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| Day 1 : Kolkata
- Dibrugarh |
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Arrive Kolkata by international
flight meeting on arrival and transfer to hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to domestic airport to
board flight to Dibrugarh. Meeting
on arrival in Dibrugarh and transfer to hotel.
Dibrugarh, a 150-year-old tea city of Assam,
has a population of 300,000. Dibrugarh
was the main river port but due
to the silting in the Brahmaputra,
it has lost the importance of being
a viable port. Evening, visit a tea plantation. Overnight in Dibrugarh.
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2 : Dibrugarh
- Pasighat |
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After an
early breakfast transfer to the Bhat
to board the ferry to Oriamghat.
Leave Dibrugarh by ferry, upstream, to Oriamghat (8
hrs on the Brahmaputra).
The river abounds with bird life and the boat ride
offers a time for a briefing and a view of life which
continues unchanged on the many islands and the shores
of the mighty Brahmaputra. Packed lunch will be on
served board the ferry. Reach Oriamghat
and drive 4 kms to the check post at Oyan
(Arunachal Pradesh). After completing the
entry formalities, drive from Oyan to Pasighat
(27 kms / 1 hr). Overnight in Pasighat. |
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3 : Pasighat - Boleng |
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Early morning
visit the market at Pasighat. After breakfast, drive
from Pasighat to Boleng (118 kms
/ 5hrs). The drive is over rough roads. We shall drive
along the Siang and shall stop at Yembung and at a
rope suspension bridge. Arrive Boleng and check-in
at the Circuit House. This is the area of the adi
minyong tribes. Overnight in Boleng. |
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4 : Boleng |
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Full day
visit to interior villages located along the Siang
river. Return to the Circuit House. Overnight in Boleng. |
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| Day
5 : Boleng - Daparijo |
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After breakfast
leave for Daparijo via Galong
(220 kms / 7 hrs). See Galong villages on the way.
Arrive Daporijo in the evening and check-in at the
Circuit House. Overnight in Daparijo. |
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6 : Daparijo - Ziro |
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After an
early breakfast drive from Daparijo
to Ziro via Raga
(174 kms / 7 hrs). The route passes through the panoramic
Hill Miri areas and comes into Ziro, which is the
home of the apatani people. Overnight in Ziro. |
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| Day 7 :
Ziro |
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After breakfast
move through the terraced fields and bamboo & pine groves
on the way to visit the village hong. In the afternoon visit
the handicrafts emporium and the market place. Overnight
in Ziro. |
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| Day 8 :
Ziro - Biswanath Chariali |
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After breakfast
visit the nishi village at joram and drive on the Biswanath
Chariali (220 km /8 hrs). Arrive Biswanath Chariali
and check-in at the hotel. Overnight in Biswanath Chariali. |
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9 : Biswanath
Chariali - Kaziranga |
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Early Morning
visit temples on the shore of the mighty Brahmaputra.
After breakfast, leave for Kaziranga.
Arrive Kaziranga and check-in at Wild Crass. The Kaziranga
National Park was declared a reserve for the one horned
Indian rhinoceros in 1926. It lies on the banks of
the mighty Brahmaputra River.There are grasslands
combined with impenetrable vegetation, thorny rattan
cane, and elephant grass and evergreen forest. Kaziranga
has swampy areas and is one ofthe finest habitats
of the Indian rhino. |
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Among the many
species one can see the Indian bison, elephant, tiger, leopard,
hog deer, swamp deer, sambar and python. Bird life includes
pelican, migratory duck, ibis, hornbill, black-necked stork,
peacock, egret and ring tailed fishing eagle. Jeep ride
in the Kaziranga National Park. Overnight in Kaziranga. |
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| Day 10 :
Kaziranga |
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Early morning
Elephant ride into the park. After breakfast visit Dhansiri
Mukh to see mising village. Late afternoon jeep ride in
the Kaziranga Park. Overnight in Kaziranga. |
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| Day 11 :
Kaziranga - Guwahati |
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Early morning
walk through the Panbari Forest Reserve. Search for the
rare Hollock Gibbon (only ape in India) and Hornbills (If
interested, you can stay longer). Jeep ride inside the park.
Leave Kaziranga for Guwahati (230 kms /
5 hrs). Arrive Guwahati and check-in at hotel. Guwahati
is the capital of the state of Assam. It was once known
the “City of Astrology” and it derives its importance
from its location on the bank of river Brahmaputra. Overnight
in Guwahati. |
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12 : Guwahati |
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Full day
city tour of Guwahati, with boat ride (on the Brahmaputra)
to Peacock Island. Visit the temples of Umananda,
Kamakshya and Navagrah.Umanada temple, dedicated to
Shiva, it stands on Peacock Island in the Brahmaputra,
and can be reached by ferry. The Navagrah temple is
dedicated to the nine celestial planets and is unique.
The Kamakshya temple, believed to be an ancient Khasi
sacrificial site is situated on the sacred Nilachal
Hill, which is dedicated to the goddess Kamakshya
and has been a well-known center for Tantric Hinduism
worshippers of Sakti. |
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The hilltop also
affords a panoramic view of the Brahmaputra and the surrounding
region. The Janardhan temple in the heart of the city atop
hillock. It has an image of the Lord Buddha, which is a
unique blend of Hinduism and Buddhism. The State museum,
which house rare sculptures of the former dynasties of the
region. Overnight in Guwahati. |
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| Day 13 :
Guwahati - Kolkata |
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Transfer to airport
to board flight to Kolkata. Leave Guwahati
for Kolkata by 9W 207 (1150 / 1300 hrs). Meting on arrival
in Kolkata and transfer to hotel. Kolkata (Calcutta) –
India’s largest city, is the capital of West Bengal
and was founded by the remarkable English merchant trader
Job Charnock in 1660. PM: At leisure. Overnight in Kolkata.
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14 : Kolkata |
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City tour
of Kolkata visiting the Victoria Memorial built by
Lord Curzon as a marble memorial to Queen Victoria
in 1905 houses the memorabilia of the early days of
the British. Visit the National Museum which houses
the various art treasures of the land and the temple
dedicated to Kali, the demonic attribute of Parvathi
at Kalighat. Drive past by Fort William, The Eden
Gardens, The Dalhousie Square and The Writers Building.
Also visit the Missionaries of Charity, the home of
late Mother Teresa. Evening at leisure. After dinner
transfer to international airport to board your onward
flight. |
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| Day 15 :
Depart Kolkata - Leave Kolkata
by international flight. |
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