents or homestays.

Please do not expect luxury or premium facilities during the Ziro Festival stay.

Ziro is a remote village destination, and accommodation during the festival is basic, simple and experiential. The stay is designed for travellers who wish to enjoy music, culture, community, nature and the festival atmosphere.

There will be no air conditioning in the shared vehicles, tents or homestay rooms.

Guests are requested to be prepared for basic travel and stay arrangements suitable for a village festival destination.

Guests are requested to take care of their own belongings at all times.

BreakBag Holidays, campsite owners, homestay owners, trip leaders, coordinators or local vendors will not be responsible for any loss of personal items, cash, gadgets or valuables.

Guests are requested to take proper care of the tents, homestay rooms, bedding, furniture, fixtures and all other property provided during the stay.

In case any tent is torn, damaged or mishandled by a traveller, the repair or replacement amount will be recovered from the concerned traveller.

The same rule applies to homestay property. If any item, room facility or homestay property is damaged by a traveller and a complaint is received from the host, the applicable damage amount will be recovered from the concerned traveller.

This is only to ensure responsibility, fairness and smooth coordination with the local hosts and campsite owners.

If any payment is pending against your booking, we request you to proactively clear all dues with immediate effect before check-in.

Clearing the payment before arrival will help you enjoy a smooth and hassle-free stay without any inconvenience during check-in or during the festival.

Ziro Festival is a festival of music, peace, culture and togetherness. We expect every traveller to respect the spirit of the festival and maintain good behaviour throughout the trip.

Guests are requested not to misbehave with ground staff, tour coordinators, trip leaders, drivers, campsite staff, homestay owners, locals or fellow travellers.

In case any guest consumes alcohol and misbehaves with other travellers, locals, hosts, campsite staff, drivers, trip leaders, coordinators or BreakBag representatives, the guest may be asked to leave the trip immediately. In such cases, no refund will be provided.

All shared transfers will follow fixed timings only. Since it is not a private transfer, guests may have to wait for the vehicle as per the pickup schedule.

The waiting time can be approximately 30 minutes, 1 hour or even up to 2 hours depending on road conditions, guest coordination, festival traffic, arrival timings and local movement restrictions.

Guests are requested to remain patient, cooperate with the ground team and wait for their scheduled pickup. Separate vehicles or separate pickup timings will not be arranged for individual guests under shared transfer arrangements.

Ziro Festival is not a luxury holiday. It is a raw, beautiful and memorable festival experience in a remote village setting.

Kindly travel with an open mind, cooperate with the team, respect local culture, maintain cleanliness, take care of the property provided to you and enjoy the unique atmosphere of Ziro Festival.

Team BreakBag Holidays wishes you a wonderful Ziro Festival experience.