backpacking assam

Soothing beauty, offbeat tourist attractions, spiritual ambiance, the sacred river, humble people, and zealous culture, Assam boasts plenty of fascinating secrets. Being one of the Northeast India’s iconic seven sisters, a holiday in Assam is about witnessing a mix of history, culture, and nature at the same time.  The state happens to be the land...Read More

Dipankar Bhagwati is from Guwahati, Assam but due to his wife’s profession, he shifted to Majuli. He is 42 years old and handles a homestay on his own in the village. His wife helps in the evening. The couple is really hardworking and humble. Dipankar and his wife have a bigger family in Guwahati. Due...Read More

Assam being the entry point to North East India, it was by default the first place that I travelled to while visiting this part of India. This was way back in August 2014, I was 23 back then and still pretty raw, on my first outing to the North East. I remember landing at Guwahati...Read More

Each one of us wants to travel, be it to get a break from what we are doing, to celebrate important milestones, to recover from a setback and sometimes it is just to add a place to our travel list. While it’s easy to have an urge to travel, deciding a place and planning your...Read More

Gaurmur is a tiny village which is located in the heart of Majuli, the largest river island in the world. Gaurmur is home to a few bamboo hut homestays and hence has become a village which is frequently visited by backpackers from all around the world. The best way to reach Gaurmur is to hop...Read More

Here is The Land Of Wanderlust’s blueprint to a backpacking road trip around the North Eastern states of Assam and Meghalaya. In Assam, we will backpack to Majuli, the largest river island in the world and Kaziranga National Park – the home of the one horn rhino. While in Meghalaya, we will make Shillong our...Read More