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City Overview :

Guwahati is the largest city in the North-East Region of India. It is considered by some to be the "gateway" to the region. Dispur, the capital of the Indian state of Assam, is located within the city. Guwahati is one of the most rapidly growing cities in India situated on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra. Guwahati is the commercial capital city of the Northeastern state of Assam.

Fast Facts :

Local Languages:

Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Mishing, Karbi, bits of English. Mostly hotels, restaurant staff and tourist guides speak in English only.

Climate :

Summer :

March to June range from 22°C to 38°C

Monsoon :

June to September. The average annual rainfall - 180 cm

Winter :

Cold, mild chill in January Temprature from 10 to 25°C.

Best Time to Visit :

October - April when days are relatively cooler and nights pleasant

Clothing :

Cotton during summers and heavy woolens during winters. Carry appropriate raingear if traveling in the monsoon.

What to See :

Guwahati has on offer numerous tourist sites, some religious and some natural, for the travelers. There are many places to visit in Guwahati such as Janardhan temple, Navguwahatih temple, Umananda temple, Bhubaneshwari Devi temple, Assam Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Anthropological Museum, Assam Forest Museum, Museum of Animal Husbandry and Vaterinary Science, Assam State Museum, Vashistha Ashram etc.

Getting There :

Ahmedabad has well-built network with other parts of the country by air, and well connected with railways and by road.

By Air :

Indian Airlines connect Guwahati with Calcutta, Delhi, Bagdogra, Imphal Agartala, Dibrugarh and Dimapur.

By Train :

Guwahati is connected by rail with New Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Cochin, Silchar, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh.

By Road :

Guwahati is connected by good motorable roads with Shillong 103 kms, Kaziranga National Park 217 kms, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 176 kms, Dimapur 280 kms, Itanagar 420 kms, Imphal 487 kms, Agartala 599 kms, Aizawal 538 kms, Gangtok 624 kms, Darjeeling 587 kms, Calcutta 1182 kms and Kohima 342 kms.

Where to Stay :

Guwahati has a range of hotels that include budget hotels, star cateogory hotels. There are various choice of Guwahati hotel packages at discount prices. For the budget travelers there are a number of Guwahati ecomomy hotels. Find your perfect accommodations and book online Guwahati hotels...