Tourist Cities in Assam

Assam, the gateway of North-East, has a fastest growing metropolitan city, Guwahati and many other developing non-metropolitan

Guwahati, the main city of Assam, is the gateway to the other seven north eastern states. The capital of Assam, Dispur is situated in Guwahati.

The main business hub of North-East, Guwahati, has seen steady development in last five years. It is situated on the bank of the mighty river Brahmaputra, Guwahati is well-linked with the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport.

The main tourist attractions of Guwahati are the Kamakhya temple, Navagraha temple, Basishta Ashram, Bhubanewari temple, The Umananda temple, the cultural centre Sankardev Kalakshetra, Shilpagram, Kalakshetra, and the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden.

The Kamakhya Temple situated on the top of Nilachal Hill, which is on the bank of the river Brahmaputra, is visited by the tourists all over the world. The devotes worship here the sexual organs of Devi Kamakhya, which is the symbol of fertility. Animal sacrifice is seen here as an offer to the goddess. The tantrik sadhus from India and neighboring countries come here in the Ambubashi Mela. Guwahati has a multiplex centre and various shopping malls.

Digboi

Digboi is the oil city of Assam where the first oil was drilled by the British. It has the atmosphere of British life style as most of the ancient clubs and golf courses are still survived here. The nearest airport to Digboi is Dibrugarh Mohanbari Airport which is 65 kms away from Digboi.

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park lies on the south bank of the Brahamaputra and its boundary for the most part follows the Mora Diphlu river and runs parallel to National Highway No. 37. It covers an area of 688 sq. kilometres. The Park was first established in 1908, as a reserve forest with only abouta dozen rhinos and was declared a National Park in 1974. Kaziranga is famous for the great One-Horned Rhinos.