location chamonix GARO HILLS The lush, green Garo Hills in the far west of Meghalaya are well off the beaten path. The

The ASTC bus station (AT Rd) has frequent services to Sivasagar ( 35 to 45, 1 hours), Tezpur ( 120 to 140, four hours) and Guwahati ( 260, eight hours, eight buses 6am to noon; buses pass Kaziranga en route).

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