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Assam - Arunachal Pradesh Tour
Arunachal Pradesh, a serene land tucked into the North Eastern tip of India, invites you to relax in its picturesque hills and valleys, breathe fresh-unpolluted air and meet its simple and hospitable people, with their glorious heritage of arts and crafts and colourful festivals that reflect their ancient faith in the inexorable power of nature. There are places of worship and piligrimage such as Parasuramkund and 400 years old Tawang Monastery, sites of archeological excavations like Malinithan and Itanagar, serene beauty of lakes such as Ganga lake & Sela lake, numerous variations of snowclad mountain peaks and lush green meadows where thousands of species of flora and fauna prosper. In addition, the state provides abundant scope for angling, boating, rafting, trekking and hiking. Besides, there are a number of wild life sanctuaries and national parks where rare animals, birds and plants fascinate the visitor.
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Arrival at Guwahti airport
Meet with our representative at the airport. Drive to Sualkuch Village which is 42 km from Guwahati. The village is famous for silk weaving and produces 90% of the best Assam Silk. Here you can learn the whole process of silk weaving,
Later proceed to Tezpur and check in at hotel. Tezpur is stopover point for visitor travelling into Arunachal Pradesh or Upper parts of Assam. It is a fascinating city that boasts of well kept parks, beautiful lakes and dazzling views of the mighty Brahmaputra River.
Overnight stay.
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Breakfast at hotel and drive to Dirang – the land of Tribal Mahayana Monapas. The drive takes you along the fast-flowing river Kameng, flowing from the West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. On this scenic route, you will be surrounded by snow-clad mountains, lush greenery and clear streams.
Reach Dirang and visit Dirang Dzong and Monpa village.
Dirang Dzong is a tribal area located on the shores of Dirang River. The architecture of this place is astonishing. Few of the houses here are over five centuries old. These were constructed in order to sustain the harsh weather in this region. Dzong, which also means is now in ruins. But, the remains are proof of architectural excellence of the old days. You can have spectacular views from Dirang Dzong.
Overnight stay.
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After breakfast drive to Tawang. Stop en-route to visit Sella Pass and Sella Lake situated at an altitude of 13476 ft.
Also visit Jaswant Ghar and Nunarang fall before reaching Tawang. Jaswant Ghar is a home of a warrior who fought against Chinese soldiers continuously for 72 hours during Indo-China war in 1962.
Reach Tawang and check in at Hotel. Evening is at leisure.
Tawang, situated at an altitude of 10000 feet is surrounded by lakes. The location of Tawang is fascinating with Tibet to its north, Sela range of West Kameng to the east and Bhutan in the southwest direction. You will be amazed by its breathtaking valleys, waterfalls and misty rivers.
Overnight stay at Tawang.
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After breakfast visit Tawang Monastery – the second largest monastery in Asia and the largest in India. It was established by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in 1680-81. The Monastery is situated amidst picturesque landscape. It stands on the spur of a hill, about 10,000 feet above sea level. It offers a charming view of the Tawan-Chu valley. It appears like a fort as if guarding the votaries in the wide valley below. It is also an important centre of Buddhist learning for young Buddhist monks. It houses great collection of manuscripts, artifacts and books.
Also visit Urgelling Monastery – the birth place of Sixth Dalai Lama, it lies about five kilometers to the south Tawang. It is a home to many Buddhist monks and Lamas following the Lamaistic Mahayana school of thought.
Then visit Tawang War Memorial. The memorial was erected in honor of unsung heroes of India China war which took place in 1962. This is also known locally as the ‘Namgyal Chortan’. It has names of 2420 soldiers etched in gold on 32 black granite plaques who lost their lives for the country.
Also visit Ani Gompa which is unique because you must have seen a lot of Buddhist monasteries but would not have seen a monastery that was run by nuns, which is very similar to the Christian society. Such monasteries are called Ani Gompas, which literally mean ‘Nunnery’. No male monks are to be seen near these Ani Gompas. You will only see clean-shaven nuns who manage the day-to-day affairs of the Gompa.
Overnight stay.
