Wilderness & Blossoms

• Arrival and hotel check-in
• Explore local markets / riverside
• Trip briefing and group orientation
• Traditional Assamese dinner

Your journey begins in Guwahati, the gateway to Northeast India, where a warm Assamese welcome awaits you at your hotel. After settling in and freshening up, step out to explore the city’s local markets and the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra, where the pace of life slows and the colours, aromas and rhythms of Assam come alive. As evening approaches, join your travel expert for a relaxed trip briefing and group orientation, a chance to meet your fellow travellers and learn what lies ahead. The day closes around the table with a traditional Assamese dinner, a gentle introduction to the region’s flavours, from fragrant rice and fresh river fish to the soft, earthy notes of local greens.

• Drive to Kaziranga (scenic route)
• Check-in at a forest lodge / eco-resort
• Evening nature walk / birdwatching
• Local Assamese cuisine

Leave the city behind and wind your way east toward Kaziranga along a scenic route, where tea gardens, paddy fields and village life unfold outside your window. On arrival, check in at a forest lodge or eco-resort set at the edge of the wild, designed to keep you close to nature without compromising on comfort. As the afternoon light softens, head out on an evening nature walk or birdwatching session, listening for the calls of hornbills, storks and kingfishers as the grasslands glow gold. Return to the lodge for a dinner of local Assamese cuisine, freshly prepared with regional ingredients and best enjoyed after a day spent in the company of the wild.

• Drive to Shillong (scenic route)
• Explore local markets, cafés and viewpoints
• Visit Ward's Lake / Don Bosco Museum
• Evening cultural experiences (optional)

Climb into the hills of Meghalaya on a scenic drive to Shillong, where pine-covered ridges and cool mountain air mark a change from the plains. Settle in, then spend your time here at an unhurried pace, wandering local markets, stopping at cafés and taking in the viewpoints as clouds drift across the valleys. Visit Ward's Lake for a quiet stroll and the Don Bosco Museum for an introduction to the cultures and traditions of Northeast India. In the evening, optional cultural experiences let you tune in to the city's well-loved music and café scene.

• Drive to Cherrapunji (Sohra)
• Explore waterfalls, caves and viewpoints
• Visit living root bridges
• Local cuisine and village experiences

Drive on to Cherrapunji, also known as Sohra, where mist rolls through deep green valleys and waterfalls spill from the edge of the plateau. Spend your days exploring waterfalls, caves and sweeping viewpoints, then visit the living root bridges, grown and guided over generations by the Khasi people from the roots of living trees. Between stops, taste local cuisine and spend time in nearby villages to see how life here is shaped by the rain, the forest and the land.