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Welcome to Jorhat, Assam, the nerve centre of the Tea Industry in India. The district of Jorhat has its own place in the global arena. Majuli, the world’s largest riverine island and headquarter of Vaishnavite sect in Assam is the crowning glory of the district. The unique Tocklai Tea Experimental Centre, which researches in finding newer variants of tea is located here. Jorhat also takes pride in having a significant position in the production of the unique- golden yellow muga silk. It’s the home to the Hoolock gibbon – India’s only gibbon and the Bengal Slow Loris -North East India’s only nocturnal primate. Our guide will be waiting for you at the Jorhat Airport. From the Airport it’s a 45 minutes drive to the Kaziranga Golf Resort wherein we’ll check in for the night. The KGR is located well inside a tea garden which gives our guests the opportunity to have first- hand experience of tea garden.

a) Lunch at KGR

b)Post lunch – one is free to explore the estate

c) We’ll spend the evening at the Manager’s estate cultural program followed by dinner.

It’s a futile exercise to describe the Kaziranga National Park in words. One needs to see it to understand it. It has the highest population of the great Indian one-horned rhinoceros. The big five of KNP – rhino, royal Bengal tiger, wild water buffalo, Asiatic elephant, and eastern swamp deer is a must-see for everyone. It’s a paradise for bird lovers too. Numerous migratory birds have made KNP their home.

a) After an ethnic breakfast at the Manager’s bungalow we’ll move to Agoratoli Resort, Agoratoli Range of Kaziranga National Park (the park is divided into four ranges- Agoratoli, Kohora, Bagori, and Burhapahar). It’ll be a drive of about one and a half hours.

b) Lunch 

c) Post Lunch – Jeep safari in Agoratoli Range

d) We’ll have an early dinner since we need to wake up early next day; before the call of the rooster.

e) Overnight stay 

A unique experience awaits us today; an experience one will cherish throughout his/her life

a) At the break of dawn we’ll move to Bagori range for the elephant safari; a 45 minutes drive from Agoratoli. We request our guests to put on warm clothes as it’ll be quite cold in the morning hours and also to refrain from using camera flash during the safari.

b) Post safari we’ll come back to Agoratoli Range for breakfast and prepare for the next leg of the trip.

After the exhilarating elephant safari it’s time for a long drive. Today we’ll shift our base from the plains of Assam to the hills of Meghalaya, “the abode of clouds”. We’ll stay overnight in Shillong aka the Scotland of the East. As the vehicle climbs up along the meandering highway, breathtaking landscape of the rolling hills lined with pines and meadows and sequined by numerous lakes and waterfalls greets the visitor; a landscape akin to that of the highlands of Scotland. We recommend our guests to step out of the vehicle, keep the cameras and other electrical gadgets aside and just breathe in and enjoy the fresh and fragrant hill air. We’ll have lunch at Sonapur, a small town in Assam about 15kms from the Assam- Meghalaya border.

Today is the day of purity and freshness. We’ll drive down to Dawki, a small enchanting township in the West Jaintia Hills, bordering Bangladesh. On the way we’ll pass Mawlynnong, the cleanest village in Asia. The pristine Umngot river flows through Dawki and a boat ride on the crystal clear turquoise water of the river makes one feel like floating on transparent glass; one needs to experience it to believe it. One must try the local fruits- they’ll surely introduce a new flavor to the taste buds. If weather permits, in the afternoon we’ll eek out some time to enjoy the beauty of the majestic waterfalls in the vicinity (Nohkalikai, Krang Suri, Wel Sadong especially). Tonight we’ll halt in Cherrapunji (land of oranges)/ Sohra (the original name) – one of the wettest places on earth. Mawsynram the wettest place on earth is only 15kms away from Sohra.

a) Post breakfast depart to Dawki by 8:00am (3.5 hrs drive)

b) Boating on the pristine Umgnot river

c) Lunch in Dawki

d) Drive back to Cherrapunji and check –in at hotel. If time permits a visit to the waterfalls will be made (Nokalikai/ Wel Sadong)

A trip to Meghalaya will be incomplete without visiting the sui generis living root bridge. Nestled in the dense tropical forest of Sohra is a unique man-made natural wonder of the world – the living root bridges, an innovation of the ingenious khasi people. It’s an unparalleled alternative to the wooden bridges which decay over a period of time.

a) After breakfast we’ll visit the double-decker living root bridge.We request our guests to have a proper breakfast and carry water with them for the root bridge expedition. It’ll be a bit exhaustive one

b) Lunch on the way

c) Lazy Dinner at Cherrapunji

One will be introduced to the world of spelunking today. The hills of Meghalaya are home to India’s and in fact, the world’s longest caves. Out of the approximately 750 caves in Meghalaya only about 150 are partially and fully explored. The lime and sandstones caves will transfer one to a different world. The spectacular stalactites and stalagmites formation inside the caves is a treat to the eye – something very different, almost surreal.

a) Breakfast —- Exploring the caves (Mawsmai/ Krem Mawmluh)

b) Onward journey to Guwahati —- Lunch in Shillong

c) Check-in at Hotel in Guwahati —- Evening – free

Ensconced in the Brahmaputra valley and beside the blue hills of the Patkai range, Guwahati is the gateway to the North East and the largest metropolis of the region. Dispur, the capital of Assam is within the city circuit of Guwahati. The history of Guwahati is quite an enchanting one. Many ancient temples are located within Guwahati, the legendary one being the Kamakhya Temple, Sukreswar, Basistha, Aswaklanta, etc. Today, it’s the seat of excellence with respect to education, health and trade and commerce.

Drop at Guwahati Airport/ Railway station

OR

Early morning visit to Kamakhya temple and thereafter drop at Airport or Railway station.

*All transportation will by Sedan or SUV (A/C will be dependent on the weather)