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Assam River Cruise
Assam River Cruise
Assam River Cruise
About Assam
DIBRUGARH : The upper limit of navigation on the Brahmaputra, Dibrugarh is an army town that was the end of the Stilwell Road built to link India to China in World War II. From airfields in this area also operated the great supply operation over The Hump to China.Assam Experience
Met at Guwahati airport and driven for 4 hours to Manas National Park, on the border with Bhutan, checking intothe simple but comfortable Bansbari Lodge. This Project Tiger reserve is now recovering well from earlier unrest - the tiger count is now estimated at around 50, and wild elephant number some 500.ASSAM DESPATCH 2
Met at Guwahati airport and taken on a short sightseeing tour of the city. Drive up Nilachal Hill to see the holy Kamakhya temple. With its tantric rites and animal sacrifice, the more squeamish may prefer to content themselves with the exterior. Visit the poignant Commonwealth War Graves cemetery.ASSAM DESPATCH 3 
Midday arrival at Tezpur airport and transfer 30 mins to Steemer Ghat, a lovely beach below jungle-covered hills. Alternatively arrive Guwahati airport and driven 4 hrs to Steemer Ghat. Cruise upstream until dusk, with Kaziranga National Park on the right bank - wild elephant can sometimes be spotted.ASSAM DESPATCH 4
This 10-night cruise covers most of the highlights of Assam, with elephant and jeep safaris looking for rhino in Kaziranga National Park, visits to the old capital of the Ahom kings and to the Hindu monasteries on Majuli Island, walks in tea gardens and through tribal villages.