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it. Max: Min: Rain: 30.60000038 20.20000076 189.600006103515 1469727°C 2939453°C 62mm Guwahati The city has been plundered many times, by May The largest city of Assam, Guwahati Mughals, by the Burmese army and the Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, British -- and has always bounced back, umbrella. was earlier known as retaining its soul. This is where the British Max: 31.5°C Min: 23.0°C Rain: Pragjyotishpur meaning 'the light 226.100006103515 fell in love with the tea and today, Assam 62mm of the east'. It is an enchanting city Tea is the most sought after in the world. Jun with diverse ethnicity and cultures. Guwahati is known for its rich cultural Famous For : City Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, The mighty River Brahmaputra heritage, always contributing to arts, dance umbrella. flows right in between the city and music.  Max: Min: Rain: Once the historic capital of undivided 31.89999961 25.20000076 295.600006103515 delicately splitting it into two 8530273°C 2939453°C 6mm Assam, halves. There are several great Guwahati is now a cosmopolitan city and the When To Jul places to visit in Guwahati like commercial hub of Northeast. Guwahati is Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, umbrella. Kamakhya Temple, Assam State known as the Gateway to the East and is the Max: Min: Rain: Museum, Umananda Temple, first stop for most north-east itineraries for VISIT 32.09999847 25.89999961 297.200012207031 4121094°C 8530273°C 25mm Alfresco Grand, Nehru Park, travellers. This alluring city on the banks of http://www.ixigo.com/weather-in-guwahati-lp-1139368 Aug Guwahati Planetarium and the River Brahmaputra features a deluge of ethnicity and cultures from all across the Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, Guwahati Zoo. umbrella. Jan state and the neighboring places. The city is Max: Min: Rain: encompassed by lush greenery and it is the Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. 32.70000076 25.79999923 264.600006103515 Max: Min: 11.0°C Rain: 293945°C 7060547°C 6mm home to numerous age old temples that 23.39999961 16.7000007629394 attracts both pilgrims and nature lovers to 8530273°C 53mm Sep the place. There are many famous and Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, Feb umbrella. ancient temples in the city, making it Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Max: 32.0°C Min: Rain: popular with pilgrims. Peacock Island, that is Max: Min: 13.0°C Rain: 24.89999961 165.399993896484 26.20000076 32.0999984741210 8530273°C 38mm believed to be the smallest river island in 2939453°C 94mm the world, sheltering the splendid Oct Mar Umananda Temple is just another pride of Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, umbrella. the city. The sacred Kamakhya Devi Temple umbrella. Max: Min: Rain: is also located in Guwahati and is thronged Max: Min: Rain: 30.39999961 22.29999923 149.899993896484 8530273°C 7060547°C 38mm by millions of devotees and visitors. The 29.79999923 16.39999961 76.4000015258789 This Pdf and its contents are copyright © 7060547°C 8530273°C mm 2013,ixigo.com, all rights reserved. ixigo logo, the character and all other marks displayed herein are Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati Nov registered and/or common law trademarks of Apr ixigo.com and/or third parties. is one of the most beautiful campus in India, Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen. Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, with the Brahmaputra flowing right through umbrella. Guwahati Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/guwahati page 2

Max: 28.0°C Min: Rain: 11.5mm sought after destinations for the wildlife 17.39999961 8530273°C buffs. The best time to visit Kaziranga National Dec Park is mid-November to early April. Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. The Madan Kamdev temple is another Max: 25.0°C Min: 12.5°C Rain: 2 Hajo (Town) important temple in 9.10000038146972 7mm Hajo. It is an important archaeological site that dates back to the 10th-12th century. Kaziranga National Park is famed for the Being a temple devoted to Kamdev it has What To conservation of numerous exotic species close resemblance with the temples at including the Pride of the state, the one Khajuraho.  horned rhino. There are also other rarely SEE found animals seen in this National Park 5 Sights such as the Hoolock Gibbons, Swamp deer, http://www.ixigo.com/places-to-visit-see-in-guwahati-lp-1139368 Leopard Cats, Civet Cats, Tigers etc. 

1 Kaziranga National Park Hajo, Dist.- Kamrup, Assam, India Apart from the temples in Hajo there is a very sacred shrine for the Islam community, the Powa Mecca. Hajo, near Guwahati is a important religious According to the inscriptions it is said that The broad terrain of the jungle is covered center for three religions Hinduism, the walls of this mosque has the foundation in plush flora that includes tall elephant Buddhism and Islam. The age old of one gram of soil brought from the holy grass, marshland and dense tropical moist harmonious confluence of these traditions Mecca. It stands atop Garurachal Hill in Hajo broadleaf forests. Kaziranga National Park is can still be seen at this place today. The and has the tomb of Pir Giasuddin Auliya also an 'important bird area' as recognized Hayagriva Madhava Temple that is located who is said to have brought the soil from by Birdlife International for providing on the hill called Manikuta has a unique the holy town. He is also a pioneer of the sanctuary to varied species of exotic birds story to it. It is an ancient temple dedicated religion in the state of Assam. During the National Highway 37, Golaghat, such as horn bills, grey headed fish eagle, to Lord Visnhu's avatar of Hayagriva (Vishnu reign of the Mughals, Sujauddin Mohammed Assam 785612, India pelicans, blyth’s Kingfisher and many more. with the head of a horse). One school of Shah built this mosque in 1657 AD.  Here one may opt for an Elephant safari or a Buddhist also considers this temple to

jeep safari to explore the wilderness. contain a relic of Lord Buddha. They say that 3 Manas National Park Sheltering a major portion of world's However the Elephant safari is very popular this is the spot where Gautama Buddha population of Rhinos, Kaziranga National and so it should be booked earlier. attained Nirvana. Numerous people of Park Assam is one among the five natural Bhutia community congregate at the shrine UNESCO world heritage sites in India. It is during winters.  home to the Great Indian One Horned

