The ancient city of Pragjyotishpur or the "Light
of the East" is the site of modern Guwahati, the Gateway to North
Eastern India.
Altitude : 55
metres.
Temperature (deg C) :
Summer- Max. 35, Min. 22; Winter- Max. 26, Min. 10.
Rainfall
: 180 cms (from May to Sept.)
Best
Season : October to May.
TRANSPORT
AND COMMUNICATION Air :
Indian Airlines connect Guwahati with Calcutta, Delhi, Bagdogra, Imphal
Agartala, Dibrugarh and Dimapur.
Rail :
Guwahati is connected by rail with New Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras,
Trivandrum, Bangalore, Cochin, Silchar, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh.
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.
Bus : Guwahati is connected by regular bus services with
Shillong, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tezpur, Siliguri, Sibsagar, Dimapur,
Kohima, Imphal, Aizawal, Itanagar, Barpetta Road and Cooch Bihar.
PLACES OF INTEREST Janardhan Temple, Navagrah Temple,
Umananda Temple, Bhubaneshwari Devi Temple.
Museums
Assam Zoo and Botanical Gardens : 0700 to 1600 hrs (Sep to March)
Anthropological Museum : 1000 to 1600 hrs. Closed on University Holidays
Assam Forest Museum : 1000 to 1600 hrs (Mon to Fri), 1000 to 1300 hrs
(Sat) Cottage Industries Museum.
Museum of Animal Husbandry and
Vaterinary Science
Assam State Museum : 1000 to 1630 hrs (Tue to Sat),
0800 to 1200 hrs (Sun)
Dept. of Historical & Antiquarium Research :
1000 to 1600 hrs. Sun Closed.
EXCURSIONS
Haplong (Hill Station) 355 kms; Jatinga (Famous for bird mystry
near Haplong) 364 kms; Hajo 32 kms; Kamakhya Temple 10 kms; Basistha Ashram
12 kms; Sualkuch 32 km; Chandubi Lake 64 km; Orang 150 km; Darrang 100 km;
Bhairakunda 137 km; Batadrawa 134 kms; Barpeta 137 kms; Tezpur 181 kms;
Bhalukpung 250 kms; Dibrugarh; Digboi; Jorhat; Majuli. .
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