Land in
Things to do in Guwahati
The gateway city, temple town and the Brahmaputra at its widest.
The list
The short version: Every Northeast journey starts here: flights, trains, Kamakhya temple and the river.
01
Kamakhya Temple
Hilltop Shakta temple, host of the June Ambubachi Mela.
02
The Brahmaputra
River cruises and sunset ghats in the middle of the city.
03
The launchpad
Kaziranga, Shillong, Majuli, Tawang: everything starts here.
Know before you go
- Role
- Regional gateway
- Airport
- GAU, LGB International
- Rail
- Guwahati Jn + Kamakhya Jn
- Signature
- Kamakhya Temple, river
- Best time
- Oct-Apr
Use it as a base: Kaziranga is a highway drive east, Shillong three hours south, and the Assam.setStateFerries and river cruises run from the city’s own ghats.
Best time: October to April. June brings the Ambubachi Mela and full crowds.
Practicals
Permits & season for Assam
No entry permit: Assam is open to all travellers, Indian and foreign.
Best months run October to April; the monsoon (June to September) is intensely green but slows the hill roads.
Guwahati month by month
Festivals tied to Guwahati
Places to visit near Guwahati
All of Guwahati, none of the guesswork
Fixed departures you can join solo, or a private plan around your dates. Prices on the page, real people on WhatsApp.
Keep planning
- Assam travel guide
- Delhi to Guwahatiflight + train + road
- Kolkata to Guwahatiflight + train + road
- Flying into Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati: flights, cabs and onward connections
- Flying into Dibrugarh Airport: flights, cabs and onward connections
- Kaziranga one-horned rhino numbers, and where to see themfrom the journal
- Is Assam Safe for Tourists? The Honest 2026 Answerfrom the journal