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After breakfast drive back to Bomdila which is a picturesque town in the foothills of Himalayas and the headquarter of West Kameng District the land of the Monpa, Sherdukpen, Aka (Hrusso), Miji and Bogun (Khawas) tribes.
After reaching Bomdila, visit Bomdila Monastery and a small Tribal Monpa local market.
Bomdila Gompa is one of the most important centres for Lamaistic faith of Mahayana Buddhism. It is a replica of the Tsona Gontse monastery at Tsona which is located in the southern Tibet. The monastery is also known as the Gentse Gaden Rabgyel Lling monastery and was established by the twelfth reincarnate of the Tsona Gontse Rinpoche
Evening is at leisure.
Overnight stay.
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Breakfast at hotel and drive to Rupa – a small village where you can visit a very old monastery known as Rupa Monastery made of wood.
Next, you will visit Chilpam monastery which is located on a ledge and the view of the river valley, Rupa town and hills beyond from here is amazing.
A visit to Bimdila – Tezpur trail cannot be complete without a visit to village of fascinating traditional Monpa tribe who have lived here for centuries. An interesting characteristic of a Monpa family is that it is patriarchal. They have since long time attracted the attention of anthropologists because they practice both monogamy as well as polygamy. The follow Mahayana Buddhism.
Later we continue our drive and after reaching Tezpur, check in at hotel for overnight stay.
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After breakfast drive to Ziro.
The drive passes through the villages of Assam and vast paddy fields. Ziro is located 1500 metres above sea level. It is a beautiful hill station and one of the oldest towns of the state. It is mainly inhabited by the Apatani tribe. This valley is rich in biological diversity. This town wears a festive look during festival celebrated by Apatani people.
Reach Ziro and check in at hotel for overnight stay.
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Breakfast at hotel.
Later drive to visit Apatani tribal village. Visit Hong village, the largest village in the Apatani plateau and the 2nd largest in Asia after Kohima or Bara Basti village in Nagaland. Walk to end of the village where the alter is erected offering chicken sacrifice to the malevolent and benevolent sprits, walk back to village to visit local house and interact with the people. Being so famous and much sought after by the tourist for their photographs, you need to have permission from them.
Overnight stay.
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After breakfast drive to Daporijo – the land of the Tagin tribes of Arunachal Pradesh.
Stop en-route to visit the Adi and Nishi tribal villages like Pamluk, Tamen, Bao Simla and Ranag villages. You may either have packed lunch en-route or you can also try the local cuisine of the tribe.
Reach Daporijo and overnight stay.
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After breakfast, explore Ligu village and then drive to Aalo.
You will be served packed lunch en-route. Reach Aalo and check in at hotel.
Aalo is located in a picturesque valley at the confluence of two rivers, Sipu and Siyom. It is one of the oldest towns with backdrop of verdant hills at an altitude of 300m above sea level. The serene surroundings laced with lush green plantations makes it a must visit place. You can visit Patum Bridge over Yomgo River, Museum and Donyi-Polo. Overnight stay.
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After breakfast drive to Moibari River Ghat which takes approximately 5 hours but it also depends on river condition.
Cross River Brahamputra on country made motor boat.
Reach Dibrugarh and check in at hotel.
Dibrugarh is located along the river Brahmaputra. It is also referred to as the gateway to Arunachal Pradesh. Dibrugarh, surrounded by tea gardens with the misty outlines of the Himalayas in the background is a fascinating place.
Go for a tea tour as Dibrugarh is the largest tea exporting town in India. The tea tour takes you through tea gardens. During the winter season, the dormant bushes are pruned to ensure good growth during the warmer months. During rainy season and when the temperature rises, the gardens come alive with group of colorfully dressed tea pluckers, mostly ladies as they are considered to be better than men to pluck the delicate buds and leaves.
You can visit CHANG BUNGLOWS during visit to Tea Estates. These were built by Britishers when they established their tea plantations in the mid-nineteenth century. These are comfortable bungalows designed to make life as pleasant as possible for them. Chang in the local language means “raised on stilts” and the design was to serve the purpose of keeping the house cool by allowing breezes to blow underneath and to keep water and animals out of reach.
Overnight stay.