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species of herbs, palms, shrubs and water. Barpeta-Manas Road, Barpeta, conifers, it spreads over an area of 85 Guwahati, Assam 781315, India hectares.  Where To Manas National Park has an exotic feel to it, with a stunning dense forest and the blue Cafe Hendrix is located in the right opposite hills of Bhutan looming in the distance. Eat to the Downtown Hospital, at a pretty Home to the tiger, elephant, wild buffalo 5 Places stretegic location, for which reason the pub and gaur as also that golden langur and red is regularly visited by a decent crowd.  http://www.ixigo.com/foods-in-of-guwahati-lp-1139368 panda, Manas is classified as a World One of the main attraction of the Heritage Site in danger. Assam State Zoo is the Orchid house which 1 Cafe Hendrix 2 The Morung You get permits to enter the Manas National boasts of a collection of more than 40 Park at Barpeta Road. You can enter in your varieties of rare orchids gathered from the own 4-wheeler or a hired one. There are no entire North East region of the country. The Forest Department safaris but private gardens are open on all days except Fridays. resorts offer safaris. There are elephant rides, walks, tea plantation and village visits 5 Brahmaputra River Side on offer.

4 Assam State Zoo

Opposite Pantaloons, Down Town, Rajgarh Plaza, Ground Floor, Rajgarh GS Road, Kamrup, Guwahati, Assam Main Road, Guwahati, Assam 781007, India 781003, India

+91-98640-21111 +91-99540-00407|+91-99540-49116 Kachari Ghat, Near DC Court, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India At The Morung be prepared for a barbecue Brahmaputra river side has a spectacular If you are looking for a chilled out and delight. Specialising in Chinese and Assam State Zoo-Cum-Botanical view. In the month of April relaxed lace where you can listen to some authentic North-Eastern cuisines, it is a Garden, R.G. Baruah Road, a vibrant beach festival takes quality music while sipping on to a beer, regular haunt for the locals as well as Guwahati, Assam 781005, India place here. On other days you can just step in to Cafe Hendrix. This place is an travellers. It is very famous for the Naga choose to spend hours enjoying the cool awesome place for music lovers. Live band food served. breeze on the river banks or take a serene performences on weekends and the Assam State Zoo and the Botanical Gardens The Morung is value-for-money too, so the boat/ferry ride in the vast river and catch a amazing ambiance of this place is quite housed within the zoo. The mouth-watering dishes won’t burn a big sight of the river dolphins playing in the welcoming.   exquisitely landscaped Gardens was hole in your pockets. established in 1982. A home to diverse Guwahati Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/guwahati page 4

+91-361-2233402 3 Maihang 1st Floor, Kamal C Plaza, Guwahati- Shillong Road, Guwahati, Assam

781007, India Delicacy is a restaurant in the Ganeshguri +91-98649-82948 area of Guwahati that is solely concentrated to the local cuisine of the state. You can find a range of local cuisines of Assam, cooked to Khorika is a fine restaurant offering range perfection. You can try out Akhaj (veg thali of mouth-watering North-eastern dishes meal) for INR 80 which gives you unlimited that you can savour on to. Various delicacies quantities of rice and 2 types of dhal.  presented in the typical manner will make you remember the flavours of Assam forever. You must try out the Duck cooked in bamboo shoot, which will blow your 1st Floor, Raja Complex, Beltola mind. Tiniali, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam There are also limited quantities of 4 types 781007, India of vegetable dishes (a semi gravy, a green +91-98543-73978 leafy vegetable, a pitika - mashed potato, and a khar) and a dessert item. Lime, green Once in Guwahati, you can expect to be 5 Gams Delicacy Restaurant chillies, a spicy chutney and a pickle are mesmerised by the food at the city. served on the side at the Maihang Restaurant at GS Road is one of the Delicacy. Sometimes they even include a best restaurants in Guwahati. You can complimentary clear vegetable soup. savour the best delicacies not only from

Assam but from the entire North-East India.

The food, service quality, ambience and the all that you expect in a restaurant are top notch. Delicacies of  North-East India like Freshwater fish, duck meat and pigeon Apart from the traditional fare, meat are a must have for the non- Delicacy serve a range of fish and meat vegetarians. You can’t miss on the flavour of dishes that you can relish on! exotic wild herbs used at the RG Baruah Road, Ganeshguri Maihang. So go ahead, and let yourself lose Chariali, Dispur, Swaraj Nagar, in this North-Eastern culinary grandeur. Ganeshguri, Guwahati, Assam 4 Khorikaa 781006, India Guwahati Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/guwahati page 5

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See A: Kaziranga National Park B: Hajo (Town) C: Manas National Park D: Assam State Zoo E: Brahmaputra River Side Accommodation F: Vijaya Heights G: Ri-sun H: Ecobeds Homestay Guwahati I: Vijaya Heights J: Ri-sun K: Ecobeds Homestay Guwahati L: Vijaya Heights M: Ri-sun N: Ecobeds Homestay Guwahati Food O: Cafe Hendrix P: The Morung Q: Maihang R: Khorikaa S: Gams Delicacy Restaurant