Overview
Located on the valley of Brahmaputra and Borak river, Assam is a pristine land. It is a perfect holiday destination where you always feel touched by nature. Assam is not only known for its natural beauty and wildlife it is also famous for sprawling tea gardens and age-old tea bungalows. In our 8 days Assam tour package, we cover the Kaziranga and Dibru-Saikhowa National park, worlds smallest river island Majuli as well as heritage city Sivasagar. We meticulous planned our Assam tour itinerary so that you cover the top tourist places of Assam.
Itinerary
On arrival at Guwahati Airport/ Railway station representative of NExplore Travel will greet you and welcome you to Assam. Later we take you to Kaziranga National park which is a 5 hrs drive.
On arrival at Kaziranga check-in at a resort.
Night stay at Kaziranga.
On the 2nd day of your tour will be the most memorable day in your holiday in Assam. Today we will see wild animals very closely on an Elephant ride early in the morning. You can see Rhinos, Wild Water Buffalo, Swamp Deer, Wild Elephant etc. Kaziranga is also a paradise for bird lovers which hosts various birds like lesser white-fronted goose, ferruginous duck, Baer's pochard duck, lesser adjutant etc.
After the safari, have your breakfast at the resort and take some rest. Later visit Kaziranga orchid and biodiversity park. In the evening go for a Jeep Safari in the central range of the park.
Night stay at Kaziranga.
Today morning after breakfast depart for Majuli Island (110 km). We reach Majuli after 2.5 hrs drive and 1 hrs ferry ride. On reaching Majuli island check-in at a traditionally built bamboo cottage. After some rest, we set out to explore the tribal villages and famous satra of Majuli island. At first, we take you to Mask makers satra(Samaguri satra) and then Kamalabari Satra one of the oldest cultural centres of Majuli island.
Night stay at Majuli.
Today morning after breakfast we visit another prominent satras of Majuli island the Auniati satra. This cultural centre houses more than 300 monks(bhakats) of different ages ranging from 5 - 80. You can also behold the old museum of Auniati satra.
After that, we explore the tribal villages and scenic river beach of the Majuli island.
We take you to another hidden treasure in Majuli the freshwater lakes where you can observe birds very closely.
In the afternoon at around 2:30 o'clock, return back to Jorhat and night stay in a heritage tea bungalow.
Night stay in a tea bungalow at Jorhat.
Today morning you will get the opportunity to visit the home of India's only ape species Hoolock Gibbons and Bengal Slow Loris in the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary.
After visiting Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary drive to Sivasagar. (70 km, 1.5 hrs drive). Sivasagar is the bygone capital of Ahom dynasty. There you can witness monuments constructed by Ahom emperors and queens in the 17th century. We take you to Ranghar, Tolatol Ghar and ancient Sivadol temple and tank. Constructed in 1734 AD, Shivadol is one of the tallest Shiva temples of India.
Later drive to Dibrugarh.
Overnight stay at Dibrugarh.
Today we will experience another exciting part of your Assam tourism. Today morning after breakfast drive to Tai-Phakey village. Tai Phakey or Namphake village is a Buddhist community village originates from Mynamar. They have maintained their culture and preserved their century-old traditions in their small village in their unique way. After lunch at the village start towards Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and checkin at a houseboat.
In the evening we take you to one of the small river islands in Dibru Saikhowa and have a delicious snack and bonfire there. Which include smoked chicken, fried fish etc.
At night return to houseboat, have your dinner and rest for the night.
Night stay in a houseboat at Dibru Saikhowa.
Today morning we take you to an exhilarating boat safari in the Dibru-Saikhowa park. Dibru-Saikhowa park is a biodiversity hotspot encircled by river from both sides. You can see large no of birds and Gangetic River Dolphin here. The prime attraction of Dibru Saikhowa is feral horse. We also go for a bird watching tour in the Maguri beel in between and spot large number of birds.
Night stay in an eco camp at Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
Today is the last day of our tour. After breakfast, we drop you at airport/railway station. With loads of sweet memories, our Assam package tour ends here.
Tour End.
