Bomdila
Bomdila is a pretty town at about 2,591 m (8,500 ft) on the road to Tawang, about 180 km from Tezpur. It is the headquarters of West Kameng district, home of the Monpa, Sherdukpen, Aka, Miji and Bugun tribes. On…
Ziro
Ziro is a pretty town at about 1,524 m (5,000 ft), a wide rice valley ringed by mountains, with pine and bamboo groves and a fish farm. It is the home of the Apatani tribe, whose culture and farming are…
Tawang
Tawang (Ta meaning horse and Wang meaning Chosen) is also known by another Tibetan name, Galden Namgey Lhatse, which means a true name within a celestial paradise in a clear night. Tawang is traditionally inhabited by the Monpa, who follow…
Sivasagar
Sivasagar is about 369 km east of Guwahati. It was once called Rangpur and was the 4th capital of the Ahom kings, who ruled for about 600 years. The town is named after the Sivasagar Tank. What to see Rang…
Majuli
Majuli is the largest inhabited river island in the world, recognised by Guinness World Records. It sits in the Brahmaputra and became India’s first island district in 2016. For about 500 years it has been the heart of Assamese Vaishnavite…
Jorhat
Jorhat gets its name from two hats (markets) on the two banks of the Bhogdoi river. It was the last capital of the Ahom kingdom. The Burmese invasions of 1817 destroyed it, and the British arrived in 1824. There are…
Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga is famous around the world for saving the Great One-Horned Rhinoceros. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Tiger Reserve. Wildlife Rhino, Indian elephant, tiger, hoolock gibbon, Ganges dolphin, sambar, swamp deer (barasingha), hog deer, muntjac, wild…
Nameri National Park
Nameri National Park is a wild forest in Assam, right next to the Arunachal Pradesh border. It covers about 200 sq km and is the heart of the Nameri Tiger Reserve (344 sq km). What you may see Elephants, tigers,…
Tezpur
Tezpur is the main town of Sonitpur district. It is said to be the old kingdom of the legendary King Banasura. In the story, the armies of Lord Krishna and Banasura fought so hard that the land turned red, so…
Manas National Park
Manas is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a famous tiger reserve at the foot of the Himalayas, in Barpeta district. It covers about 520 sq km. Wildlife 60 kinds of mammals and 435 kinds of birds Rare animals: one-horned…
