Trip to Shillong, Cherrapunjee (Sohra), Kaziranga, Guwahati Darjeeling Part I
Trip to Shillong, Cherrapunjee (Sohra), Kaziranga, Guwahati Darjeeling Part III
Trip from Delhi to North East
Day 4, 5 and 6 Guwahati and
Kaziranaga
We left early in the morning from
Shillong to Guwahati. The shared taxi will charge Rs 150 per person from Police
Bazaar Shillong to Paltan Bazaar Guwahati. However you need to be a smart
bargainer here as well. Look for the taxis with Assam number and try to fix a
deal for an independent reserved taxi for about Rs 500.
On the way you can hop
at many amazing places with dense pine forests, bamboo forests and lakes.
Bhargava INN located in Paltan bazaar is a very good option for Budget
travelers. The rooms are very economical and well maintained. I also stayed for
a night at Maitri Hotel where the rooms were very good and affordable but
mosquitoes troubled the whole night here.
Hotel Mayur in Guwahati has very
economical AC rooms ranging from Rs 900 and non AC at Rs 500. But according to
me the rooms above Rs 1500 are much better and recommended in this hotel.
However one of the best options for lunch and dinner is Govind’s Restaurant
located adjacent to Hotel Mayur. I am not sure whether it is part of Hotel mayur
or not. We really relished the food here and no other restaurants food is
comparable or even at par with Govind’s restaurant in Mayur Hotel.
In Guwahati yet another good stay
option in Guwahati and kaziranga is Tourist Lodges by Assam Tourism department
Guwahati:Tourist Information Officer
Station Road
Guwahati 781001
Phone: +91-361-2544474/2547102/2542748
Kaziranga: Office
of the Deputy Director
Department of Tourism
Kaziranga
Dist Golaghat (Assam)
Phone: +91-3776-262423 & 262429
Independent Reserved
Taxis will cost you too much. If you are a budget traveler like me then either
you need to get a good bargain for the independent taxi or you have an
excellent option of going for a site seeing in conducted tours.
Here I would like to
mention the name of one Taxi owner cum driver who operates from Paltan Bazaar
Guwahati. His name is Muzzaffar and phone number is 09854514486. I spoke
to many drivers in the area and finally found this guy very genuine and honest.
He not only served as a driver to us but he served as a guide too on his own.
This poor guy even doesn’t know my name and if you phone him without any
reference he would definitely be of help.
Assam Tourism department
offers several well planned tour packages to places in and around Guwahati and
to other tourist destinations like Kaziranga National Park, Shillong, etc.
SIGHT SEEING TOURS IN AND
AROUND GUWAHATI, Assam's capital city
CITY TOUR BY ASSAM
TOURISM - 01
Distance covered : 80km
This tour covers the main
places of tourist interest in Guwahati city such as the Kamakhya temple, Assam
State Museum & Excavation, Assam State Zoo, Kalakshetra(cultural centre)
and finally ending with a short cruise on the mighty Brahmaputra river.
Reporting time at
Guwahati Tourist Lodge : 7am
Departure from Guwahati Tourist Lodge : 7:30am
Proceed to Kamakhya Temple, Arrival : 8am-10am
Visit to Assam State
Museum & Excavation : 10:30-11:40am
Proceed to Planetarium :
12pm-1pm
Lunch Break : lpm-2pm
Visit to Assam State Zoo
: 2:30-4PM
Proceed to Kalashetra
:4:30-5:30pm
Proceed to Jolporee : 6-
7pm
Back to Lodge
Cost:
By Bus : (Minimum-I0person)@ Rs.300 : Rs. 3000
By Indica : (Min -4
person) @ Rs. 400 : Rs. 1600
By Winger : ( Min-6
person)@ Rs.450 : Rs.2700
ASSAM TOURISM CITY
