Anini Travel Guide: (Mayudia- Roing & Hunli)
The Roing-Mayudia-Anini circuit is one of the 11 major tourist circuits in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a great destination for challenging high altitude trekking and wildlife.
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Anini Seven Lakes Trek: All You Need to Know
The Anini Seven Lakes Trek is a difficult trek through the dense forests and alpine highlands of Upper Dibang Valley, not very far from the Tibetan frontiers. You’ll get to the lakes once you cross the dense rainforests but crossing the first hurdle itself takes some serious effort.
North Guwahati: Ashwaklanta & Dirgheswari Temples
It is embarrassing but I had never explored North Guwahati before. It was one of the major blots in my career but I have managed to do it finally, although more things can be done here. Does it sound confusing? Let me explain for those who are NOT from Assam and have never been to …
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Ukhrul & Shirui Lily Festival Travel Guide
The Shirui Lily festival is organized to celebrate the annual blossoming of Shirui lily (Lilium Mackliniae), that only grows in the hills surrounding Ukhrul, a hill district in Manipur. Ukhrul town is around 80 Kms from Imphal and primarily inhabited by Tangkhul Nagas. It only blooms for a few weeks, generally in the early summer season.
Kanai Boroxi Boa Rock Inscription & Prithu: What Happened to Bakhtiyar Khalji after destruction of Nalanada
Nalanda needs no introduction. The ancient university met its end in 1200 when it was sacked and razed to the ground by Bakhtiyar Khalji, the conqueror of Bengal. But what does it have to do with the Kanai Boroxi Boa Inscription located in a nondescript place across the Brahmaputra from Guwahati that I just visited …
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary Trek: Sanguine Canopy, Sombre Horizon
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary is located on the edge of Singalila Range in West Sikkim, but it is located on the border of West Bengal and is also close to Darjeeling. It is a quick short trek but one can for further into the interiors if one wants.
Urvashi Island: Meeting the Winter Nymph of Guwahati
Urvashi Island is a seasonal island in the middle of the Brahmaputra river at Guwahati. It remains submerged during the rainy season but becomes visible once the water recedes in the winters. The rocks here have thousand-year-old engravings, which makes it an important archaeological site.
Garbhanga Reserve Forest Trek: Best Nature Trail Near Guwahati
A trek or even a nature trail in Guwahati is not something people usually talk about. However, the fact is that Guwahati has many scattered hillocks and reserve forests. Even I was not very familiar with Garbhanga Reserve Forest, although I spent my school years in Guwahati. I did visit Basistha Ashram back then and …
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Namphake Buddhist Monastery & Village
Namphake is a Buddhist village inhabited by Tai Phake community dominated by the Theravada Monastery. It is around 36 Kms from Tinsukia in Upper Assam.
Book Announcement: Immersive Arunachal- A Traveller’s Handbook
Ideal travel guidebook for exploring Arunachal Pradesh with descriptions of all major tourism circuits, public transport, homestay contacts, route maps, and more.
10 Reasons for picking Holiday Scout to organize your Northeast Trip
A local entrepreneur can go a long way in exploring a remote region like North East India. Holiday Scout just has the right profile and contacts for the same.
Tipam Hills: Short Hike, Loaded History
Tipam Hills (Tipam Deosali Hills) in Assam is now part of a tea estate. But back in 1228 AD, this was the place where the first major Ahom settlement was established by Chaolung Sukaphaa.