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Transfer to Dibrugarh airport to catch flight for onward destination.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ'S)
No, this is a private travel exclusively for you, your friends and family who may accompany you on the tour.
Yes, it is possible. But, the cost may be high in case of a single traveler. You may send us information in the form and we shall send you our best offer depending on number of persons in your group or for a single person.
Yes, since this is a private tour, you may decide the dates as per your choice. Only in case of certain tours, we have to check if there are any operational difficulties for organizing a tour of your choice. Certain tours are not possible for particular period which we shall let you know. Besides, the cost may vary depending on seasonality.
It is better if you could buy international tickets directly through your local agent or on internet. Although we can provide you international flight tickets, but you may a get a better deal locally.
No, you have to obtain visa on your own. The visa regulations will depend on your nationality. You may contact us for further details.
Yes, it is very much possible. You can extend your stay on arrival or departure or at any other place. You may also modify the tour. You may let us know your interest and we can send you modified tour itinerary with cost.
Our cost normally includes hotel accommodation with breakfast, private air-conditioned car with driver which includes fuel, parking and all taxes, entrance fee to monuments, train tickets if any, guided city tours in English or in other foreign languages, viz French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Russian or other foreign languages subject to availability which we can notify at the time of reservation request. Our cost also includes some other services viz Elephant ride at Amer fort in Jaipur, camel safari in Jaisalmer and boat tour in Varanasi. We shall send you all details at the time of sending you quotation.
We may also include other services viz lunches, dinners or other services if you wish. We may also exclude guide service and entrance fee to monuments if you so wish.
Train tickets are included in our cost. But, we give supplement cost for domestic flight tickets as these days, there are dynamic fares and these are not fixed. We send you indicative fare at the time of sending you quotation which is subject to change until issue of tickets with advance purchase for which we need payment from you to issue flight tickets. You may also purchase domestic flight tickets directly on your own if you prefer.
We provide minimum standard (3 star or similar), superior (4 star or similar), deluxe (5 star or similar) hotels and the cost will depend depending on category of hotels. We can send you quotation for the category that you are interested in. We usually provide heritage or palace hotels which fit in your category of hotels. We may also mix the hotel category if you prefer and can also provide you rates based on hotels of your liking in all places if you like.
We usually request 25% advance upon confirmation of our services unless otherwise informed at the time of sending you quotation. We shall send you all payment terms at the time of sending you our offer.I am interested.
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Why StateExpress
Established in 1980, State Express has been providing most reliable services to travelers all over the world for last 35 years. We are renowned for our customer first approach and unobtrusive efficiency which ensures the highest levels of customer satisfaction. We have been awarded several times by State Government for being best Tour Operator. All aspects of our tours have been carefully researched and then designed to give ultimate experience to travelers. Let our travel knowledge help you to create a wonderful experience, whether on one of our tour itineraries or a tailor made tour itinerary made exclusively for you to give you an unforgettable holiday.
Our people make the difference
Our success has been possible because of our people who are our biggest asset. We have a team of highly dedicated, sincere, hardworking who work with integrity that has made State Express one of the leading and most reliable tour companies in India. They not only have expertise and experience to meet any requirement, they also speak foreign languages and trained to offer only the best and leave nothing to chance. We know that travel to Indian sub-continent is a dream of many of our guests and our team does everything possible to make their dream true and give them an experience of their lifetime.
Our infrastructure
We have complete infrastructure to provide you best rate and services to you. We are an IATA approved and authorized agents for all domestic airlines and Indian Railways. We have our own cars vans and coaches with experienced drivers. We have multi lingual staff to ensure that our guests do not face any language problem. We also have associate offices in all major tourist centers to provide assistance in shortest possible time.
Our fleet of vehicles & drivers
We undoubtedly have one of the best and most modern fleet of cars, vans, 4X4s and large coaches. Surface travel is a very important aspect in India as you spend lot of your time while travelling on the road and therefore given us an edge over other tour companies who have to rely on other transport companies to provide this service to their clients. We have our own garage and all our vehicles are well maintained to give you hassle free journey.
