Tourism in Assam

1. Tourism in
Assam

2. Assam is the central state in the North-Eastern region of
India and serves as the gateway to the rest of the Seven
Sisters States. The land of red river and blue hills, Assam is
reflected peerlessness in the exquisite natural beauty,
cultural richness and all round socio-economic scenario by
its name.

3.  Kaziranga National Park
 Sivasagar
 Guwahati
 Majuli
 Tezpur

4. Kaziranga National Park:
This is one of the places covered as a World Heritage Site
and the main habitat of the Great Indian One-horned
Rhinoceros located in Golaghat and Nagaon district of
Assam, which about 217 kilometres from Guwahati. The
best time to visit the park is from November to March.

5. Sivasagar:
Sivasagar was the seat of Ahom kingdom for more than six
hundred years till the British take-over. Sivasagar is home
to many historic monuments and tanks of Ahom era. Those
are Rang Ghar, Talatal Ghar, Kareng Ghar of Garhgaon,
Sivadol, Joydol, Joysagar tank, Sivasagar Tank,
Gourisagar dol, Namdang Stone bridge, Maidams of
Charaidew etc.

6. Guwahati:
The capital of Assam and the biggest city in North-East
India, serves as the major gateway to the whole region.
The major tourist spots of Guwahati are Kamakhya
Temple, River Cruise on the river Brahmaputra, Sankardev
Kalakhetra, Umananda Temple, Accoland, Shilpagram etc.
Chandubi Lake, Sonapur, Madan Kamdev, Chandrapur
are other famous spots at the outskirts the city.

7. Majuli:
Majuli, the largest pollution free fresh water river island in
the world, a treasure island of culture, snuggles in the
bosom of the mighty Brahmaputra. Majuli is a land of
varied culture of different tribes like Misings, Deori,
Chutias, Sonoal kacharies, which have enriched the entire
Assamese culture. The cultural festivals celebrated by the
different tribes as well as the Vaishnava Satras founded by
Srimanta Sankardeva are the major attractions of Majuli.

8. Tezpur:
Tezpur is situated on the north bank of Brahmaputra
steeped in history and culture. Tezpur is known as city of
eternal romance.There are many tourist attractions in and
around Tezpur, they are - Agnigarh, Mahavbhairav
Temple, Chitralekha Udyan, Usha Pahar etc. Apart from
these Nameri national Park, Bura Chapori Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary etc are some
attractions of wildlife tourism.

9.  Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
 Manas National Park
 Hajo
 Sualkuchi
 Jatinga
 Karbi Anglong

10. Ecotourism is a form of tourism that involves visiting natural
areas—in the remote wilderness or rural environments.
Ecotourism is responsible for travel to natural areas which
conserves the environment and improves the welfare of
local people. In Assam , there are many NGOs which are
doing various activities to promote the eco tourism in
Assam and also providing employment opportunities to
unemployed youths, such as Eco Tourism Society of North
East India.

11. Assam is still not yet been able to lead in the tourism
sector of India like Goa, Rajasthan and Kerala despite
having lots of natural beauties, historical monuments
and rich culture. The main reason behind this is that
Government of Assam is not taking necessary
measures like those above mentioned states. Hope
one day Assam will be one of the leading tourist hot
spots of the world.

12. Presented by
Anshuman Dutta
MBA 1st Semester
ID: SB13MB0026
Kaziranga University