Detailed Itinerary for North East India With Kaziranga (13 N / 14 D)

Time You Have to Spend in this Tour: 13 Nights / 14 Days
Places Covered: Shillong - Cherrapunjee - Kaziranga National Park - Kohima - Touphema - Jorhat - Majuli – Guwahati

Day 01: Arrival at Shillong
Upon arrival at Guwahati airport the Indian Wildlife Tourism representative will welcome you and transfer you to Shillong. On the way visit Borapani Umiam Lake which lies between sylvan hills, a majestic place meanwhile have lunch. After reaching the place check into hotel, get freshen up and relax later have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 02: Shillong – Cherrapunjee
Have relaxed breakfast and then drive towards Cherrapunjee. On arrival, check in at pre-booked hotel and leave for exploring the beautiful waterfall Nohkalikai. Afterwards visit caves of Cherrapunjee like Mawsmai Cave, Garo Hills Caves etc. Return to Shillong enroute Elephanta falls and Shillong peaks for spectacular and thrilling experience. On arrival check in at hotel, have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 03: Shillong – Kaziranga
Take hearty breakfast and then enjoy the beautiful surrounding of Shillong that is popularly known as Scotland of East. After having lunch drive to Kaziranga on arrival check in at lodge, have dinner and over night stay.

Day 04: At Kaziranga
Early morning get ready to take the pleasure of centre of Kaziranga National Park on the back of elephant. Have elephant safari to explore the lush greenery. Then have lunch and afterwards enjoy jeep safari to visit another sides of Park. Back to lodge by evening, later have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 05: At Kaziranga
Have breakfast and then move to watch Kaziranga tea garden and way of living life by jeep safari. Later back to Park and visit the eastern range of park. Afterwards by evening back to lodge, take rest and later have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 06: Kaziranga – Kohima – Touphema Tourist Village
After having breakfast get ready to drive for Kohima, on arrival the Indian Wildlife Tourism representative will take you to proceed for Touphema Tourist Village. Upon arrival check into pre-booked resort, get freshen up and relax later enjoy the cultural folk performance. Later back to resort have dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

Day 07: Touphema – Kohima – Dimori Cove
Have breakfast and later enjoy the natural beauty of the village. Afterwards drive back to Kohima, on arrival check into resort, get relax and soon visit the WW II Cemetery is dedicated to the 10,000 Allied soldiers who lost their lives during the Japanese invasion during the World War-II. Later move to visit State Museum lies at Bayani hill Kohima. That showcases the living style of Naga tribes and their Artifacts, handlooms, & Handicrafts, Tools & Implements, Gems & Jewelry, Coins & Ancient weaponry. After viewing all the cultural heritage and having lunch drive towards Dimori Cove that offers you to take pleasure of trekking at Japfu Peak and Dzukou Valley. Later by evening back to near by pre-booked resort, have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 08: Dimori Cove – Khonoma
After having delicious breakfast leave the resort and then move to Khonoma village that lies on the top of hill. The amazing beauty of surrounding of village will make you to get close to nature. After enjoying rich greenery back to Kohima for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 09: Kohima – Jorhat
Early morning after breakfast, move towards tea-capital of Assam “Jorhat”. On arrival check into near by pre-booked Mansion, get freshen up and relax. Later after lunch drive towards near by village, to watch the life of people living their and natural beauty of the place. Afterwards back to Mansion have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 10: Jorhat – Majuli
Early in morning drive to Majuli the biggest River Island in the world by crossing Brahmaputra. On arrival, check into pre-booked resort. Later visit the Island and enjoy the scenic beauty. Have a boat ride on river. Then drive back to Majuli resort after mesmerizing the beauty. On arrival get freshen up and relax later have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 11: At Majuli
Have breakfast and then enjoy the second day of the tour at Majuli by visiting Kamalabari Satra and Auniati Satra. As these satara’s offers you o get close to nature and admire the blessed beauty. By evening return to resort have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 12: Majuli – Guwahati
Take relaxed breakfast and then drive to Guwahati by river cruise and on arrival check in at hotel. Get freshen up and relax. Spend the noon time in relaxation and own activities. In evening get ready to watch the sunset at Brahmaputra River. Observe the red blood color of River and capture it into camera for life long memories. Then by late evening back to hotel, have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 13: At Guwahati
After having yummy breakfast, move towards Sualchuci, the Manchester of Assam. That produces finest qualities of 'Adi' and 'Muga' silks hand-woven and use in colorful dresses. After observing silks move towards a famous pilgrimage i.e. “Hajo”. Then back to hotel spend evening in leisure later have dinner and overnight stay.

