WELCOME TO ASSAM......

Hello guys….

This blog is very very special for me as well as for the people who loves to visit North East of India.

Today I will be discussing about Assam , its beautiful places, cultures and its aura, because I was born in Guwahati which is a city of Assam.

Now before proceeding further I would give a small description of Assam.

Assam is one of the beautiful states in entire North East of India. This state has  a total of 33 districts . Assam has a population of approximately 35 million.   Assam has lots of historical monuments and places and also it has some wonderful sites to visit. Assam became a state in 26 January 1950 and Dispur became the capital of Assam  . This state is famous for its tea , for the world’s largest riverine island, that is Majuli ,  and for Bihu dance. River Brahmaputra which is also the only male river in the entire India and one of the longest river which flows in Assam.  Now let me tell you about the historical places, national parks and other places of Assam where tourists from all over the world comes to visit these places.

1. Guwahati:- This is the biggest city of Assam where the capital  of Assam, Dispur resides. Apart from that Guwahati has some of the biggest malls, restaurants, café, and luxury hotels. Guwahati has one of the biggest port of Assam that is Pandu Port where earlier ships use to come. Kamakhya temple is one of the famous temple in entire Assam as well as entire India where every day several devotees come to seek blessings of Maa Kamakhya. This is located in Nilachal hill and this temple is one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Pithas. Guwahati has some of the famous temple besides Kamakhya like, Umananda temple, Hanuman temple, Bhubaneswari Temple, Shukreswar temple, Basistha temple.

           Besides temples,  Guwahati has some most beautiful places to visit. Those are Srimanta Sankardeva Kalashetra , which is basically a art gallery where all historical things, artifacts and Assam’s culture are shown. Also Guwahati has Accoland which is water theme park and Assam State Zoo for kids &  family. Now when it comes about food section,  most of the people of Assam likes to eat Non- Veg like pork, fish, and duck but apart from that if you want to enjoy Assam authentic food then you must go for “Assamese Thali”. The rates of  the restaurants in Guwahati are budget friendly. There are some restaurants whose prices are bit costly compare to others but from my personal experience I will recommend that those restaurants having low price serves better and tastier foods. Street foods are also available in entire Guwahati. There are a good number of hotels in Guwahati with affordable prices which helps the tourists to stay in budget friendly manner.

2. Kaziranga National Park:- I am pretty sure that maximum of the people who loves nature and wildlife knows about the world famous Kaziranga National Park . It is in Kanchanjuri, which falls under Nagaon district.  This is a world heritage site and its covers an area of about 430 sq. km . As Assam is also famous for one horned rhino , these rhinos are seen in this park in large scale. Other than one horned rhinos , tigers , deers and other animals are also seen here. Throughout the year tourists visits Kaziranga to see this natural beauty. In Kaziranga , people can do jeep safari which starts from 7AM to 10 AM in the morning and again from 1PM to 4PM in the evening shift. There are basically four ranges in Kaziranga for jeep safari and they are Kohora, Bagori, Agaratoli, and Burapahar. The prices for Indian people starts from 3800 INR and for foreign people 7500 INR. The prices may vary in different ranges for jeep safari for both Indian and International tourists. There are resorts available and prices are  approximately 4400 INR.  Now for Elephant safari the Indian tourists have to pay about 900 INR with camera fees 100 INR & similarly for international tourists it is 1950 INR with camera fees 200 INR. Elephant safari starts in the morning for one hour. One shift is from 5AM, the second shift starts from 6AM and the last one in 7AM . The elephant safari is very interesting because the elephants will go through the jungle route and will take you to the dense forest. The difference between the jeep safari and elephant safari is that the elephant goes through the jungle route and jeep will go through kutcha road. I will personally recommend if you are planning to visit Assam then you should visit here. It takes 3 hours drive from Guwahati.

