Half day
01Assam tea gardens
Walk the misty rows at Mancotta or Chabua. Most estates offer a tasting and a factory tour if you call ahead.
A guest guide
Things to do in Dibrugarh.
Come a few days early, or stay a few days after. Dibrugarh is quiet and green and full of tea — here are the things we'd take you to ourselves if we weren't a little busy that week.
Full day — 1 to 10 December
02Hornbill Festival, Nagaland
If you are arriving a little early, the Hornbill Festival is on at Kisama Heritage Village near Kohima — about five to six hours from Dibrugarh. It is the biggest cultural gathering in the Northeast, with Naga tribes, music, craft and food. Book ahead, because Kohima fills up quickly.
Evening
03Brahmaputra sunset cruise
Slow boats leave from Bogibeel and Maijan ghats. Golden hour on the river is the postcard everyone comes home with.
Full day
04Dehing Patkai rainforest
The 'Amazon of the East' is two hours out. Ancient sal trees, hoolock gibbons, and a canopy that hushes everything.
Anytime
05An Assamese thali
Try khar, masor tenga, and pitha at Gam's Delicacy or Namghar. Ask for bhaat with a little extra bilahi jhol.
Full day
06Digboi oil town & War Cemetery
India's oldest oil refinery is here, and so is one of the most beautifully kept World War II cemeteries in the region. Digboi was a vital Allied supply base during the Burma Campaign, and the small refinery museum tells the story of oil and war in the jungle.
Half day
07Margherita mining heritage
Just beyond Digboi, Margherita is the coal-country gateway to the historic Stilwell Road. Walk the old railway sidings, visit the miners' park, and imagine the Ledo Road being carved through the forest during the war.