If you are planning to travel to Eastern Himalaya and looking for information and travel assistance, your search ends here. So if you are seeking to step into a world of extraordinary beauty and discover experiences found nowhere else on earth, Arunachal Pradesh is the place for you.
Assam is synonymous with breathtaking natural beauty, teeming wildlife, immaculate tea gardens and warm, beautiful people. It’s strategic location in the northeast of India, and it’s accessibility from the rest of the country makes it the gateway to the northeastern states.
Separating the Assam valley from the plains of Bangladesh, hilly Meghalaya – the ‘abode of clouds’ – is a cool, pine-fresh mountain state set on dramatic horseshoes of rocky cliffs. Cherrapunjee and Mawsynram are statistically among the wettest places on Earth; most of the rain falls between June and September, creating very impressive waterfalls and carving out some of Asia’s longest caves.
ROUND-UP : | GUWAHATI – SHILLONG – CHERRAPUNJI – KAZIRANGA – MAJULI – BOMDILA – TAWANG – DIRANG – NAMERI |
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| Day 1 | Places: Airport Pickup, Guwahati to Shillong, Shillong sightseeing
(150Km/5hrs). Stay: Shillong. Arrive at Guwahati Airport. From there we will take you straight to Scotland of the East, the beautiful hill station, Shillong. Shillong is famous for its Scotland like weather, and its scenic beauty with green hills and pine trees. We will stop at Umiam lake to enjoy the panoramic lake view. We will check in at our hotel in Shillong. Then, if time permits, we will be on a local sightseeing of the city. Stay in Shillong. |
| Day 2 | Places: Shillong to Mawlynnong, Mawlynnong & Dawki sightseeing, Dawki to Cherrapunji(245km/9hrs). Stay: Cherrapunji. In the morning, we will head towards the Asia’s cleanest village Mawlynnong. Mawlynnong is famous for its cleanliness and living root bridges. We will further take you to Dawki, about 20 kilometers south of Mawlynnong. Dawki lies at the border of India and Bangladesh and is famous for a suspension bridge over Umngot River (commonly known as Dawki bridge) constructed by British in 1932. Boating is also available on Umngot River. After sightseeing at Dawki, we will head towards Cherrapunji for the night's stay. Stay in Cherrapunji. |
| Day 3 | Places: Cherrapunji sightseeing.(50Km/7hrs). Stay: Cherrapunji. This day would be sightseeing at the wettest place on the Earth! Yes, we are talking about Cherrapunji, which holds the all-time record for the most rainfall in a year. Cherrapunji is famous for living root bridges, Wah Kaba, Arwah Lumshynna Cave, Nohkalikai waterfalls, Seven Sister waterfalls, Mawsmai caves (and of course the unending rainfalls of summer) etc. We will show you all the notable places in Cherrapunji. The night’s stay will be at the same place in Cherrapunji. Stay in Cherrapunji. |
| Day 4 | Places: Cherrapunji to Kaziranga(320Km/8hrs). Stay: Kaziranga. After breakfast, we will start our journey towards Kaziranga. Kaziranga National Park is a world heritage site situated in the heart of Assam. It is a beautiful forest, with wonderful animals and birds to watch. The most prominent one is the one horned rhinoceros, for which thousands of tourists from all over the world visits Kaziranga every year. After reaching there, we will check in to our hotel in Kaziranga for a relaxing stay. Stay in Kaziranga. |
| Day 5 | Places: Kaziranga Safaris, Kaziranga to Majuli(220Kms/8hrs). Stay: Majuli. Early morning we will take you for exciting elephant safari. Feel the gratifying pleasure in the early morning elephant safari across National Park. Meet the pride of India, the great Asian one-horned Rhinos with wild Buffalo, Tiger, Elephant, variety of Deer, and variety of migratory birds, water birds, predators, scavengers and game birds etc. The ride will make you feel like sailing mysteriously on a green sea as the grass is as high as elephant. This would be followed by a Jeep Safari at the national park. As soon as the safari is finished, we will start our journey towards Majuli, the largest river island in the world. After reaching there, if time permits we will show you around Majuli. Then we will check in to our hotel/resort for the night’s stay. Stay in Majuli. |
