Assam Explorer Hornbill Festival

Start Guwahati, Assam.

 Drive to Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya; visit Nakikhai Falls and Mawsmi Cave en route

Optional walk through the Khasi hills to the double-decker living root bridge; por free time to relax

Visit Mawphlang village for the Sacred Forest; drive to Shillong; walking tour

Drive to Kaziranga National Park in Assam via the Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures.

Morning and afternoon jeep safaris in search of the one-horned rhino.

Drive to the picturesque town of Kohima.

Celebrate the annual Hornbill Festival at Kohima.

Hornbill Festival at Kohima.

Morning to explore Kohima including the war cemetery; then drive to Jorhat

Ferry to Majuli crossing the mightly Brahmaputra River; visit the village of the Mishing tribe.

Early morning walk in the wetlands; on to Dibrugarh via Sivasagar

Fly to Kolkata; afternoon sightseeing including Victoria Memorial and Kali Temple.

End Kolkata.

Tucked away in northeast India lies a wild land of pristine forests, rugged mountains and beautiful lakes, inhabited by some of Asia's last surviving former headhunting tribes. It is arguably one of the most beautiful and fascinating regions of India, sharing borders with Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar and Bangladesh, yet it remains the least explored. Journey through Meghalaya, Assam and Nagaland on this adventurous tour, starting with the living root bridges in Cherrapunjee and the capital city of Meghalaya, Shillong. We then continue to Assam, searching for the one-horned rhino in Kaziranga National Park before moving on to Kohima to celebrate Nagaland's annual Hornbill Festival. A trip to Nagaland isn't complete without a visit to Majuli Island, where we visit the village of the Mishing tribe.