Tuophema

Location

Tuophema is promoted as the Ancient Heritage Village by the state Government. This village is known for its calm and beautiful surroundings, which attracts many visitors. Tuophema presents a different perspective of social system of the Nagas and offers a beautiful ambience as of the ancient village charm.

Tourists visiting the destination are offered a variety of traditional Naga cuisine like ghalo, which means pork and bamboo, rice beer and bamboo baked fish. Of all the festivals celebrated in the destination, Angami Sekrenyi is most popular among the villagers. This festival is celebrated in from 25th to 27th February, every year.

Located at a distance of about 41 km from Kohima, this village is surrounded by the beautiful Himalayan mountain range in the eastern region. Tourists can easily reach this place as it is well connected by the other nearby place like Dimapur, Guwahati and Imphal.