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| Nov. 27 | T | Meet at Amari Boulevard Hotel, walking tour nearby. Group dinner (option). | Bangkok |
| 28 | W | Fly from Bangkok to Guwahati. On arrival Guwahati check in to Hotel Dynasty. Lunch: Afternoon visit Kamakhya temple, emporia selling local handicrafts, museum. Night market is in the street in front of our hotel. And a wonderful dessert shop around the corner. |
Guwahati |
| 29 | Th | Drive Guwahati to Shillong in Meghalaya, 3 hours. Check into Hotel Pinewood. Lunch. Afternoon walk to the nearby Ward's Lake for a stroll. Home to the Khasi people, a matrilineal tribe. Business district, craft shops, bookstore. Colorful dress of Khasi women. | Shillong |
| 30 | F | Whole day at Shillong. Activities include visit to Shillong Peak for a panoramic view of the hill station; Elephant Falls; Botanical Garden. Afternoon visit Bara Bazar to see village folk from the nearby villages sell vegetables, meat, exotic fruit. This is actually an excellent place to buy Naga crafts. | Shillong |
| Dec. 1 | S | Van to Cherrapunjee, the wettest place in the world. Annual rainfall of over 500 inches is not uncommon and it has rained more than 300 inches in June. December average is 1 inch. Beautiful drive, spectacular landforms, interesting villages, waterfalls. | Shillong |
| 2 | S | Drive down to Guwahati. On the outskirts of Guwahati, stop at Kalakshetra,
a museum-heritage center depicting art and culture of Assam.
Continue on to check into Hotel Dynasty. Lunch: Afternoon free. Can visit Brahmaputra River, nearby markets, silk shops. |
Guwahati |
| 3 | M | Early morning: Take the Guwahati-Dimapur Jana Shatabdi (first class) train.
From Dimapur drive up to Kohima, 2 hours. Check into Hotel Japfu. Lunch: Upon arrival. Afternoon visit the Hornbill festival venue, Kisema, a short distance from the city. |
Kohima |
| 4 | T | Attend Hornbill Festival. Naga dances, ceremonies, crafts, food. | Kohima |
| 5 | W | Morning: Drive Kohima-Touphema, 1 and 1/2 hours. On the way visit the Nagaland
State Museum. Proceed to Touphema. Check into Angami Naga style chalets. Lunch: Afternoon walk around Touphema village. Overnight at Village Resort. A great place. |
Touphema |
| 6 | Th | Morning: Visit Tseminyu, a Rengma tribal village a short distance away.
Wonderful weaving, very nice village, interesting people, WW II stories. Afternoon: Explore old and new Touphema. |
Touphema |
| 7 | F | Morning: Drive back to Kohima. Rest of the day at the concluding day of the Hornbill festival. Craft sales at end of festival. | Kohima |
| 8 | S | Visit WW II memorial. The Battle of Kohima was one of the most important of the 20th century. Then to Khonoma, a stone village of historical significance. See mithun (Bos frontalis) in their mountain sanctuary. | Kohima |
| 9 | S | First: Last chance for Naga crafts in market. Mid morning: Leave for Kaziranga, lunch at Dimapur. Check in at Wild Grass Resort. |
Wild Grass |
| 10 | M | Morning: Elephant ride looking at wildlife; we will see hog deer, swamp deer, wild pigs, numerous rhino, wild buffalo, and perhaps elephants or tigers. The park is a veritable paradise for bird watchers, with a variety of large resident and migratory birds. There are several lakes and we are near the Brahmaputra River so there are numerous storks, kingfishers, darters, etc. At mid-day to a Mising tribal village with beautiful cotton weaving. Afternoon jeep safari to see rhinos, birds, deer, etc. Evening: Dinner around campfire, tribal dance performance | Wild Grass |
| 11 | T | Vans to Guwahati, Hotel Dynasty. The Dynasty has the best food in Guwahati. Bookstores, nite market in front of hotel. | Guwahati |
| 12 | W | AM: Guwahati Airport, Fly to Bangkok check in at Amari. Group dinner (option). | Bangkok |
| 13 | Th | Tour ends after breakfast. | Depart |
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