My first excursion from Aizawl was to the village of Reiek. This prosperous village is perched on a slope beneath a peak of the same name, opposite a deep valley which separates this rural village from the congested ridge of shops and houses that is Aizawl. The “trek,” or rather walk, as I would more appropriately name it, to Reiek Peak and the commanding views from its steep bluffs is the primary reason to make the 1 hour trip across the valley. Despite the pre-monsoon haze the views over the valley and the rolling green hills of Mizoram were well worth the cramped sumo ride.
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