Besides having the best fleet, it is our drivers who truly make the difference as they play a crucial role in making a tour successful. Even if you stay in best of the hotels and travel in most comfortable and luxurious vehicles, if you do not have a good driver, it may spoil your experience. We have our team of drivers who are part of State Express and have been working with us for years and they are trained, dedicated and motivated to take care of our guests and make them comfortable. That is the reason that more than 90% of our guests thank us and appreciate them after returning to their home.
Our choice of hotels
We take utmost care in selection of hotels that we recommend to our clients and include in our list of suggested hotels. We inspect these hotels regularly to be sure of their quality of product and services. We give lot of emphasis on the location and the people who run those hotels. We want to give you clients an experience of heritage and palace hotels which are unique and not available in other part of the world.
Our tour itineraries
All our tour itineraries are designed by experts to give you an opportunity to see most wonderful sites in number of days at your disposal at the same time giving you time to explore the places in your own way. We have a number of itineraries to choose from which covers all India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Tibet. We also include mode of travel and approximate time taken between places to ensure that you do not have any surprises during the tour. Our specialists will also work with you to create an itinerary of your choice either by modifying our readymade tour itineraries or prepare an exclusive tailor made tour for you based on your interest and liking keeping in mind local conditions.
24×7 assistance during the tour
We provide you clients real 24×7 assistance during the tour. This is not a marketing gimmick but we have someone in our office always to assist you in case of any emergency anytime. We also provide cell phone numbers of our executive who you may contact even during odd hours when you need them for anything urgent. We have associate offices in all major cities of India to provide you assistance in minimum possible time.
Response time
We know that response time is key to our success and we value it a lot. Even at initial stages before reservation, you will get replies from us in not more than 24 working hours. We shall always be there whenever you need us during the tour.
Personalised Service
Apart from professional service, we believe in emphasising on personalised service. That is to make our guests feel at home in a foreign country and also feel that they have friends here who they can trust for any need. Our customer executives remain in constant touch with our guests during the tour to give them comfort and trust that we are always with them.
Good value for money
We know that there are so many travel companies providing their services and unless we provide good value for money to our clients, they will not be satisfied. Our own fleet of cars, vans and coaches and best special discounted rates with hotels due to our volumes enables us to offer value for money.
What our clients say about us
Good Morning,
we are in Rome and none problem in the return trip; I send you an email to add comments and let you know our feedback in details; my wife and I are frequent travelers and have custom to evaluate our trips in all the aspects; so
. Booking process excellent (rapid, clear and exhaustive answers; we have appreciated the help to obtain the e-visa and the contacts during the tour to know possible problems;
. Driver excellent (polite, punctual and very expert in the drive), he gave us many suggestions and accompanied us directly to the coach in the Tundla station; the other driver in Varanasi good but should improve his english;
. Car good;
. Guide only in Jaisalmer good;
. Tour organization good for times and the included hotspots;
. Hotels: we evaluate the hotels for cleaning and comfort of the room and bathroom and for breakfast; we use a ranking from 1 (bad) to 5 (excellent):
Iris Park 2; dirty bathroom with dirty towels, room dirty and uncomfortable (too small, difficult to move inside, put and open the suitcases; breakfast room trivial and food inadequate for european tourists;
Mandawa Palace 4 for all;
Lallgarl Palace 4 and no 5 for inadequate breakfast respect to the level of the hotel;
Mandar Palace 3-4 , room and bathroom no perfectly clean , breakfast inadequate for european tourist and internet didn’t work;
Krishna Prakas Havei unacceptable; room located in the roof without elevator and with dangerous stairs; room dirty with a door that didn’t close perfectly, bathroom dirty with dirty towels; breakfast room dirty with tablecloth dirty and broken, food trivial and inadequate also for amount;
Master Paradise 3, cold uncomfortable room without possibility to warm it; bathroom in the average and skinny breakfast;
Golden Tulip 5 and more, the best
Atulayaa Tay unacceptable, dirty and small room, dirty bathroom with microscopic sink an a glass wall between the bed, dirty towels, trivial breakfast;
Meradan Grand 4 for all
Last hotel in Dehli 4 for room and bathroom also here glass wall between bathroom and the bed but the light didn’t across;
we suggest, personal opinion, to cancel the hotel with a rank less than 3 and choose others of superior quality ( also if more expensive) because the hotel is important to rest in a daily tour step by step.
