Tourism in Assam

Tourism in Assam

1. Tourism in Assam

2. Assam is the central state in the North-Eastern region of India and serves as the gateway to the rest of the Seven Sisters States. The land of red river and blue hills, Assam is reflected peerlessness in the exquisite natural beauty, cultural richness and all round socio-economic scenario by its name. Introduction

3. Kaziranga National Park Sivasagar Guwahati Majuli Tezpur Major Tourist Destinations

4. Kaziranga National Park: This is one of the places covered as a World Heritage Site and the main habitat of the Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros located in Golaghat and Nagaon district of Assam, which about 217 kilometres from Guwahati. The best time to visit the park is from November to March.

5. Sivasagar : Sivasagar was the seat of Ahom kingdom for more than six hundred years till the British take-over . Sivasagar is home to many historic monuments and tanks of Ahom era. Those are Rang Ghar , T alatal Ghar , Kareng Ghar of Garhgaon , Sivadol , Joydol , Joysagar tank, Sivasagar Tank, Gourisagar dol , Namdang Stone bridge, Maidams of Charaidew etc.

6. Guwahati: The capital of Assam and the biggest city in North-East India, serves as the major gateway to the whole region. The major tourist spots of Guwahati are Kamakhya Temple, River Cruise on the river Brahmaputra, Sankardev Kalakhetra , Umananda Temple, Accoland , Shilpagram etc. Chandubi Lake, Sonapur , Madan Kamdev , Chandrapur are other famous spots at the outskirts the city .

7. Majuli : Majuli ,  the largest pollution free fresh water river island in the world, a treasure island of culture, snuggles in the bosom of the mighty Brahmaputra. Majuli is a land of varied culture of different tribes like Misings , Deori , Chutias , Sonoal kacharies , which have enriched the entire Assamese culture. The cultural festivals celebrated by the different tribes as well as the Vaishnava Satras founded by Srimanta Sankardeva are the major attractions of Majuli .

8. Tezpur : Tezpur is situated on the north bank of Brahmaputra steeped in history and culture. Tezpur is known as city of eternal romance.There are many tourist attractions in and around Tezpur , they are - Agnigarh , Mahavbhairav Temple, Chitralekha Udyan , Usha Pahar etc . Apart from these Nameri national Park, Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary etc are some attractions of wildlife tourism.

9. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Manas National Park Hajo Sualkuchi Jatinga Karbi Anglong Other destinations

10. Ecotourism is a form of tourism that involves visiting natural areas—in the remote wilderness or rural environments. Ecotourism is responsible for travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people. In Assam , there are many NGOs which are doing various activities to promote the eco tourism in Assam and also providing employment opportunities to unemployed youths, such as Eco Tourism Society of North East India . Scope of Eco Tourism in Assam

11. Assam is still not yet been able to lead in the tourism sector of India like Goa, Rajasthan and Kerala despite having lots of natural beauties, historical monuments and rich culture. The main reason behind this is that Government of Assam is not taking necessary measures like those above mentioned states. Hope one day Assam will be one of the leading tourist hot spots of the world. Conclusion

12. Thank You Presented by Anshuman Dutta MBA 1 st Semester ID: SB13MB0026 Kaziranga University