Tourist Places to visit in Assam

Kaziranga National Park: Kaziranga National Park

is a natural home of the one horned Indian rhinos.

It is situated at a distance of 217 kms from

Guwahati and 97 kms from Jorhat. This national

park is spread over an area of 430 sq. kms. The

landscape consists of sheer forest, tall elephant

grass, rugged reeds, marshes and shallow pools.

On 10th November 1926, Kaziranga was declared

as a game sanctuary to save the one horned rhino

and in 1974 it got the name of National Park. It has

swamp deer, hog deer, wild pig, hoolock, wild

buffalow, sambar gibbon, pythons, tiger and

elephant. There is a rich variety of shwater fowls,

the egrets, pond herons, river terns, fishing eagles,

adjutant storks, black necked storks are also

available. The river, here, has the gharial (fish

eating crocodile) and dolphins. Tourists make visit

to this park during winter, to see the rarest species

of birds and animals.

Dipor Bil:

Bil means "lake" in the local Assamese language, is

located to the south-west of Guwahati city, in

Kamrup district of Assam, It is a permanent

freshwater lake, in a former channel of the

Brahmaputra River, to the south of the main river.

It is also called a wetland under the Ramsar

Convention which has listed the lake in November

2002, as a Ramsar Site for undertaking

conservation measures on the basis of its biological

and environmental importance.

Manas National Park :

It is the only tiger project in Assam. Situated on the

bank of the river Manas with the back drop of Sub

Himalayan Hills is among the well-known World

Heritage Site with an unique combination of

natural beauty and wild life. Manas is one of the

nine tiger reserves, initially selected for

conservation. Other rare species of wild life found

here are, Hispid Hare, Pigmy Hog, Golden Langur,

Indian Chinoceros, Wild Buffalo etc. Hundreds of

winged species migrate to this place in the winter

season. It is 176 kms from Lokapriya Gopinath

Bordoloi Airport Guwahati.

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary:

It is one of the major wildlife sanctuaries of

Assam, situated in the Morigaon district. It is

around 50 km from Guwahati covering an area

of 15.9 sq. km. It is famous for its great Indian

One Horned Rhinoceros. Other animals like

Asiatic Buffalo, Leopard, Wild Bear, Civet Cat

etc. along with more than 200 various birds and

reptiles.

Nameri National Park:

It covers an area of about 200 sq. km at the

foothills of eastern Himalayas. It is 35 km from

Tezpur and 181 km from Guwahati. Many

species of Tiger, Elephant, Leopard, Indian

Bison, White Winged Wood-duck, Sloth Bear,

Himalayan Black Bear, Pangolin, Indian Wild

Dog, Civet Cat, Capped Langur etc. are found

here.

Kamakhya and Bhubaneswari Temple:

The shakti temple of mother Goddess

Kamakhya is situated on the top of the Nilachal

Hills. It is about 8 kms from Guwahati. There is

the shrine of Tantrik Shaktism of

Samudragupta’s period. During Ambubashi

Mella large number of devotees come from all

over India, to visit this place.

Navagraha Temple:

It is the temple of nine planets situated on

Chitrachal Hill of Guwahati. It is used to be great

centre for the study of astronomy and astrology

in the ancient days. This is the reason why

Guwahati is referred as Pragjyotishpur or the

city of eastern astrology.

Basisthashram:

It is situated in the southern most rim of

Guwahati City, on the Sandhyachal Hill. The

place is a well-known holy cum picnic spot,

named after the vedic saga, Vasistha who said

to have lived here. The rivulets named Sandhya,

Lilata and Kavita meet here and flow

perennially, and adding scenic grandeur to this

place. It is 12 kms from Guwahati.

Museum:

Assam museum is situated in Guwahati. It has

collection of sculptures, costumes and

ethnology, paintings, ivo and metal work.

State Zoo:

It is also situated in Guwahati and houses the

local as well as other animals and birds too. It is

also called the Botanical garden.

Sankardeva Kalakshetra:

This has been set up as a grand exposition of

the life and culture of the people of Assam.

Srimanta Sankardeva kalakshetra is a multi-arts

complex named after a great Vaishava Saint and

the greatest integrator of Assamese Society. It is

a house for the preservation and exhibition of

the cultural objects and day-to-day articles and

by different ethnic groups. It has got an open air

theatre with 2000 capacity for holding folk

festivals, dance, dramas etc. offering an

atmosphere of village of Assam. It has also got a

library of rare books collection.

