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EastAssamGuwahati

Guwahati

The ancient city of Pragjyotishpur or the light of east is the site of modern Guwahati, the Gateway to North Eastern India. 
 

How to get there

	Air: Indian Airlines connect Guwahati with Kolkata (Calcutta), Delhi, Bagdogra, Imphal Agartala, Dibrugarh and Dimapur.
	Rail: Guwahati is connected by rail with New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Trivandrum, Bangalore, Cochin, Silchar, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh.
	Road: Guwahati is connected by good motorable roads with Shillong 103 kms, Kaziranga National Park 217 kms, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 176 kms, Dimapur 280 kms, Itanagar 420 kms, Imphal 487 kms, Agartala 599 kms, Aizawal 538 kms, Gangtok 624 kms, Darjeeling 587 kms, Kolkata (Calcutta) 1182 kms and Kohima 342 kms.
	Local Transport: Guwahati is connected by regular bus services with Shillong, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tezpur, Siliguri, Sibsagar, Dimapur, Kohima, Imphal, Aizawal, Itanagar, Barpetta Road and Cooch Bihar.

Places of Interest

• Janardhan Temple
• Navagrah Temple
• Umananda Temple
• Bhubaneshwari Devi Temple

Museums

• Assam Zoo and Botanical Gardens: 0700 to 1600 hrs (Sep to March)
• Anthropological Museum: 1000 to 1600 hrs. Closed on University Holidays
• Assam Forest Museum: 1000 to 1600 hrs (Mon to Fri), 1000 to 1300 hrs (Sat)
• Cottage Industries Museum
• Museum of Animal Husbandry and Vaterinary Science
• Assam State Museum: 1000 to 1630 hrs (Tue to Sat), 0800 to 1200 hrs (Sun)
• Dept. of Historical & Antiquarium Research: 1000 to 1600 hrs. Sun Closed.

Excursions

• Haplong (Hill Station, 355 kms)
• Jatinga (Famous for bird mystry near Haplong, 364 kms)
• Hajo (32 kms)
• Kamakhya Temple (10 kms)
• Basistha Ashram (12 kms)
• Sualkuch (32 kms)
• Chandubi Lake (64 kms)
• Orang (150 kms)
• Darrang (100 kms)
• Bhairakunda (137 kms)
• Batadrawa (134 kms)
• Barpeta (137 kms)
• Tezpur (181 kms)
• Bhalukpung (250 kms)
• Dibrugarh
• Digboi
• Jorhat
• Majuli

The Region

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