PLACES TO VISIT IN GUWAHATI

Thanks to a history that goes back to over a thousand years, a mighty river that tells tales of valour and numerous hills that border the city, there are a lot of places to visit in Guwahati for the curious traveller. You can climb the Nilachal Hill to reach one of India’s most revered Shakti Peethas–Kamakhya Temple, take a ferry ride to Peacock Island, often referred to as the smallest river island on the earth, be a part of the state’s heritage and livelihood of the locals in the Assam State Museum and Srimanta Shankardev Kalakshetra and relive history on the banks of the Brahmaputra where Ahoms (ancient rulers of Assam) defeated Mughals in an epic battle.