Bansbari Lodge (%3612602223; trailside cabins www.assam bengalnavigation.com/bansbari.htm; trailside cabins d 2000, jungle package 7500). trailside cabins Jungle packages cover full board, early morning elephant safari, jeep safari, guide, park entry fee and village and tea garden excursions. Ask about river rafting. Contact Jungle Travels India in Guwahati (p 560 ) for bookings. Access is from Barpeta Rd.
The biggest, most cosmopolitan and, some might say, the most Indian city in the northeast, Guwahati is an essential stop on any northeastern tour. A casual glance might place Guwahati trailside cabins alongside any other Indian city but wander the back alleys around Jorpulkuri Ponds, away from the concrete jungle of the central business district, and you could almost imagine yourself in a village made up of ponds, trailside cabins palm trees, small single-storey traditional trailside cabins houses and old colonial-era mansions.
Air India (%2264420, Ganeshguri), IndiGo Airlines, Jet Airways (%2633252; Tayebullah Rd), Kingfisher and SpiceJet fly to Guwahati from most major Indian cities (often with a stopover in Kolkata). Getting into town from Guwahati s orderly Lok-Priya trailside cabins Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport costs 500/100/70 for taxi/shared taxi/airport bus.
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