Our home state and the gateway to everything else. The Brahmaputra runs through all of it - Kamakhya on its hill above Guwahati, rhinos in the Kaziranga grass, tea bungalows with verandas built for long afternoons, and Majuli, the river island that empties out into satras and mask-makers.
Getting there & permits
Guwahati (GAU) is the region's air and rail gateway - every one of our trips starts here. No permits needed for Assam.
Experiences
12
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01 - Half day
Kamakhya Temple - VIP Darshan
One of India's most sacred Shakti Peethas, with the queue handled and the darshan arranged.
02 - Full day
Guwahati Religious Circuit
Umananda on its river island, Ugratara, Basistha and Doul Govinda - the city's older, quieter shrines.
03 - 3-7 nights
Brahmaputra Luxury Cruise
The premium anchor of the region - days on the river, with villages, satras and Kaziranga along the way.
04 - 2-3 nights
Kaziranga - Rhino Country
Two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinos, plus tigers, elephants and some serious birding.
05 - 2 nights
Tea Garden Bungalow Stay
A heritage planter's bungalow inside a working estate - plantation walks, tastings, and very long verandas.
06 - Half day
Amchong - Inside a Working Tea Estate
Thirty minutes from Guwahati - pluck a basket, walk the factory floor, and taste five teas against each other.
07 - 1-2 nights
Majuli - The River Island
Vaishnavite satras, mask-makers and pottery villages on the Brahmaputra's great river island.
08 - Full day
Rafting at Nameri
A gentle raft down the Jia Bhoroli through Nameri's forest - and the best birding in Assam.
09 - Full day, or one night
Chandubi - The Lake the Earthquake Made
An hour and a half from Guwahati, a lake formed by the 1897 earthquake - Rabha fishing villages, dugout canoes and almost no visitors.
10 - Half day
Sualkuchi - The Manchester of the East
A whole town of weavers working muga, pat and eri silk on handlooms you can hear from the road.
11 - Four days, June
Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya
Lakhs of pilgrims and sadhus converge on Kamakhya for four days each June. Guwahati fills completely.
12 - Mid-April
Bohag Bihu in Assam
Assam's new year - husori troupes going house to house, and the whole state in a good mood.
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