Itineraries for Northeast India Northeast India

Arrive at Guwahati Airport (GAU). Meet your private chauffeur and drive east along 4-lane NH27 (217 km / 4.5 hrs) through scenic tea estates to Kaziranga National Park. Evening cultural Bihu performance at the Orchid Park.

Dawn elephant safari in Bagori (Western Range) for close encounters with One-Horned Rhinos. Afternoon open-top 4x4 Jeep safari in Kohora (Central Range) spotting wild water buffaloes, swamp deer, and elephants.

Drive west along NH27 and ascend the Meghalaya Plateau along 4-lane NH6 (230 km / 5.5 hrs). Stop for panoramic photo views and boat rides at Umiam Lake (Barapani). Evening heritage walk around Police Bazaar.

Drive across the Duwan Sing Syiem bridge along SH11 to Cherrapunji (54 km / 1.5 hrs). Visit India's highest plunge cascade at Nohkalikai Falls (340m), explore limestone corridors of Mawsmai Cave, and view Seven Sisters Falls.

Descend 3,500 stone stairs from Tyrna village into the deep subtropical rainforest basin of Nongriat. Marvel at the ancient Umshiang Double Decker Living Root Bridge and swim in turquoise natural rock pools.

Morning drive to Dawki on the Bangladesh border for a boat ride on the crystal-clear Umngot River. Visit Mawlynnong (Asia's cleanest village) and the single-decker Riwai root bridge. Return to Shillong for the night.

Morning drive down NH6 to Guwahati. Visit the sacred hilltop Kamakhya Temple on Nilachal Hill before transferring to Guwahati Airport (GAU) for your return flight.

Arrive at Guwahati Airport (GAU) and drive north across the Brahmaputra River (215 km / 4.5 hrs) to Nameri National Park eco-camp. Evening walk along the Jia Bhoroli riverbank.

Morning guided forest walking safari inside Nameri tracking hornbills. Enter Arunachal Pradesh at Bhalukpong checkpost (ILP verification) and ascend through the Kameng gorge to Dirang Valley (140 km / 4.5 hrs).

Explore the historic Dirang Dzong (17th-century fort), national yak research center, kiwi orchards in Sangti Valley, and the peaceful Thupsung Dhargye Ling Monastery.

Ascend through alpine rhododendron forests across the iconic Sela Pass (**4,170 meters / 13,700 ft**), visiting frozen Sela Lake and the Jaswant Garh War Memorial. Marvel at the roaring Nuranang Waterfall (Jang Falls) before arriving in Tawang (130 km / 5 hrs).

Full day in Tawang exploring the grand 17th-century Galden Namgey Lhatse (Tawang Monastery), the 8-meter gilded Buddha statue, Urgelling Monastery (birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama), and the Tawang War Memorial.

Excursion in authorized 4x4 mountain Gypsy to Bum La Pass on the Indo-China border (**4,633 meters / 15,200 ft**) and the dramatic submerged-tree landscape of Sangestar Tso (Madhuri Lake).

Scenic return drive over Sela Pass descending to the apple-growing ridge town of Bomdila (170 km / 6 hrs). Visit Gentse Gaden Rabgyel Lling (Bomdila Monastery) for sunset valley views.

Descend from the Himalayan foothills into the lush plains of Assam, crossing the Brahmaputra at Kaliabhomora bridge to reach Kaziranga (210 km / 5.5 hrs).

Dawn elephant safari in Western Range (Bagori) followed by afternoon jeep safari in Central Range (Kohora). Visit adjacent Hathikuli certified organic tea estate.

Morning drive west along 4-lane NH27 (217 km / 4.5 hrs) directly to Guwahati Airport (GAU) for evening departure flights.

Arrive in Guwahati (GAU), check into hotel, and enjoy a luxury sunset riverboat cruise on the Brahmaputra overlooking Peacock Island.

Drive east on 4-lane NH27 (217 km / 4.5 hrs) to Kaziranga. Afternoon Jeep safari in Bagori range for rhino sightings.

Morning elephant safari in Kohora. Drive east to Nimati Ghat (Jorhat) and cross the Brahmaputra by roll-on/roll-off ferry to Majuli Island.

Visit Auniati Satra, Uttar Kamalabari Satra, and experience the centuries-old dynamic theatrical mask-making craft at Samaguri Satra.

Ferry to mainland, verify Nagaland ILP at Dimapur checkpost, and ascend 4-lane NH29 (160 km / 5.5 hrs) to Kohima (1,444m).

Visit the historic Commonwealth Kohima War Cemetery and Cathedral. Afternoon excursion to Khonoma (Asia's first green conservation village) exploring Angami forts and alder terraces.

Day trek from Viswema climbing up through mossy rainforest to the high dwarf-bamboo wonderland of Dzukou Valley (2,452m). Overnight in Kohima.

Drive west via Dimapur and along NH27/NH6 (320 km / 7.5 hrs) to the pine-clad hill capital of Shillong.

Morning excursion to the dramatic ridge drop-offs of Laitlum Canyons. Visit Ward's Lake, Don Bosco Indigenous Cultures Museum, and Police Bazaar.

Scenic mountain drive along SH11. Visit Nohkalikai Falls (340m), Arwah Cave with 50-million-year-old marine fossils, and Seven Sisters Falls.

Full-day trek descending 3,500 stone stairs into Nongriat to experience the Double Decker Living Root Bridge and swim in turquoise natural river pools.

Boat ride on the transparent waters of Umngot River in Dawki. Explore Mawlynnong village gardens and the Riwai root bridge.

Drive down 4-lane NH6 to Guwahati. Visit the sacred Kamakhya Temple and browse Assamese Muga and Eri silk emporiums.

Morning transfer to Guwahati Airport (GAU) for your onward flight home.