Day14: At Guwahati (Departure)
Have breakfast and later Indian Wildlife Tourism representative will take you to airport to catch flight for home with remarkable memories and experience.

Travel Tips For Visiting the National Park

Before choosing India as your destination it’s better to have a little knowledge of this land of diversity. Since its inception in tourist books, India’s tourism sector continuously increase in dimension and popularity and today the country becomes one of the most striking destination in the world and is host to scores of international tourist every year.

To make your visit simpler, effective and more enjoyable, India presents well-organized infrastructure covering all the aspects of tourism. Apart from the exotic and colorful places, India offers a profusion of hotels of all shapes and sizes right from the reasonable budget hotels to state-of-the-art luxury hotels and heritage hotels that can even vie with the foremost hotels of the world in the field of comfort and hospitality.

Just as its varied landscape, the climate of the country varies too – from the arid deserts of Rajasthan to the coolest and wettest valleys of Assam. Practically India moves on with three seasons a year –hot, wet and the cool. The sun starts to grow hotter in the Nothern Plains around February and by April it becomes almost unbearable, and monsoon in the form of huge rainstorms kick start around the month of June.


Before you depart

Research the wildlife you want to spot as well as the destination you are traveling to.

• Plan your trip to coincide with the peak wildlife season.
• Determine the best place for spotting animals and birds.
• Organize wildlife watching trips for the early morning or late evening.
• Hire an outfitter or guide that caters to families and has experience with children.

Engage the kids

Introduce the kids to the animals and birds they are likely to see on your wildlife watching trip.

• Investigate wildlife as well as its habitat.
• Help them learn to identify animal tracks.
• Research the natural history of the area together.

Make it fun

Knowing where and how to look for wildlife will increase your child’s chance of spotting birds and animals and it will help him or her understand the need to be alert, patient and quiet.

• Scan the horizon rather and rather than focusing on a bush or tree.
• Detect motion from a bird in flight to the twitch of an ear.
• Look for shapes that stand apart from the geography.
• Watch for the flash of color both in the sky and on the ground.
• Look at the edge of the animal’s habitat, be it a forest, field or pond.
• Keep an eye out for signs, from animal tracks to gnawed wood, that animals have been there.
• Don’t focus only on sight, listen to the sounds and detect the smells.

Turn your outing into a wildlife adventure

Spotting wildlife is only part of the fun. Include the following in your child’s day pack and turn the family outing into a wildlife adventure.

• Field guide.
• Animal or bird checklist.
• Binoculars.
• Camera, many disposable models work fine.
• Notebook to record ‘evidence’ of what they see.

Things More Important ! Never Forget Them

Essentials Doccuments : If you are an outsider and visiting India, carrying proper identification is inevitable. Like any other place in the world a proper identification in the form of passport and visa is necessary and should be always with you throughout your journey period. Besides the originals, a photocopy of your passport, visa, air ticket and other travel documents should be maintained.

Travel Insurance : Wherever you go the element of risk is always there with you like a shadow. And travelling to a foreign country can make the risk unnecessarily bigger. So it is wise to shed this uncertainty of life by insure against it. What happen if you find that your luggage and other personal valuables disappeared after arrival, or a medical emergency arises during your stay or some personal emergency that demands an early return to your homeland? Your travel insurance will defend all financial crises during such fragile moments of your visit.