| Day 6 | Places: Majuli sightseeing(300kms/9hrs). Stay: Majuli. We will start exploring the river island on this day. Majuli has a number of Satras, which are a type of institution or monastery of Vaishnavite culture pioneered by the Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva. It has also different tribal villages including tribes like Mising, Deori, and Sonowal Kachari. The people of this island are very simple and lovely in nature. Majuli is a very large island, with an approximate population of 167,000. It is so large that you will hardly believe that you are in a river! Your stay will be at the same hotel/resort in Majuli. Stay in Majuli |
| Day 7 | Places: Majuli to Kaziranga, Kaziranga sightseeing(200Km/8hrs). Stay: Kaziranga. After breakfast, we will head back to Kaziranga. On the way to Kaziranga, we can also meet Padma Shri Jadav Payeng (depending on your wish, and his availability), the man who single handedly built a forest of 1,360 acres from a barren land. After reaching Kaziranga, we will take you out for local sightseeing which will include the Kaziranga national orchid and bio-diversity park, Karbi Ethnic village, tea gardens, Assamese model villages etc. Your stay will be at the same hotel in Kaziranga. Stay in Kaziranga. |
| Day 8 | Places: Kaziranga to Bomdila(240Km/7hrs). Stay: Bomdila. After breakfast, we will move towards another excitement of the trip Bomdila. Bomdila which is situated at an altitude of 8500 ft. Bomdila offers wonderful panoramic views of Himalayan landscapes and snow-clad ranges. There are beautiful apple orchards and Buddhist monasteries and mark your entry into the region of Himalayan Buddhism. In the evening, we will take you to the local market. Overnight stay will be at Bomdila. Stay in Bomdilla. |
| Day 9 | Places: Bomdila to Tawang(180Km/8hrs), Stay: Tawang. We will start our journey towards Tawang. It is perched on a vast slope of Himalayan mountainside. After light meal we are back on the way to one of the highest motor able Pass of northeast India- the Sela Pass (13828 ft.). The approach to Sela is usually marked by Fog, traces of landslides and imperfect roads. En-route we will also cover Nuranang waterfalls and Jaswant Garh War Memorial. Tawang is an ideal place to go for walks especially around the villages spread on the hill side below the main town. It has mostly been remembered in times of war (1962 Indo Chinese war). Stay will be at Tawang. |
| Day 10 | Places: Around Tawang Sightseeing(100Km/8hrs). Stay: Tawang. After breakfast, start your day with breathtaking view of Shonga-tser Lake (Madhuri Lake), surrounded by snow-capped mountains and the valley offer a spectacular view. Next move on to Bum La Pass about 37km away from Tawang, it is the indo-china border that lies at 15, 200 ft above sea level (Please note here that sightseeing at Bum La is optional). On your way back stop by heart lake, PTSO lake, Naghula lake, this will surely make your day. After this return to your hotel for comfortable overnight Stay in Tawang. |
| Day 11 | Places: Tawang Sightseeing(50Km/7hrs). Stay: Tawang. After breakfast we go sightseeing in and around Tawang. We will visit most of the sightseeing spots in Tawang including, Craft Centre, Tawang War Memorial, Apple Nursery, Urgelling Monastery - the birth place of Sixth Dalai Lama, other nunneries or oldest Ani gompas and finally dominating the skyline, like a mighty medieval fortress is the massive three hundred year old Tawang Monastery – the second largest Buddhist monastery in the world. Overnight stay at Tawang. |
| Day 12 | Places: Tawang to Dirang(140Km/7hrs), Stay: Dirang. After breakfast, we will move towards Dirang, following the age old trade route through the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh. Dirang is beautiful valley situated at an altitude of 4,700 ft. After checking in to hotel we will come out for a local sightseeing of the regional apple Nursery, kiwi farm, dzong (fort), hot water spring etc. till time permits. Overnight stay at hotel in Dirang valley. |
| Day 13 | Places: Dirang to Nameri(170Km/7hrs), Stay: Nameri. After Breakfast, we will check out from hotel and do sightseeing of your choice within city then move towards Nameri National park which offers some pristine patches of forest where you can explore on foot, old giant trees, a beautiful Himalayan river Jia Bhoroli and a resident population of elephants. After this grandiose day, a relaxing checks in at the Camp. Stay overnight in Nameri. |
| Day 14 | Places: Nameri to Guwahati(255Km/5hrs). After Breakfast, we will check out from hotel and will take you straight to Guwahati for Airport drop, with the sweet memories of the trip with Kiya Holidays Pvt. Ltd. TOUR ENDS !! |
Tour Cost:- 67,000 /- per person (Cost can vary as per requirement.)