One of the seven sisters of the Northeastern India, enveloped and protected by the Himalayan Ranges, Assam is a beautiful state known both for its tea and silk and has an expanse of World Heritage sites in Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park. A camping tour in Assam to Khasi Hills, makes you wonder at the magic that nature can weave, with plenty of caves in these hills to explore along with trekking through these mountains and enveloping yourself in the clean green nature. Most of the villages that you will be embarking on are some of the cleanest villages in the world and it makes you wonder that a place like this can also exist in our country. Guwahati has some of the amazing trekking trails like the Mawphlang trek and there are bicycle trails made for you to follow and explore.
Japfu Peak trek, one of the highest mountains in Nagaland offers an amazing view of the Dzukou Valley which is home to variety of Lilies, Rhododendrons and a number of exotic birds too making it a magical journey to take. With the Brahmaputra River flowing through it and with the most rainfalls registered here, this place is thriving in lush green flora all around the year and is home to many wildlife. With such a delectable combination of mountains, rivers, wildlife, this place is a paradise for trekkers, wildlife enthusiasts and adventure nerds, there are wide range of camping tours in Assam. Based on the places you want to cover in your trip, they can range from trekking in the mountain ranges or rafting in the Brahmaputra or a motorcycle expedition in the mystical northeast belt or trekking to the border Chang La Pass, and many more.
Assam Top Attractions
Places To Visit In Assam
This National park is a destination which brings you out of your daily lifestyle and arranges a splendid meeting with carefree Rhinos, Elephants, Tigers while you settle yourselves with a jeep or Elephant safari. The abundance of marshes and lakes will be visually apparent having swamp deer, Gaur, Sambhar, Hog deer enjoying into them and multiple varieties of flora and fauna like waterlily, Elephant grass, and tropical trees surround them all over. Settled at a distance of 200 km from Guwahati in Nagaon and Golaghat districts, this park is easily reachable by roads and rail. For those who follow the air route, they need to reach Guwahati airport beforehand. Best accommodations with plenty of amenities are available inside the Kaziranga National park. If getting your pictures clicked in wildlife and natural aura, surrounded by hills and tall trees is topping your bucket list, we are sure you want to reach out to Kaziranga and yes, this is one the most prominent places to visit in Assam not to be missed out even in thoughts.Timing- Open 24 hours.Jeep safari timings- Morning session: 7:30 hours to 11:00 hours. Evening session- 14:00 hours to 16:30 hours.Elephant safari timings- 5:00 hours to 16:00 hoursEntry Fee- INR 20 for Indian nationals and INR 250 for Foreign NationalsElephant Safari Fee- INR 250 per Indian person and INR 750 per Foreign person.Jeep Safari Fee- INR 1500-2000 per Indian person and INR 1500-2000 per Foreign person.
Welcome yourself to the first island district of India while stepping on the land surrounded by the mighty river the Brahmaputra and its distributaries. This abode land is reachable through a ferry ride from the city of Jorhat from where Neemati Ghat is 14 km away.The most significant aspect here is cultural and historical concoction which is well descriptive with the presence of tribes like Misings, Doris and their celebration towards the culture of Neo-Vaishnavism is watch-worthy. The existence of more than 600 ‘Satras' or monasteries set up in the 15th century to later times provides a colorful ambiance to Majuli and makes this a unique place to visit in Assam. These ‘Satras' like Dakhinpat, Garamurh, Kamalabari, Auniati are famous for ‘Krishna Rasleela' where local people trained in Sattriya Classical dance swirl with cymbals and drums. Famous handloom of Majuli, pottery making, mask making, Ali Aye festival in the month of February, winter sunset, beautiful birds and their habitats in marshes is what Majuli is all about. This place has a huge potential to color the lives of the tourists and fills them with utter smoothness.
Situated in the city of Guwahati within the Hengrabari Reserved Forest, this place is a must visit tourist place in Assam if one wants a to spend some time in presence of green zones, more than 900 types of animals, birds, and reptiles. The zoo set up in 1957 has expanded over the years and now has become a home for One-horned Rhinoceros, Tigers, clouded leopard, Elephants, Leopard cat and many many more. Not just them, this zoo houses exotic species like chimpanzees, white rhinos & black rhinos, zebras, ostriches and giraffes from Africa; puma, jaguar, and llama from South America and kangaroos from Australia. A great combination of types of wildlife, large green areas for Botanical gardens and water bodies could just attract you in Assam state zoo and Botanical garden from any part of the country.Timing- 10:00 hours to 23:30 hoursFee- Rs 10 per person
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