Umananda Temple:

The great Shiva Temple situated on the peacock

Island in the middle of Brahmaputra River. It

attracts devotees from all over the country,

specially during Shiva Ratri. The approach of the

temple is from Kacharighat from where boats

ply to the temple entrance.

Sualkuchi:

Sualkuchi is a renowned centre of silk

production, particularly Muga – the golden silk

of Assam. It is 24 kms from Guwahati.

Hajo:

It is located 32 km from Guwahati, on the north

bank of river Brahmaputra. It is a place where

three religions meet i.e. Hinduism, Islam and

Buddhism. The most celebrated shrine in lower

Assam, next to Kamakhya, is the Hayagriva

temple of Hajo. The image of Vishnu installed at

the resembles that of Jagannath at Puri in

Orrisa. A curious feature of this temple, is that

as a Buddhist shrine by Buddhist Lamas and

Butiyas who profess Buddhism.

Power – Mecca

Side by side with the Madhav Temple there is a

celebrated Muslim shrine at Hajo - Power-

Mecca.

Chandubi Lake:

A natural lagoon forming a nice picnic spot,

with the surroundings broken by cliffs and

forests forming an ideal holiday resort. There

are added attractions of fishing and rowing

opportunities in the lake itself. This place is 64

kms from Guwahati.

Sibsagar:

It is 369 kms towards the east of Guwahati and

50 km from Jorhat. This place is hallowed by

antiquity, and it abounds monuments of

national importance and sculpture excellence. It

has ‘Sivadol’ a tallest temple in Assam, Kareng

Ghar and Talatal Ghar, Gargaon Place and Rang

Ghar.

Haflong:

Up in the rugged stands; Assam’s only hill

station Haflong, where one can see the rainbow

down below. It is the district headquarters of

North Cacher Hills and called the ‘Scotland of

Assam’ because of its scenic beauty. A beautiful

lake called Haflong Lake is situated in the heart

of the town. It is 353 kms by road from

Guwahati.

Jatinga:

9 kms from Haflong is famous for the

unexplained phenomenon of migratory birds

‘committing mass suicide’. It has become the

ornithologist’s attraction. Other attractions are

trekking, Orchid gardens and traditional dances

of the tribals.

Batadrawa or Bordoa:

It is the birthplace of the greatest Vaishnava art

and Culture; the place is 140 kms from

Guwahati and 15 kms from Nagaon town.

Digboi:

Digboi is a major oil town, surrounded by

numerous tea gardens and mystic blue hills. It is

one of the oldest existing oil refineries in the

world. Other attractions of this place are the

War Cemetery and Golf Course.

Majuli:

Majuli is the world’s largest river island and is

also the seat of several Satras (Vaishnava

Monasteries) established by Sankardeva. Satras

are the centre for learning art and culture. This

place is also famous for migratory birds and

missing culture

Tezpur:

Also known as Sonitpur (city of blood), its

puranic fame is associated with Usha’s love with

Aniruddha, grandson of Lord Krishna. Present

Tezpur is a beautiful town, situated on the

north bank of the river Bahmaputra. It has got

undulated green valleys, surrounded by the hills

of Arunachal Pradesh, snow capped peaks of

Himalayas as the northern backdrop. Lush

green tea gardens, and the magnificent

archeological ruins available in Bamuni hills,

Agnigarh and Mahabhairab Temple, Hazara

Pukhuri and Chitralekha Park, have all

contributed to make Tezpur a tourist’s delight.

Its contribution to art, culture, literature and

freedom struggle has placed Tezpur, as an

important place in the history of Assam. Tezpur

is also famous for the event when the tricolour

was hoisted in the police station of Galipur,

under Sonitpur district, and 14 years old

Kanaklata braved British bullets and died

holding the National Flag aloft. Tejpur is well

connected by rail, road and airways. The

distance from Guwahati, Kaziranga, Bhalukpung

and Orang are 82 km, 60 km and 65 km

respectively.

Bhalukpung:

Bhalukpung is surrounded by mystic blue hills

and evergreen forest situated on the bank of

the river and famous for its unique natural

beauty, angling and rafting. Other attractions of

this place are spring and a big orchid garden at

Tipi. It also has Eco-camp at Potasali, a

mammoth stone inscription at Bhomoraguri,

Nameri National Park and Orang National Park

an another miniature Kaziranga. The distance

from Tezpur to this place is 56 kms.