ASSAM,INDIA

Roughly shaped like a bird with wings stretching along the length of the Brahmaputra river, Assam is the main and oldest state in the North-East Region of India and serves as the gateway to the rest of the Seven Sister States. The land of red river and blue hills, Assam comprises three main geographical areas: the Brahmaputra Valley which constitutes the expansive wingspan, the Barak Valley extending like a tail, and the intervening Karbi Plateau and North Cachar Hills. Assam shares its border with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and West Bengal; and there are National Highways leading to their capital cities. It also shares international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh

and is very close to Myanmar. In ancient times Assam was known as Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotishpura, and Kamarupa.

BEST TIME TO VISIT

Assam is located in the North- East region of India and experiences a tropical monsoon rainforest climate. The regions receive a high rainfall, that's why it won't be a good time to visit during the monsoon season. But visiting here during the winter season would be good as option as the weather is pleasant, just the right time to go for sightseeing. For more details, go through the season breakup to plan the trip accordingly.

SUMMERS - APRIL TO JUNE - 32 °C - 38 °C

In summers, Assam is a refreshing retreat; the climate is not too hot and not too cold but it's humid. Kaziranga National Park, Jatinga, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Majuli, Guwahati, Haflong, Tinsukia, and Dibrugarh are some of the places that one should visit in Assam during summers. Moreover, summer happens to be an offseason, and one can get good hotel and travel deals.

MONSOON - JULY TO SEPTEMBER - 26°C - 32°C

Monsoon won't be a good time to visit Assam as the region experiences heavy rainfalls, which may cause the Brahmaputra River to flood its banks all across the state. Also, one should avoid visiting the hill station as there are chances of landslide.

Transportation

Arriving by Air: Guwahati's Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is well-connected to the major cities in India. Taxi service is including prepaid services are available at the airports for transfer to the city. There are also at Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Tezpur which run flights to Kolkata and the other parts of the northeastern region.

Arriving by Rail: The three major routes of the North East Frontier Railway connected Assam to nodal stations in the rest of the country. Guwahati, Assam's largest railway station, is served by direct trains to New Delhi, Kolkata (Saraighat Express), Mumbai (Dadar Express) and Bangalore (Bangalore Express). There are also direct trains from these cities to Dibrugarh, which is a further 12 hours from Guwahati.

By Road: The Assam State Transport Corporation along with several private companies operates buses connecting Guwahati with Tezpur, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Silchar, Dimapur, Kohima, Imphal, Aizawal and Itnagar.