TOUR—02Distance covered: 80km
Reporting time at
Guwahati Tourist Lodge : 7am
Departure from Guwahati
Tourist Lodge : 7:30am
Proceed to Kamakhya
Temple, Arrival : 8am-10arn
Visit to Balaji Temple :
10:30-1 l:00am
Proceed to Basistha Temple
: ll:30pm-12:30pm
Lunch Break :
12:30pm-1:30pm
Visit to Kalashetra :
2pm-3pm
Proceed to Assam State
Zoo : 3:30-5:30pm
Proceed to Jolporee : 6-
7pm
Back to Lodge
Cost:
By Bus :
(Minimum-10person) @ Rs.300: Rs. 3000
By IndiCa : (Min -4
person) @ Rs. 400 : Rs. 1600
By Winger : ( Min-6
person)@ Rs.450 : Rs.2700
TEMPLE TOUR GUWAHATI
Distance covered: 150 Km
Reporting time at
Guwahati Tourist Lodge 7:30 AM
Departure from Guwahati
Tourist Lodge 8:00 AM
Visit to Nabagraha 8:30
AM
Proceed to Kamakhya- Arrival
9:30 AM-10:30AM
Proceed to Dolgovinda,
Arrival 11:30 AM-12:00 PM
Visit to Dirgheshwari,
Arrival 12:15 PM-1:00PM
Lunch Break at Amingaon
1 :00 - 2:00 PM
Proceed to Balaji,
Arrival 2:30-3:00 PM
Visit to Basistha,
arrival at 3:30 .PM-4:30 PM
Back to Guwahati Tourist
Lodge
Cost:
By Bus (Minimum 10
person) @ Rs.300/-
By Indica ( Minimum 4
person) @ Rs. 400/-
By Winger (Minimum 6
person) @ Rs.450/-
MADAN
KAMDEV-HAJO-SUALKUCHI CONDUCTED TOUR
Reporting time at
Guwahati Tourist Lodge : 7:00 AM
Departure to Madan
Kamdev : 7:30 AM
Arrival Madan Kamdev :
9:00- 9:30 AM
Proceed to Hajo
Visit to Poa-Mecca,
Arrival : 11:00-11:30 AM
Visit to Brass metal
manufacturing place : 11:30-12:OOPM
Proceed to Hayagrib
Madhav Temple, Arrival : 12:00- 1:00 PM
Proceed to Sualkuchi,
Arrival : 1:30 PM
Lunch at Park Restaurant
: 1:30-2:30 PM
Visit to Silk Industry :
2:30-4:00 PM
Back to Tourist Lodge
GUWAHATI TO KAZIRANGA
CONDUCTED TOUR BY ASSAM TOURISM
Day- 1 . Reporting time at Guwahati Tourist Lodge 8:00
AM
Departure from Guwahati
Tourist Lodge 8:30 AM
Lunch at Down Town food
Court, Samoguri 12:00-12:45 PM
( Own expense)
Arrival at Bagori 3:00
PM
Jeep Safari at Bagori
(Optional) (Own expense) 3:30-430 PM
Proceed to Kohora
Tourist Lodge
Refreshment (Tea Break)
5:00-5:30 PM
Film show on wildlife
and Cultural 6:00-7:30 PM
programme (on request)
Dinner 8:15-9:15PM
Day-2 Bed Tea 4:00 AM
Reporting time to riding
point 4:30 AM
Elephant Safari
5:00-6:00 AM (1 st trip)
6:00-7:00 AM (2 nd trip)
Breakfast 7:30-9:00 AM
From 9:30 AM onwards
a) Visit to the nearby
Rubber plantation and Coffee plantation
b) Visit to Karbi
village and back to Lodge.
c) On the way to
Guwahati visit to the nearby Hatikhuli Tea estate.
• Lunch at Down Town
Food Court at Samuguri and back to Guwahati Tourist Lodge.
CONDUCTED TOUR FROM GUWAHATI TO
SHILLONG BY ASSAM TOURISM
Reporting time at
Guwahati Tourist Lodge : 7:00 AM
Departure from Guwahati
Tourist Lodge : 7:30 AM
Arrival Nongpoh (Tea
Break) : 9:30- 10:00 AM
Arrival Shillong : 11:30
AM
Sight seeing + Lunch
break : 11:30-4:00 PM
Sight seeing Includes :
Beadon Bishop, Elephant falls, Shillong Peak, Catholic
Church, Golf Course,
Ward Lake, Lady Hyderi Park, & Police Bazar Market for shopping.
Back to Guwahati Tourist
Lodge.
Cost:
- Below 5 vrs - Free.
- Adult - Rs 500/-
- Children - Rs 450/-
CONDUCTED TOUR TO POBITORA WILD LIFE SANCTUARY,
MAYANG & SITA JOKHALA
Reporting Time at
Guwahati Tourist Lodge : 7:30am
Departure from Guwahati
Tourist Lodge : 8am
Proceed to Pobitora
Wildlife Sanctuary Via Mayang : 10am-lpm
Lunch Break : 1 pm-2pm
Proceed to Sita Jokhala
(towards Nogaon) : 3pm-3:30pm
Back to Lodge
Cost:
By Bus: (Min - 8 person)@ Rs.350
By Indica : (Min - 4
person)@Rs.400
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