Seven Sisters India Tours

01 Day: Arrival Kolkata – Dimapur (By Air) – Khonoma village (75 kms: 3 hrs)
Meeting and assistance on arrival at airport, our representative welcomes you and transfer to the airport to board flight for Dimapur. On arrival, drive to Khonoma village. Khonoma is peopled by Western Angami Tribes. Overnight at village home stay.

02 Day: Khonoma – Village exploration walk
After breakfast a chance to peep into local agricultural methods. The village is well known for fallow management of its Adler trees, See the beautiful terraces carved out of the hill slopes. These terraces grow over 40 varieties of paddy at different elevations. Further afield is the Khonoma Nature conservation and Trogopan sanctuary (KNCTS) This is part of the Khonoma green village project, managed by the Village Tourism Board as a community conserved area. This project aims to conserve the Blyth’s Trogopan- an endangered pheasant of the state, as also many other endemic, endangered, vulnerable and rare species of plants and animals . In the afternoon you can participate in the local games ‘Kene’. Join your hosts for a cultural gathering. Overnight at the village homestay.

03 Day: Khonoma – Kohima (20 kms: ½ hr) – Touphema (41kms: 1 ½ hrs)
After breakfast drive to Jakhama Village. Explore the village on foot. Morning is the best time to catch all the villagers. After the village exploration drive to Kohima, the capital city. We will visit the local market where many insects and variety of food products that the Nagas call ‘delicacies’ are sold. We later visit the Second World War Cemetery and memorial where the famous ‘Tennis Court’ battle took place, which many historians have called the ‘ bloodiest battle’. It was here that the Japanese invasion of India was halted. Also visit the handicraft emporium and the state museum. Thereafter continue to Touphema village. This is a northern Angami tribal village resort where the community plays a very important role in running this place. You will be staying in Naga huts with modern toilets. Overnight at the village resort.

04 Day: Touphema Nature Walk and Angami Tribal Village
After breakfast explore Tuophema village and trek to the neighbouring Angami tribal village Gariphema. The trail is soft trekking and will reach the village in 3.30 hrs. Take a tour of this village. In the evening enjoy traditional folk songs and dancing followed by dinner. Overnight at the village resort.

05 Day: Touphema – Wokha – Longkhum (101 kms: 2 hrs)
Early morning drive to Longkhum, a village in Mokokchung district. This village is a vanguard village of the Ao tribe in the days of head hunting. The Ao’s have a belief that Longkum is the resting place for the spirit of the dead soul on their onward journey to paradise. The approach road to the village is lined with cherry trees and make a very interesting drive. Enroute visit Lotha tribal villages and Wokha market – the home of the Lotha tribe. Longkhum is strategically located at an altitude of 1846 m. On a clear day the snow ranges in distant Arunachal Pradesh are visible. Rhododendrons bloom in Feb-March. Handicrafts and handloom items are locally made and can be purchased. Overnight at village homestay.

06 Day: Longkhum – Mockokchung – Jorhat (270 kms: 7 kms)
After breakfast check out of the hotel and drive to Jorhat, enroute visit Ungma village & Mockuckchung Bazar. Picnic around the foothills of Nagaland near the border with Assam. Cross into Assam and head for the city of Jorhat – a hub of the tea industry. Overnight at Thengal House or at Bara Sahab’s Bungalow at the outskirt of Jorhat town. These are “Raj” era tea bungalows. Stay at one of these Heritage bungalows in a tea garden enables you to relive the days of the British tea planters.

07 Day: Jorhat – Majauli (By Ferry)
After breakfast, drive to Nimati ghat (20 kms from Jorhat) cross Brahmaputra River with vehicle, later take a ferry from Nimati Ghat to Majauli Island. Check in at Bamboo Hut- a unique properly made of bamboo with modern toilets. Later visit Vaishnava Satras and tribal Mising Village. View sunset. Local guide will accompany. Overnight at the bamboo hut.

08 Day: Majauli Island
Today morning visit at another Satra. Mising and Deori Tribal Villages. Late afternoon Satriyya dance. Local guide will accompany. Overnight at the bamboo hut.

09 Day: Majauli – Jorhat – Kaziranga (120 kms: 3 hrs)
After breakfast, check out of the hut and drive to Nimati Ghat and cross-river in ferry, on arrival at visit Tea garden and factory. Later drive to Kaziranga. Overnight at the hotel.

10 Day: Kaziranga National Park
After breakfast day is free for adventure activities like Jeep Safari and Elephant Safari at Kaziranga National Park. Evening tea garden visit. Overnight at the hotel.

11 Day: Kaziranga National Park
Early morning experience riding an elephant to explore the park and after breakfast follow it up with a jeep safari. Later trip to see an Assamese village, up close. Overnight at the hotel.

12 Day: Kaziranga – Guwahati (217 kms: 5 hrs)
After breakfast check out of the hotel and drive to Guwahati. On arrival, transfer to the hotel. Rest of the evening is free for individual activities. Overnight at the hotel.

13 Day: Guwahati – Kolkata (By Air) – Hometown (By Air)
After breakfast, check out the hotel and transfer to airport to board the flight for Kolkata. On arrival transfer to board the connecting flight for hometown. Tour concludes here with happy memories.