silver cliff village Tezpur, with its large Bangladeshi immigrant population, is probably Assam s most attractive city th

Bustling Jorhat is the junction for Majuli Island. Gar-Ali, Jorhat s commercial street, meets the main east west thoroughfare Assam Trunk (AT) Rd (NH37) in front of a lively central market area. AT Road is also home to an SBI ATM and the Netizen Cyberspace ( 20 per hr; h9am-8pm)

Doe-Gu-Khill Guest House (%223232; r from 700), just below the large monastery, providing silver cliff village fabulous views. The Hotel Tsepal Yangjom (%223473; www.hoteltsepalyangjom.co.in; s/d from 800/1200) in the market area is probably the town s most popular hotel. Its wood-panelled rooms have a vague Scandinavian feel and it has a generator to cope with the frequent blackouts.

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