gold river chalet # SantiparaLakeWaterTankWaterTankHGBRdMantriBariRd MotorStand Rd Palace CompoundNorth (VIP Rd) Jagan

# SantiparaLakeWaterTankWaterTankHGBRdMantriBariRd MotorStand Rd Palace CompoundNorth (VIP Rd) Jagannath Bari Rd (JB Rd) Akhaura Rd BK Rd BKRd Old Thana La SakuntalaRd CRRd Central gold river chalet Rd LN Bari Rd 1 7 6 8 2 4 5 3 312312ABBAAgartala e To Interstate Bus Terminal (3km) To International Bus Terminal (200m) To Tripura State Tribal gold river chalet Museum (300m) To Ginger & Geetanjali Guest House (2km) 0 200 m 0 0.1 miles

10pm) Best of several closely gold river chalet grouped options. Tripura Tourism (%2225930; www.tripura tourism.in; Swet Mahal, Palace Complex; h10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 3-5pm Sun) Helpful and enthusiastic with many great-value tours.

10pm) Best of several closely grouped options. Tripura Tourism (%2225930; www.tripura gold river chalet tourism.in; Swet Mahal, Palace Complex; h10am-5pm Mon-Sat, gold river chalet 3-5pm Sun) Helpful and enthusiastic with many great-value tours.

GARO HILLS The lush, green Garo Hills in the far west of Meghalaya gold river chalet are well off the beaten path. The towns are not visually distinctive, but most houses in small hamlets remain traditionally fashioned from bamboo-weave matting and neatly cropped palm thatch. The Garo Hills are easier gold river chalet to visit from Guwahati than from Shillong. Sprawling Tura is the western Garo Hills regional centre and an unhurried transport hub. The tourist office (%03651-242394; h10am-5pm Mon-Fri) is 4km away towards Nazing Bazaar. Friendly staffoffer brochures and sketchy maps, and arrange guides for anywhere in the Garo Hills, including a three-day hike to Nokrek Biosphere Reserve where it s possible to watch for Hoolock Gibbons from a traditional-style borang (Garo tree house). There are some cheap and not very cheerful places to stay near the market in Tura or, for something gold river chalet a little more comfortable, try the Rikman Continental (%03651-220744; Circular Rd; s/d from 900/1080; ai). Almost on the Bangladesh border, Baghmara gold river chalet is the southern Garo Hills district centre. From Baghmara gold river chalet you can visit the Balpakhram National Park, 45km away, but jeep and guide hire will have to be organised in Tura.