Five invitingly cosy and clean bamboo and mud-plaster cottages, with semisoft beds and hot showers, are set round a pretty lawn and flower garden. It's run by the helpful Jyoti Narayan Sarma, who also organises birdwatching outings, cooking classes and cycle hire. Veg/nonveg meals are ₹200/350.
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Assam
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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The Talatal Ghar palace was the heart of an Ahom capital complex founded by King Rudra Singha. Built in the 1750s over an earlier wooden palace, it…
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28.68 MILES
About 4km south of central Sivasagar along AT Rd, look right to see the rather beautiful Rang Ghar, a two-storey, oval-shaped pavilion that has been…
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29.53 MILES
Three typical Ahom temple towers rise proudly above the partly wooded shore of Sivasagar tank. The centrepiece (and tallest) is the 33m-high Shivadol,…
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23.7 MILES
The somewhat grandiose complex of Gauri Sagar comprises an attractive tank and a trio of distinctive 1720s temples – Vishnudol, Shivadol and Devidol –…
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This small satra, out on a country road 11km east of Kamalabari, was founded in 1663 and has been making traditional dance masks from bamboo, cloth, clay,…
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Tocklai Tea Research Institute
17.99 MILES
To delve into the science and processes behind a good cuppa, visit the Tocklai Institute, the world's largest and oldest tea research centre (founded in…
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At the Auniati satra (5km west of Kamalabari) you can visit a little museum of Ahom royal artefacts, collected here thanks to the Ahom kings' support of…
Nearby Assam attractions
3.48 MILES
At the Auniati satra (5km west of Kamalabari) you can visit a little museum of Ahom royal artefacts, collected here thanks to the Ahom kings' support of…
6.92 MILES
This small satra, out on a country road 11km east of Kamalabari, was founded in 1663 and has been making traditional dance masks from bamboo, cloth, clay,…
3. Tocklai Tea Research Institute
17.99 MILES
To delve into the science and processes behind a good cuppa, visit the Tocklai Institute, the world's largest and oldest tea research centre (founded in…
23.7 MILES
The somewhat grandiose complex of Gauri Sagar comprises an attractive tank and a trio of distinctive 1720s temples – Vishnudol, Shivadol and Devidol –…
28.68 MILES
About 4km south of central Sivasagar along AT Rd, look right to see the rather beautiful Rang Ghar, a two-storey, oval-shaped pavilion that has been…
29 MILES
The Talatal Ghar palace was the heart of an Ahom capital complex founded by King Rudra Singha. Built in the 1750s over an earlier wooden palace, it…
29.53 MILES
Three typical Ahom temple towers rise proudly above the partly wooded shore of Sivasagar tank. The centrepiece (and tallest) is the 33m-high Shivadol,…