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Tea Heritage
Assam Tea Heritage
Duration :
12 Days / 11 Nights
Places to see : Kolkata - Delhi - Guwahati - Kaziranga
National Park - Kaziranga National Park - Jorhat - Majuli - Dibrugarh -
Itanagar - Ziro - Daporijo - Along - Pasighat - Dibrugarh
Day 01: Arrival at Kolkata/Delhi
Arrival at Kolkata (land of Joy)/New Delhi. Received upon arrival and transferred
to hotel. Day free at your, leisure. Evening, free. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 02: Full day sightseeing
Sightseeing the boulevards of the erstwhile British capital which still
carries the reminiscence of the days of Raj in India. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 03: Kolkata/Delhi- Guwahati
Morning drive to the airport for flight to Guwahati (gateway to North East,
India). Received upon arrival and transferred to hotel. Day free at your,
leisure. Evening, sunset cruise on river Bramhaputra. Overnight in hotel.
Day 04: Kaziranga National Park
Post breakfast drive to Kaziranga National Park, and check into lodge/resort,
inside the park. Afternoon, enjoy the beauty and calmness inside a national
park. Overnight inside the National Park.
Day 05: Kaziranga National Park
Early morning Elephant safari in the core area of the national park followed
by full day jeep safari in the two major ends of the park to see migratory
birds and the animals. Evening enjoy the flavour of the local Bihu dance
performed by the local villagers. Overnight inside the National Park.
Jorhat: Jorhat, situated at a distance of 310km east of Guwahati, is called
the tea capital of Assam. It is the gateway to Upper Assam, Nagaland and
North & East Arunachal Pradesh. Jorhat has the oldest and premiere Tea
research Institute, dedicated to the tea industry. A tea research centre
is established at Chinnamara, 5-km away from Jorhat. Annual tea festival
in Jorhat is another attraction, along with temple of Buri Gohani, British
imperial mementos, the hanging platform to hang Freedom Fighters in front
of the jail and many others. Although not particularly attractive to tourists
in itself, Jorhat makes a good base for exploring the unique Vaishnavite
culture of Majuli, the largest river island in the world. North of Jorhat
lies Sibsagar, former capital of the Ahoms and home to numerous tombs, temples
and palaces.
Day 06: Jorhat
After leisurely morning activity drive to Tea Bunglow at Jorhat, enroute
visit the oldest Tea Research & Training Institute, evening enjoy a
life quite different from the normal, a feeling of life like old British
Tea Planters. A refreshing mood with tea garden workers performing traditional
JHUMUR Dance. Overnight in the Bunglow.
Day 07: Jorhat - Cart ride
Spent entire day in Tea Garden activities, which includes plucking of tea
leaves with the tea leaf pluckers, a practical knowledge about tea making
process followed by art of tea tasting. Afternoon drive to one of the Heritage
Mansion in Jorhat. Evening enjoy the thrill of Indian Bullock Cart Ride.
Overnight in the Heritage Mansion
Majuli (largest Riverine Island in Asia): It is the worlds largest
riverine island spread over an area of 800 sq. km of forest and beach on
river Bramhaputra. The bio-diversity of this island creates an ideal place
for birds of many species, visiting this region. Majuli is the birth place
of Vaishnava Satras, (Satras means holy shrine). Sankardeva
founded the Satras in the 15th Century. At present the island has twenty
two Satras in Majuli.
Day 08: Jorhat - excursion to Majuli
Early morning cruise to Majuli Island where one can spend time visiting
the Satras and the local villages. A bird watcher can spend a good time
in the island to enjoy the company of the birds of different origins. Evening
return back to Heritage Mansion.
Day 09: Dibrugarh
Drive to Rukmini a small sand bank on river Bramhaputra developed into an
Island retreat and check into Beach Resort. Overnight in the resort.
Day 10: Dibrugarh
Early morning walk along the beach, spend some quite time with some novels
or go for angling or Kayaking in the river. Overnight in the resort.
Day 11: Dibrugarh
Drive to century old bunglow, you can enjoy the evening with a cup of hot
Assam Tea, sitting on the lawn. Overnight inside the bunglow in the tea
estate.
Day 12: Transfer to Dibrugarh Airport/Railway Station
Transfer to Airport/Railway Station for onward journey.
Assam Tea Heritage
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