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PANORAMA
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North
East, land of majestic mountains, dense forests and gushing streams
is vast expense of beauty and variety. First two days are spent in
Kohima the capital of Nagaland situated east of Assam in the Naga hills,
to intermingle with various tribes who speak their own dialects, explore
zoological park and a soft trek through Dzulou valley. From here we move
to Jorhat in Assam known as land of blue hills and red rivers
famous for exotic wildlife and tea estates. Return ferry trip of
Majuli river island to visit Satras monastery and drive to a tea
estate to explore tea gardens. Now another ferry to cross over to other
side of river Brahmaputra to spend a night in north Lakimpur (noth of
Assam). Now we drive into Arunachal Pradesh which remained out of
bound for outsiders, its inhabitants belong to Mongoloid and
Tibeto - Burmese tribes, the flora and fauna are incredible of rich
variety. After exploring tribal villages and tribes including Apatani
and Nishing, we drive to Itanagar the capital of Arunachal Pradesh
for an overnight stay and re-enter Assam at Tezpur, a short drive
from here will take us to famous Kaziranga wildlife park where we
will try to sight some rare species including one horned rehinos,
wild buffalo, swap and hog deer. This exotic journey concludes with a
night in Guwahati the capital of Assam, from here fly back to calcutta
for onward journey.
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Ref:
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NEP
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Duration: |
16 Days
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Season: |
Round The Year
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Itinerary:
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Calcutta - Kohima - Jorhat - Majuli - Tea Estates -
North Lakhimpur - Zero - Itanagar - Tezppur - Kaziranga - Guwahati -
Calcutta
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DAY 01. ARRIVE CALCUTTA, FLY TO DIMAPUR AND TRANSFER TO KOHIMA
DAY 02 & 03. EXPLORE THE TRIBAL VELLAGES
DAY 04. DRIVE KOHIMA / JORHAT THROUGH PICTURESQUE VILLAGES
DAY 05. FERRY JORHAT / MAJULI A LARGE RIVER ISLAND, VISIT SATRAS MONASTERY, RETURN
TO SHORE AND DRIVE TO TEA ESTATE FOR TWO NIGHTS STAY
DAY 06. IN TEA ESTATE, EXPLORE TEA GARDENS AND NEARBY VILLAGES
DAY 07. DRIVE TO DIBRUGARH, CROSS BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER BY FERRY TO ORIAMGHAT AND
DRIVE TO NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DAY 08. DRIVE NORTH LAKHIMPUR / ZERO, ENROUTE EXPLORE APATANI DWELLING IN HONG
AND OTHER VILLAGES
DAY 09. IN ZERO, A SOFT TREK TO DISCOVER TRADITIONAL NISHING TRIBAL VILLAGES
DAY 10. DRIVE ZERO / ITANAGAR, THE CAPITAL OF
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
DAY 11. DRIVE ITANAGAR / TEZPUR, AFTERNOON EXPLORE
TEZPUR AND THE TEA GARDEN CLUB
DAY 12. DRIVE TEZPUR / KAZIRANGA WILDLIFE PARK.
(OPTIONAL: MORNING BOAT TRIP TO BORASAPORI
FOR BIRD WATCHING) TO KAZIRANGA
DAY 13. IN KAZIRANGA, GAME VIEWING TO SIGHT SINGLE HORNED RHINOCEROS
DAY 14. DRIVE KAZIRANGA / GUWAHATI, THE CAPITAL OF ASSAM
DAY 15. FLY GUWAHATI / CALCUTTA
DAY 16. CHECK OUT: TRANSFER TO AIRPORT FOR ONWARD FLIGHT
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Name
of the Sanctuary / Park |
Area
sq. km |
Season |
Main
Wildlife |
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Itanagar
Sanctuary
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140 |
Oct
- Apr |
Tiger,
Elephant
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Lali
Sanctuary
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190 |
Nov
- Mar |
Swamp
Deer, Wild Buffalo and other Mammals.
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Namdapha
National Park & Tiger Reserve
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1807 |
Oct
- Mar |
Tiger,
Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Gaur, Goral, Takin, Musk
Deer, Hoolock Gibbon, Slow Loris, Red Panda,
Hornbill, Pheasants.
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Pakhui
Sanctuary
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862 |
Dec
- Mar |
Elephant,
Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Slow Loris.
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