crested butte to aspen Like a practice run for Sivasagar, Gaurisagar has an attractive tank and a trio of distinctive 1720s

Calling the Tawang Valley a valley just doesn t do justice to its incredible scale; it s more a mighty gash in the earth ringed by immense mountains. Patchworking the sloping ridges of the lower hills is a vast sweep of fields dotted with Buddhist monast eries and Monpa villages.

Tezpur, with its large Bangladeshi immigrant population, is probably Assam s most attractive city thanks to beautifully crested butte to aspen kept parks, attractive lakes and the enchanting views of the mighty Brahmaputra River as it laps the town s edge. The imaginatively named Internet Cafe (Main Rd; per hr 20; h9am-8pm) has, you guessed it, internet.

Like a practice run for Sivasagar, Gaurisagar has an attractive tank and a trio of distinctive 1720s temples Vishnudol, Shivadol crested butte to aspen and Devidol built by dancing girl queen Phuleswari. The more impressive is Vishnudol, crested butte to aspen not as tall as Sivasagar s Shivadol but sporting finer, but eroded carvings. Gaurisagar is on the main NH37 at Km501.5.