10 Nights/11 Days
Arrival at Guwahati Airport/Station and drive to Shillong. En route, visit Umiam Lake, the biggest artificial lake in Meghalaya, in the midst of sylvan hills adorned by Khasi pines & peerless beauty.
If time permits, visit the Cathedral of Mary and Ward’s Lake. Evening free at leisure to explore the region on your own. You may take a walk to the famous Police Bazaar for shopping.
Overnight stay at Shillong.
After breakfast, drive to Cherrapunjee, the wettest place on earth, for an awesome day trip. En route, visit the famous Elephant Falls. At Sohra, stop at the Duwan Sing Syiem view point for mesmerizing views of the hills.
In Cherrapunjee, be witness to the gorgeous Seven Sisters (Nohsngithiang) Falls and Nohkalikai Falls. Later, take a soft cave walk inside Mawsmai Cave. The limestone cave is a natural wonder with innumerable formations inside it. Also, visit the Ramakrishna Mission. Drive back to Shillong for an overnight stay.
Note: Most of the waterfalls are dry during the winter season.
After breakfast, transfer to Bhalukpong, a town on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, & overnight stay.
Morning after breakfast, drive to Dirang (4910 ft). En route, visit Tippi Orchid Centre. Arunachal, the ‘Orchid Paradise', is famed to have the largest variety of orchids in India. The Orchidarium at Tipi shelters 500 or more varieties of orchids, which are available in various parts of Arunachal Pradesh. It is a premier institute of excellence in orchid research and development, under the State Forest Research Institute (Department of Environment and Forests, Arunachal Pradesh).
Check in to the hotel. Evening at Leisure. Overnight stay at Dirang.
After breakfast, drive to Tawang (10,000 ft). En route, witness the unique Dirang Valley, famous for its monasteries, hot springs, apple & kiwi orchards, sheep breeding farms, & charming valleys. Also witness the snowcapped Sella Pass at 13700 ft, the JaswantGarh War Memorial, and Jung Falls.
JaswantGarh War Memorial: Legend has it that Jaswant (Mahavir Chakra Awardee (Posthumous) of the 4th Batallion Garhwal Rifles) fought a lone battle against the invading Chinese during the 1962 war. His spirit is still believed to protect the place.
SelaPass: @13700 ft, the Sela Pass is snow-covered (full or partial) all through the year and has breathtaking mystic views. Close to the Pass is the beautiful Sela Lake, a heart-shaped lake chiseled between the mountains, which intensifies the beauty of the region. The lake is mostly frozen in winter. The Sela Pass is the main route to access Tawang town and is located 78 km before reaching Tawang.
Jung Falls: The Nuranang Falls (original name) at 6000 feet, located about 40 km before reaching Tawang, is famed as one of the most stunning waterfalls in North East India. The fall height is about 100 meters. The legend about the waterfalls goes that it is named after a Monpa girl named Nura, who aided an Indian soldier during the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
Overnight stay at Tawang.
Tawang is the beautiful land of the Monpa tribes. ‘The Land of Dawn-lit Mountains’ at 3500 mts gives you unparallel purity of nature. After breakfast, visit the Tawang Monastery, Urgelling Monastery, and AniGompa.
The Tawang Monastery, also known as the “GALDEN NAMGYEL LHATSE,” is one of the largest Lamaseries of the Mahayana sect in Asia and the largest of its kind in India. The monastery is 400 years old and is adorned with an 18-foot-high statue of Lord Buddha. It stands at 10,000 feet amidst the exotic Himalayan ranges and overlooks the Tawang-Chu valley. The Urgelling Monastery is located 5 km from Tawang city, and is the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama, born in the 17th century. The monastery was established by Lama UrgenSangpo in the 15th century.
Later, visit the War Memorial commemorating the bravery of the Indian heroes of the Indo-China War of 1962. Witness the light show in the evening.
Overnight stay at Tawang.
Morning drive back to Bomdila. At a height of 8000 ft., Bomdila is a small town famous for its Buddhist monasteries, magnificent valleys, and Himalayan landscapes. Evening free at leisure. Overnight in Bomdila.
After breakfast, drive to Kaziranga National Park. Evening, enjoy a cultural dance show of Assam. Overnight at Kaziranga National Park.
In Kaziranga National Park, to enjoy a cultural show, you have options, as some local youth organized a cultural show in Kohora in an auditorium or open field, and you can also go to Orchid and Biodiversity Park, which is approx. 3 km away from Kohora (Main Market area). They usually organize 3–5 types of cultural dances, along with the famous Bihu dance. We recommend that you do not miss the program.
Early in the morning, go for an Elephant Ride. After the elephant ride, return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, go on a Jeep safari to the Central Range / Western Range. In the afternoon, enjoy Local Village & Tea Garden (outer view).
Overnight stay at Kaziranga National Park.
After breakfast, drive to Guwahati. Check in at the hotel and in the evening, enjoy a River Cruise over the river Brahmaputra; it’s called the Sunset Cruise
Overnight stay at Guwahati.
Morning visits Kamakhya temple (if time permits). Later transfer to Guwahati airport