In summary we evaluate very good the experience of our first trip in India and surely we will recommend State Express to our friends.
Enzo Ferrante
27 January 2023
Hi Rinki,
Just wanted to say thank you for all the organisation for our India trip. Everything went very smoothly. Our vehicles, drivers and accommodation were all faultless.
Look forward to our next trip now whenever that may be.
I’d like to just comment on one thing… please encourage clients to do Chittorgarh as a day trip. The accommodation there must’ve been really good at some point but is quite run down now. They were lovely and very obliging but when we compare the accommodations it wasn’t the best.
I know I’d said I wanted a night in Chittorgarh but I wasn’t as conversant with availability there as someone who knows the areas more.
Thank you once again from my mum, massi and I.
Best wishes and regards to your team,
Ps. Next visit we must meet!! 🙂
Priya
14 January 2023
Dear Sirs, namaste.
The journey of my group is over and we have returned to our homes.
I hope all of you are fine.
I wish to thank State Express for the usual good assistance. A special thank to Mr Mamlesh Sahu for following my trip through his frequent telephone calls.
I hope to have the chance to come again.
Dhanyavad.
Alfredo Sermasi
12 December 2022
we are in Rome and none problem in the return trip; I send you an email to add comments and let you know our feedback in details; my wife and I are frequent travelers and have custom to evaluate our trips in all the aspects; so
- Booking process excellent (rapid, clear and exhaustive answers; we have appreciated the help to obtain the e-visa and the contacts during the tour to know possible problems;
- Driver excellent (polite, punctual and very expert in the drive), he gave us many suggestions and accompanied us directly to the coach in the Tundla station; the other driver in Varanasi good but should improve his english;
- Car good;
- Guide only in Jaisalmer good . Tour organization good for times and the included hotspots; . Hotels: we evaluate the hotels for cleaning and comfort of the room and bathroom and for breakfast;
Emily and I are home now, and we would like to thank you for organising what turned out to be a wonderful trip. We enjoyed visiting all the various places, and the hotels were comfortable. People were very friendly and helpful. The pace of the trip was perfect, travelling but not exhausting. The driver Chandra was very good and I would have no issue with recommending him as a driver. He was very polite, punctual, and courteous. We felt he was a very safe driver, and would like to extend our thanks to him as well. With the benefit of hindsight, I would have stayed an extra day or two in Verkala rather than the extra days in Mumbai, but that is as I say with the benefit of hindsight. Once again, thank you so very much for all your help in organising this trip for us, which we will remember fondly for many years to come.
To whom it may concern, we are writing you regarding the package booked with andanitravel for the India golden triangle from the 01/03/2020 to the 11/03/2020. On the 4th of March ’20 the staff from the Sher Gary Resort in Road Village Sherpur, Khilchipur, Rajasthan 322001, Ranthanbore, following the Advise from the Government of Rajasthan, invited us to leave the resort and the State of India as soon as possible due to our Italian Nationality. Immediately we contacted the DCM Italy of Rajasthan, Mr Carini, who told us there was a mistake and the Advise number 27 of the 4th of March 2020 was withdrawn with immediate effect. Although we informed on a timely manner the resort staff, we have been asked to leave anyhow. Only after the DCM Italy informed the resort about the mistake, we have been given the opportunity to leave the resort the following morning. All these difficulties, the constant hostility by the people in India despite the advise number 28, the decision made by the State Express emergency contact( Harish Bhatt) to interrupt our trip and the news regarding the spread of COVID-19 in India, induced us to arrange autonomously for a flight back home as soon as possible. At least but not last we kindly ask you to let us know of any official way to provide a positive feedback to the great support, empathy, help, kindness, professionalism, flexibility and special assistant given by the driver Mr Ashok Yadav in the sphere of his competences.
Hi, Rinki
Thank you for the trip arrangement. We have enjoyed very much.
Looking forward to our next trip in India next year and will get in touch with you again.
Once again, thank you very much for your excellent service.
Chua Boon Hua
09 October 2018