3. Manas National Park:- It is another largest national park in Assam . It has covers an area of 950 sq. km which is larger than Kaziranga National Park. Now the only difference between these tow parks is that in Kaziranga lots of tourists visits in compare to Manas. But in my opinion like Kaziranga , Manas is also that beautiful.  It falls under Baksa district. It is also UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is famous for pygmy hog, hispid hare, roofed turtle and wild water buffalo. Also it has elephants and tigers. It is located in the Himalayan foothills and it is close to Bhutan border.  Here you will enjoy jeep safari like Kaziranga National Park. The rates are based on half day and full day basis. For half day it is 2900 INR and whereas for full day 4900 INR. Besides this on accommodation section,  hotels & resorts are available having average price of 3000 INR per night.  These hotels and resorts are in exotic locations, some are in front of National Park and some are bit far from Park. Overall this place is very beautiful and it takes 3 hours drive from Guwahati. And I would personally suggest you to please visit Manas National Park.

4. Talatal Ghar, Sivasagar:-  One of the most popular historical sites of Assam is Talatal Ghar. It is located in Rangpur, 4km away from Sivasagar in Upper Assam. It is basically a Tai Ahom Architecture. Ahom King Rudra Singha made this as his kingdom but later shifted to Rangpur and made their the capital . It was basically an army base initially . Having two tunnels and three floors below the ground, this place was use to have exit routes during Wars. This place is made of brick and sticky rice grain with swan eggs (which  is mixed in order to make cement).Tourists visit this place a lot throughout the year. I would personally recommend to have a visit. It takes 8 hrs drive by road and 1 hr by flight and about 6 hrs by train. There are plenty of hotels in Sivasagar having minimum price of 1400 INR and highest about 2600 INR.

5.Majuli:- It is the first island district in India and also world largest riverine island. It takes  about 1 hour to reach Majuli from Jorhat. This is an island with area having 880 sq km . It is having a population of approx. 167,304 people. It is basically Assam’s cultural place where it depicts the culture of Assamese peoples for over the 500 years. This island has temples of Sankardeva and it is very very beautiful island. Thousands and thousands of tourists from different parts of India and as well as from other parts of the world visits every year. Now when it comes to talk about accommodation , there are many hotels starting from 1,500 INR . There are some wonderful sites such as Nimati Ghat Road , Molai Forest Reserve , and Dakhinpat Satra. There are other places to visit in Majuli like Sri Sri Auniati Satra , Mokha and Samaguri Satra, Uttar Kamlabari Satra and Dikhow River. It is a much going place and I will recommend personally to visit this place once.

6. Haflong:- It is basically an hill station and a town of Dima Hasao district . It is also the district headquarter. Having an area of 12.79 sq km and population of nearly 47000 people , this place is known for its ethic natural beauty , greenery and mountains. It takes from Guwahati about 5 hours by train and about 7 hours by road.  Compare to other places , in haflong tourists visits in less numbers. But I want to tell you from my personal experience visiting there is that it is a very soothing and beautiful place with natural aura. Staying here for 2 days is fruitful. Hotels in haflong are bit cheaper about 1500 INR with all the facilities and having good ambience.  There are lots of places to visit here like Haflong Lake , Panimoor Waterfalls , Orchid Garden and also you can able to see the place in Jatinga where birds suicide . In all aspect I must say this is a worth visiting place for tourists and it is a safe place too.  

7. Dibru Saikhowa, Dibrugarh:- Dibrugarh is one of the most historical places in entire Assam. This place is known for tea estates and industries. Dibrugarh is having a population of nearly 1 lacs. It takes about 10 to 12 hours by train and same as well for road also from Guwahati. The rates for the hotels are from 1,205 INR , however rates may vary from time to time. There are many places to visit in this town but among them is Dibru- Saikhowa National Park. It is basically a national park where you will be able to see many migratory birds and animals. Located near the river Brahmaputra, it is basically an island of area 350 sq km. The must visit place for tourists from all over the world. Some of the  other places to visit is  Dibrugarh Park, Durga Temple, Radha Krishna Mandir, Jokai Botanical Garden & Jagannath Temple .

That’s it for this blog…

I hope you this will be able to help you while you are travelling to Assam in near future.

But one thing I must tell to my audience that Assam is one of the most beautiful States in North East . I  would like to tell you that please visit Assam once and enjoy its natural aura and lets promote this beautiful state to all the people of the world to visit and thus making it more tourist friendly destination then what it was earlier.

Please comment down your thoughts and opinions .

Till then bye bye and Thank you…..