Best family trips in Assam

Kaziranga National Park, Guwahati & Kamakhya and Manas National Park lead a list of 4. Places in Assam that work with children or parents along.

Ranked from our own destination data on season, difficulty, altitude, cost and who each place suits. Not paid for, and not the same as “most popular”.

1. 1Assam · Golaghat & NagaonKaziranga National Park80 m, easy, 3 days.UNESCO-listed grassland home to most of the world's one-horned rhinos, plus tigers, elephants and wild buffalo.Best months: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr · Why not: Not mountains — it's the Brahmaputra floodplain, and it closes in the monsoon.
2. 2Assam · KamrupGuwahati & Kamakhya250 m, easy, 1–2 days.The Kamakhya Shakti Peeth on Nilachal hill, Brahmaputra cruises and Umananda island.Best months: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar · Why not: A big city; Kamakhya queues are very long on festival days.
3. 3Assam · Baksa & ChirangManas National Park200 m, easy, 3 days.A UNESCO tiger reserve on the Bhutan border, with golden langurs, elephants and the Manas river.Best months: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr · Why not: Fewer stays and less polished safaris.
4. 4Assam · Dima HasaoHaflong1,000 m, easy, 3 days.Assam's only hill station — a lake town in rolling hills, on a spectacular hill railway.Best months: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar · Why not: Very little tourist infrastructure.