Monday, January 26, 2015

About Assam in India


Assam is one the seven states in the North East of the Indian sub continent. The State Assam shares its borders with Arunachal Pradesh and the Kingdom of Bhutan in the North and East, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram in the south, Meghalaya to the south west, West Bengal and Bangladesh to the West.
You can see rare and beautiful flora and fauna, hospitable people in the land of Brahmaputra.

Kaziranga National park located in the state of Assam, is home to the well known and rare one horned rhinoceros. The majuli island, ancient Aham architectural marvels and the many golf courses, luxury resorts, colonial bungalows are some of the things one should not miss seeing / visiting while on a tour to Assam. The state is renowned for the Tea Plantations, flora and fauna as well as the rare species of wildlife which is said to be in its verge of extinction.

Places to visit in and around Assam
Digboi oil field / National Oil Park The il well in Digboi was completed in 1889 AD. When you visit the place you can also bum into an herd of Elephants most probably in the evenings. There are some chances of seeing Royal Bengal Tiger roaming around as well as some rare species of birds.

There are buses AC and Non AC plying regularly from Guwahati the capital city of Assam to Digboi day and night.
The nearest airport is Dibrugarh and is about 65 kilometers away from Digboi. The area is well connected by Road as the National Highway 38 runs through the town Digboi.
Dibru Sakhowa Wildlife Sanctuary is known for the wild horses also known as Fral Horses.
War Cemetry
18 holes Golf Course of Digboi
There are some more golf courses, 9 holed ones, which lie in the Tea Estates between Doom Dooma and Dibrugarh, namely
Tingri Golf Club,
Samdang Golf Army Golf Club,
Dinjan Kanjikoah Golf Club,
Margherita Golf Club,
Zoloni Golf Club,
Dibrugarh District Planters Golf Club,
Naharkatia Golf Club
Temples like Kamakhya temple, Umananda Temple etc

How to Reach Assam?
Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport is located at Guwahati, formerly known as Gauhati. You can get connection flights from all over India in to Assam.
Trains are also available connecting Guwahati with other cities of India.
If you are travelling by road,


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