12 Day Tour of Assam, Arunachal and Meghalaya

A comprehensive tour of three beautiful states of North-East India covering the best of wildlife, nature and spirituality. In this tour, we cover the beautiful monasteries and mesmerizing sights of Arunachal, the amazing wildlife and vibrant culture of Assam and the rolling hills and valleys of Meghalaya, as much as we can, although even a two-week tour is not enough to really explore these beautiful places. However, this tour will give you a good insight to the North East and leave you wanting for more!

Day 1: Guwahati-Bhalukpong-Dirang

• Start from Guwahati early morning at to Dirang, for breakfast on the way and at Bhalukpong for lunch.
• Reach Dirang around evening after a quick stop at Bomdila. Check in to your rooms, have dinner and retire for the night.

Stay at Dirang

Day 2: Dirang

• Full day sightseeing at Dirang and Sangti valley

Stay at Dirang

Day 3: Dirang - Tawang

• Proceed to Tawang after breakfast. Stop at Sela pass.
• Reach Tawang by midday and check in to your rooms
• Half-day sightseeing at Tawang covering Tawang Monastery, War Memorial, Khinmey-Nyingma-monastery
• Enjoy a nice traditional dinner and retire early

Stay at Tawang

Day 4: Tawang

• Proceed for a full day sightseeing trip to Giant Buddha Statue, P.T. Tso Lake, Sungteswar Lake and Bumla Pass

Stay at Tawang

Day 5: Tawang - Bomdila

• Check out and proceed on the way back to Bomdila
• Half day sightseeing at Bomdila

Stay at Bomdila

Day 6: Bomdila - Kaziranga

• Proceed from Bomdila early morning to Kaziranga (6 Hrs)
• Enjoy the afternoon Jeep Safari
• Check out the local market for handicrafts and souvenirs
• Retire early

Stay at Kaziranga

Day 7: Kaziranga – Cherrapunjee

• Early morning elephant safari
• Proceed to Cherrapunjee (8 Hr)
• Stop at Arwah caves, Mawkdok Dympep valley

Stay at Cherrapunji

Day 8 : Cherrapunjee

• Full day Sightseeing at Cherrapunjee – Caves, Waterfalls

Stay at Cherrapunji

Day 9: Cherrapunji-Shillong

• Proceed to Shillong
• Full day sightseeing at Shillong – Laitlum Canyons, Shillong Peak, Elephant falls, Wards Lake and Cathedral of Mary. Spend the evening at Police Bazaar for shopping

Stay at Shillong

Day 10: Shillong to Pobitora

• Proceed to Mawphlang Sacred Grove
• Proceed to Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (4-5 Hrs)
• Sunset Boat Safari at Mayong
• Bonfire and dinner. You can also enjoy a Bihu performance in the evening.

Stay at Pobitora

Day 11: Pobitora – Guwahati

• Early morning Elephant Safari/Jeep safari
• Proceed for birdwatching and Museum visit
• Proceed to Guwahati
• Visit the Brahmaputra Heritage Centre
• Shopping at Guwahati for Assam Silk, handicrafts

Stay at Guwahati

Day 12: Return

• Early morning visit to Kamakhya Temple
• Proceed to Airport for return journey back home with fond memories

Package Price: All prices are customised as per package requirements

Package inclusions:

• Airport transfers
• Local transportation
• Accommodation as per budget
• Breakfast as per the itinerary
• Local sightseeing
• Government taxes, Toll fees

Not included in package

• Meals, other than ones included in package
• Safari charges, entry fees to parks, caves, etc. and fees for boat rides, recreation activities
• Museum entry fees
• Parking fees
• Charges for cultural shows
• Any other costs of personal nature not included in the package
• Personal use of vehicle outside the itinerary

Payment and Refund Policy

As soon we finalize the itinerary, we request you for 100% payment of the package costs as we need to get the bookings done for your accommodation and vehicles. This happens only after advance payment. This removes any hassles on either side during the trip.

However, we also understand that there could be unforeseen circumstances due to which the trip may need to get cancelled or postponed. Cancellations if done early, poses no problems. But last-minute cancellations result in monetary loss for everyone, leaving aside the loss of time and effort spent in detailing each and every step of the itinerary.

We therefore follow the following refund policy.

• For Cancellation before 15 days of start of journey – 100% Refund
• For Cancellation within 7-15 days before start date of trip – 50% Refund
• For Cancellation within 0-7 days before start of journey – 0% Refund

Note

• The itineraries are subject to change as per flight timings, budgets and preferences of the guests.
• All our tours are customised and hence we do not display any approximate pricing as every tour is unique. We do not book the packages unless payments are made timely.
• The itinerary contains the locations we cover. We want you to enjoy your moments and do not want to rush in and out of a place of interest. Due to more time spent in a particular place of liking by our guests, we might not be able to cover another place in the itinerary. Hence, we request our guests to understand this and cooperate with us accordingly.
• We are nature lovers and respect the blessings we have received through it. We do not encourage any harm to any living or non-living thing on this planet, and want our guests to do the same.
• We would like our guests to respect and follow the norms laid out in all the places we/they visit. 
• Certain activities like Safaris, Museum, Waterfalls and Parks have logically defined entry and exit timings. These need to be followed as directed. 
• Aryastays would not be responsible in case any part or whole of the itinerary needs to be cancelled/postponed due to force-majeure events like bad weather, excessive snowfall, strikes or any other unforeseeable events or situations not within our control. We request our guests to kindly bear with us in such situations