There are a variety of tourist attractions in Assam. This is one of the most beautiful regions of India where history unites with myths and religion, splendid gifts of nature come in the shape of wooded hills and valley and the mountains. Rich flora and fauna, rarely available elsewhere, add the variety of tourist attractions in Assam.

Assam Zoo and Botanical Gardens

These are open from September till March and its visiting time starts from seven in the morning upto four in the evening.

Dighalipukhuri

A a water body in the heart of the city with boating facilities, cruises on the river Brahmaputra in the 'Jolporee', the famous Balaji Temple of Tirupati,Planetarium, the Saraighat Bridge over the Brahmaputra, the Guwahati Oil Refinery, Lachit Barphukan Park and the Guwahati University are places worth visiting.

Kamakhya Temple

This is a seat of Tantric Buddism in India. Mythologically Lord Vishnu severed corpse of Parvati into pieces with Sudarshan Charkra while Lord Shiva was carrying her dead body. Her yoni or vagina fell here making it one of the most sacred of Shaktipitas.

Majuli

Situated 20 kms towards the north of Jorhat, this is the largest fresh water island in the world. This Island, that has a population of 1.6 lakhs, is also a natural habitat for the rare breeds of flora and fauna and serves as a migratory path for ducks, geese and other birds. For visiting Majuli one has to travel till Nimati Ghat(12 kms) and take a ferry ride to get there.

Kaziranga National Park

Home to fabled one horned Rhinoceros. This is also a world heritage site. Besides the above, Umananda Temple, Navagraha Temple, Basistha Ashram, Hajo, Cherrapunjee (where it rains most in the world!), Nmaeri National Park are other major tourist attractions in Assam.

Bohag Bihu (Mid-April), Ambubachi (June-July), Durga Puja (October) are major festivals in Assam which are big draw for tourists.

Sualkuchi

Assam produces three unique varieties of silks, the Golden Muga, the White Pat and the warm Eri. Silks grown all over the state find their way to Sualkuchi, 32 kms from Guwahati.

Sualkuchi is one of the world's largest weaving villages often called the Manchester of the East. The entire population here is engaged in weaving exquisite silf fabrics. A renowned centre of silk production, particularly known for Muga - the golden silk of Assam which is not produced anywhere else in the world.

Dibrugarh (76 kms)

This small but progressing town is located in Upper Assam and from here the best view of the majestic river Brahmaputra can be seen.

Apart from these excursions, some of the excursions that can be taken from Guwahati are Chandubi Lake(64 km), Orang (150 km), Tezpur (181 kms) and Basistha Ashram(12 kms).

Bohag Bihu

The most widely celebrated festival in the state, Bohag Bihu marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year. It is also the time when local delicacies like pithas, narus and other mouth-watering sweets are ritually prepared in the households.

Though traditionally associated with the Bengalis, the people of Assam celebrate the four-day Durga Puja with much gaiety and fanfare as well.

Sibsagar

Sibsagar which is 60 kms away from Jorhat and 369 kms from Guwahati is the seat of Assamese culture from time immemorial. The Ahoms who ruled Assam for six centuries had Sibsagar as its capital and the number of historical monuments of the Ahoms are found in the region. It is also famous for Shivadol which is the tallest Shiva temple and the two smaller temples on either side of it for the Lord Vishnu and the Goddess Durga.