Grand NE Circuit (10 Days)

09:00 AM – Arrive Guwahati

10:00 AM – Kamakhya Temple — India's most sacred Shakti temple

12:30 PM – Lunch at Paradise Restaurant

02:00 PM – Brahmaputra Riverfront, Assam State Museum

05:00 PM – Brahmaputra sunset cruise

Overnight: Guwahati

08:00 AM – Depart for Shillong (100 km, ~3 hrs)

10:30 AM – Umiam Lake (Barapani) — scenic stopover

11:30 AM – Arrive Shillong, check-in

01:00 PM – Lunch, Don Bosco Museum (NE cultural museum)

04:00 PM – Elephant Falls, Ward's Lake, Police Bazaar

Overnight: Shillong

07:30 AM – Drive to Cherrapunji (54 km)

09:00 AM – Nohkalikai Falls (340m plunge waterfall)

10:30 AM – Seven Sisters Falls (Nohsngithiang)

11:30 AM – Mawsmai Cave

01:30 PM – Eco Park (Bangladesh viewpoint)

04:00 PM – Return Shillong

Overnight: Shillong

07:00 AM – Drive to Mawlynnong (95 km, ~2.5 hrs)

09:30 AM – Asia's Cleanest Village + Living Root Bridge + Skywalk

12:00 PM – Dawki — Umngot River crystal-clear boat ride

01:30 PM – Lunch, drive to Kaziranga (220 km, ~5–6 hrs)

08:00 PM – Arrive Kaziranga resort

Overnight: Kaziranga

05:30 AM – Morning jeep safari — Central Range (rhinos, elephants, tigers)

08:30 AM – Breakfast

10:00 AM – Elephant safari

12:00 PM – Lunch, Orchid Park

02:00 PM – Drive to Nimati Ghat, Jorhat (80 km, ~1.5 hrs)

Overnight: Jorhat

08:00 AM – Ferry to Majuli Island (1 hr Brahmaputra crossing)

09:30 AM – Kamalabari Satra — Vaishnavite monastery, mask-making

11:30 AM – Garamur Satra — pottery, weaving

01:00 PM – Lunch with Mising tribal family

03:00 PM – Auniati Satra — 400-yr-old royal artifacts

04:30 PM – Return ferry, drive toward Itanagar

Overnight: Jorhat/Itanagar border

07:00 AM – Drive to Itanagar (ILP permit required, 230 km, ~5 hrs)

12:00 PM – Arrive Itanagar, lunch

02:00 PM – Ita Fort — 14th-century brick fort

03:30 PM – Ganga Lake, Polo Park

05:00 PM – Craft market — Apatani tribal textiles & bamboo craft

Overnight: Itanagar

08:00 AM – Drive to Ziro Valley (115 km, ~3–4 hrs)

12:00 PM – Arrive Ziro, lunch

01:30 PM – Hari Village — Apatani tribal homesteads, rice terraces, pine forest

03:30 PM – Ziro Puto Hill — panoramic paddy field & mountain views

05:00 PM – Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary trail (briefly)

Overnight: Ziro

06:00 AM – Long drive: Ziro → Dimapur → Kohima (~350 km, 8–9 hrs)

En route: Cross back through Assam plains

03:00 PM – Arrive Kohima

04:00 PM – Kohima War Cemetery — WWII memorial, 14,000+ graves

05:30 PM – Check-in

Overnight: Kohima

09:00 AM – Kisama Naga Heritage Village — traditional morungs & warrior statues

10:30 AM – Kohima Market — Naga tribal shawls, smoked pork, local crafts

12:00 PM – Drive to Guwahati (310 km, ~7 hrs via NH-27)

07:00 PM – Arrive Guwahati Airport/Railway — Departure