A 150-year-old tea bungalow on stilts, river dolphins and wild horses in Dibru-Saikhowa, and the oil town of Digboi: Upper Assam at a gentle pace.

Estimated ₹47,500 for two, for the whole trip

Duration: 4 nights / 5 days
States: Assam
Pace: Relaxed
Vehicle: Sedan or SUV.
Best months: October to April. Tea is plucked from March to November.
Ideal for: Couples, seniors and anyone who wants a slow, comfortable break.

Route

DibrugarhGuijanDibru-SaikhowaDigboiNamphakeBogibeelDibrugarh

Day by day

Day 1
A tea-estate welcome
Dibrugarh airport to the tea bungalow · Drive: 30 minutes
Met at Dibrugarh airport and driven to a restored colonial tea bungalow on a working estate. An evening walk among the tea bushes and tea on the verandah.
Overnight in Dibrugarh
Day 2
Dibru-Saikhowa by boat
Dibrugarh to Guijan and back · Drive: 1.5 hours each way
A boat safari from Guijan ghat into Dibru-Saikhowa, looking for Gangetic river dolphins, water buffalo and the park's feral horses, then the birds of Maguri Beel nearby. Park entry needs a permit, which we arrange.
Overnight in Dibrugarh
Day 3
Digboi, Assam's oil town
Dibrugarh to Digboi and back · Drive: 2 hours each way
The Digboi Centenary Museum and Discovery Well No. 1 in India's first oil town, and the Commonwealth war cemetery. On the way back, the Tai Phake village of Namphake and its Buddhist monastery.
Overnight in Dibrugarh
Day 4
The tea factory and the Bogibeel bridge
A morning in the estate's tea factory during the season, and a tasting. In the afternoon, drive out over the Bogibeel bridge across the Brahmaputra, among the longest road-and-rail bridges in India, for the sunset.
Overnight in Dibrugarh
Day 5
Homeward
Tea bungalow to Dibrugarh airport · Drive: 30 minutes
Breakfast on the verandah and a drop at the airport.

Where you stay

All four nights: Mancotta Heritage Chang Bungalow, Dibrugarh (heritage tea bungalow), or Chowkidinghee Heritage Chang Bungalow.

The suggested price of ₹47,500 for two does not include these exact hotels. Ask us and we will price the stays listed here.

What’s included

A private car with a Smarto driver for the whole journey, hotel stays as listed or equivalent, daily breakfast, all transfers and sightseeing on the route, and end-to-end planning by Smarto.