UNESCO HERITAGE TOUR

Welcome to Jorhat, the hub of tea industry in India. Jorhat has its own place in the tourism map of India. It was not only the capital of the Ahom dynasty (one of the longest ruling dynasties in the world) but also the proud possessor of two UNESCO heritage sites –Kaziranga and Majuli.

Our team will greet you at the airport and take you to your designated Hotel/ Home stay, nestled in the midst of a tea estate. This will be our base camp for the next three days.

Majuli, the world’s largest river island will be our first UNESCO heritage site. After a traditional Assamese breakfast we’ll head towards Neematighat on the banks of river Brahmaputra, from whereon we’ll board the ferry to Majuli. In the 16^th century Srimanta Sankardev, a pioneer of medieval neo-Vaishnavite movement established a number of satras (monasteries) in the island, many of which have survived the ravages of time and are still functioning. Since the time of Srimanta Sankardev, Majuli has been considered as the cultural capital Assamese society. Today, the island is famous for its avifauna (especially the migratory ones), the satras and the handcrafted masks

For the major duration of Ahom dynasty, Sivasagar was their capital city before being shifted to Jorhat in 1788. The numerous forts (viz. Talatal ghar, Kareng ghar), temples (viz. Shiva doul, Vishnu doul, Devi doul), maidams (burial grounds) and lakes (Joysagar, Sivasagar, Gourisagar) in Sivasagar reflects the sublime architectural, archaeological, engineering skills of the Ahoms. Charaideo or Che-Rai-doi established by Chao Lung Siu-Ka-Pha in 1253 CE was the first capital of the Ahoms. It’s famous for the royal maidams which are often compared to the Egyptian pyramids of Pharaoh. Recently in July 2024, Charaideo has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We’ll start our day a bit early today as Sivasagar is around 2 hours by road from Jorhat. First on our itinerary will be Charaideo as it’s farthest from Jorhat followed by other monuments like Kareng Ghar (royal palace), Rang ghar(entertainment place) etc, Sivasagar lake, etc. We should be returning to our base camp by twilight.   

Before dawn we need to move to Bagori range for availing the one of its kind odyssey –the elephant safari. The jumbos carrying the tourists move in a procession and cut across the tall elephant grassland of the park – this gives the tourists a chance to see the inhabitants of the park in their natural habitats and from a close quarter.

After the exhilarating safari we’ll head back to our resort/hotel for our breakfast and thence check-out. We’ll then head towards Guwahati (a six hour drive) – the commercial hub of the North East India.

According to the flight timings we’ll check out from our hotel and head towards the Guwahati Airport in order to catch our flight back home.

PS: On request we can arrange an early morning darshan of Maa Kamakhya temple.