Assam Cultural & Culinary Journey

Overview

Assam is a captivating destination home to different cast communities and tribes. We provide authentic local experiences during our food tour in Assam. In our tour, you get firsthand accounts of the culinary and spiritual traditions of different communities of Assam. This tour is designed for Foodies who like to enjoy the local delicacies and are also interested in the culture and heritage of a place.

We take you to tribal villages and the home of local tribes during your tour and try to give you an in-hand experience with the ingredient used and the cooking process. You will also get a chance to acquaintance with local culture, tradition and medicinal plants. Apart from the food tour, we cover some less explored tourist places of Assam. A lot of very good photo opportunities are online.

Highlights

1. The food tour of Assam will include not just the food and drink, but also some great landmarks and offbeat but worth-visiting places of this city. Generally, we organize private food tours group tours can be arranged on request.
2. We request you to book our guide service for this tour where you will be accompanied by a local guide who assist you and help you to meet local people and understand their culture.
3. Experience the essence of tea tourism in Assam by staying in a colonial tea bungalow and indulge in tea tasting.
4. Encounter with ethnic tribal groups in Majuli.
5. We'll take you to the different places renowned for delicious ethnic food.
6. Cooking class in a local family.

Food tour in Assam Itinerary

Day 1 Guwahati
on arriving at Guwahati airport/railway station our representative will meet and welcome you to your hotel. After some refreshments, we will take you to Kamakhya temple and then take you to a local family where you will learn local food preparation along with cooking and finally testing the complete meal. Today you will learn to cook authentic vegetarian or non-vegetarian dishes according to your choice.

Night stay at Guwahati.

Day 2 Guwahati - Kaziranga National park
Today morning after breakfast we will take you to Kaziranga national park which takes around 5 hrs. On reaching check-in at a hotel. In the evening take some rest and visit a local restaurant/food joint and enjoy a traditional Assamese meal prepared with local vegetables/fish/meat.

Night stay at Kaziranga.

Day 3 Kaziranga National park
Today we will go to explore the vibrant Kaziranga national park which has the highest population of world-famous one-horned rhinoceros. It is home to many flora and fauna and migratory birds. You can go for an early morning elephant safari in the park and explore the deep forest on an elephant's back. After that return to the hotel, and have some refreshments. At around 11 am proceed to Kaziranga orchid park. Where you can explore the culture, dance and food habits of Assam very closely. Here you can get a chance to test a wide range of sweet dishes and awesome Assamese thali which has more than 30 side dishes. After that, you can go on a jeep safari in the park which lasts for 3 hrs. After jeep sari returns to the hotel and takes a rest for the night or goes for a walk around your resort.

Night stay at Kaziranga.

Day 4 Kaziranga National park - Majuli
Today morning after breakfast we bid adieu to Kaziranga and proceed to Majuli island. Majuli is the cradle of Assamese culture where you can visit the Neo vaishnavite satras, Mising tribal villages and scenic village life. You will mesmerize by its beautiful landscape and sunset. On reaching check-in at a resort. If time permits we will go for a food tasting tour in a village and relish mising tribe food. Spend the evening at rest or go for a walk around the village.

Night stay at Majuli.

Majuli - Jorhat
Today early morning we will visit the famous stars of Majuli which include Aunati satra, Garmur satra and Samaguri Satra (mask makers satra). Later return to Jorhat on a ferry and proceed to your hotel. Today we will check into an ancient tea bungalow in Assam and experience the life of a tea planter. Spend the evening lively over tea and snacks with a view of tea bushes. Enjoy some local meals at night and take a rest.

Night stay in a tea bungalow at Jorhat.

Day 6 Jorhat - Departure
Today is the last day of the tour. Start your day with a tea-tasting tour in the bungalow and then move to see a tea estate and see the plucking and processing of tea leaves. Later we bid you goodbye and drop you at Jorhat airport.

Tour End.