Umngot or Dawki river boating

Cleanest river in Asia, known for very crystal clear waters, we can witness. River flows through Dawki, situated near India and Bangladesh border, Meghalaya. Water in the river gives boats an illusion of floating boats as waters are very clean and pollution less. This was our first glimpse of India - Bangladesh border. 

Shillong peak

Shillong is a hill station, the capital of Meghalaya. It is the Khasi Hills district headquarter. Shillong is called as the "Scotland of the East" because of the beautiful surrounding hills. It is located two valleys of Brahmputra and Surma and has a cool climate. Shillong peak is a view point which lends local tribal dresses to flaunt and photograph in, offering life long memories.

Elephant falls

It is a picturesque falls like a natural unfolding symphony. It is situated near Shillong's central region, named after an elephant-shaped rock formation at its base. It is in the form of a two-tiered cascade, carving into mountains, running down through fern-covered rocks, melodiously gurgling its way down.  

Dirang Monastery or Dirang Dzong or Thupsung Dhargyeling Monastery, in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, India, is an important place of Mahayana Buddhist learning. On the banks of Dirang river, surrounded by mesmerizing landscapes, it is a  tranquil and spiritual place. With beautiful architecture, influenced by Tibetan culture, it is  brightly painted and intricately designed in wood. Colourful and deeply symbolic Buddhist iconographies, thangkas, and murals adorn interiors. It is a place for worship and meditation, offering education and various social services to the locals. It is a centre of cultural heritage in that region.

It is Located near Tawang, in Arunachal Pradesh, built in the honour of Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, Hero of Indo-China war in 1962. It houses the statue Jaswant Singh Rawat, a museum, and is a memorial to the martyrs. It is located at 10,000 ft height. 

Tsangyang Gyatso, sixth Dalai Lama was the only Indian Dalai Lama. He was born on 1 March 1683 in Arunachal Pradesh. He was born in "Monyul" at a monastery near Tawang and was a Monpa by birth.   

Tawang Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in tawang, in Arunachal Pradesh. It is the largest monastery in the country and the second largest monastery in the world. It is situated in the Tawang valley, close to Chinese and Bhutanese border.

It was founded by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in 1680–168. It is three stories high, enclosed by a 925 feet long compound wall, housing 65 residential buildings. It has a library with valuable old scriptures.

We also visited Kameng War Memorial, dedicated to the unsung warriors of 1962 Indo-China war.

Sitting Buddha statue

Assam boasts of tea and petroleum, but is best known for an ample variety of orchids, which are beautiful, complex, colourful, showy and expensive flowers. They symbolize our national heritage.

The Kaziranga National Orchid and Biodiversity Park is located at the distance of 2 km from the Central Kaziranga. The park is spreads in an area of about 6 acres in the Durgapur village. It is as the largest orchid park in the Northeast India. The park has more than 500 varieties of wild orchids, 46 species of bamboo, 132 species of fruits and leafy vegetables, 12 species of cane, many types of cacti  and variety of species of local fishes. The whole variety of orchids is preserved in a greenhouse, along with hybrid varieties; collected from local regions.