The border area has a challenging terrain and climate. Army
limits the number of vehicles that could ply to a certain place. Of course,
there are restricted areas too. If you are lucky enough, your vehicle/ travel
agent could get the permit to get to the places you intend to visit. Photography
is also prohibited at few places that have army activity. Plan to include the
expense\ time for getting the permits. The routes are often through forests
with many many water streams and falls. Water falls never fail to fascinate me
but yes had too much of it that I didn’t mind dozing off for a while. It is
amazing to see pockets of lively communities at higher altitudes. They have
small colorful shops that serve the tourists food and sell woolen caps,
refreshments, toys ….. 
They have a simple lifestyle and limited good food
(vegetarian)! Not something that would make you to crave for Sikkim but served
hot and friendly. They have different languages with the influence of Tibet and
Nepalese on Hindi and a tribal language too. However, they manage to speak a
little Hindi and English to accommodate tourists.
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