DAY 01: Arrive Guwahati
Arrival at Guwahati Railway Station/Airport and transfer to hotel.
The gateway to the northeast and the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the region, Guwahati serves as the starting block for most Northeast itineraries. It’s a somewhat featureless city – a prosaic heap of glass and concrete for the most part – but there are a scattering of interesting temples to explore. Walk its back alleys and old quarters, however, and you will be able to salvage a generous amount of local flavour that lingers amid its suburban sprawl of ponds, palm trees, small single-storey traditional houses and old colonial-era mansions.
Overnight at hotel.
DAY 02: Guwahati
After breakfast visit Kamakhya temple – The temple is dedicated to goddess Kamakhya an incarnation of Sati. It is on Nilachal hill, says the Shiva Purana, that the yoni or creative organ of Sati fell when Vishnu, in a bid to save the world from the Shiva’s tandava nrittya or dance of destruction, cut her dead body into 51 pieces with his suddarshan chakra.
Also visit Navagraha temple, Umananda temple, Balaji Temple, state Zoo.
Overnight in Guwahati.
DAY 03: Departure Guwahati
After breakfast transfer to the airport/railway station in time for onward connection.
