Gelling

Gelling is the last village in India connected by road on the Kapang-La border. Gelling is about 30 kms from the town of Tuting in Upper Siang district and lies at an altitude of around 4000 feet. It takes close to one and a half hour to reach Gelling from Tuting. A shared sumo in the morning operates between Tuting and Gelling and the same vehicle returns back to Tuting after reaching Gelling. There is no availability of any transport for the rest of the day from Gelling. Buddhism (Mahayana form) is the main religion among the people and there are a lot of Tibetan refugees living in harmony along with the indigenous Adi tribe. Another small village known as Norbuling which is a 20 minute walk from Gelling lies to the east of Gelling. There is an inspection bungalow in Gelling run by the state government which is available for accommodation and food for the tourists and travelers alike. This is also the last village where the BSNL signal works fairly well and there is a good presence of the Indian army in and around. There is a helipad and a small monastery is perched at the top of this village. The trek route to the last Indian village Bishing goes through the helipad area.