Guwahati

Guwahati, the largest city in the Northeast, sits on the banks of the Brahmaputra and is the natural entry point for Assam and the Seven Sisters. The Kamakhya Temple on Nilachal Hill is one of India's most important Shakti shrines, and sunset cruises on the Brahmaputra are memorable. Within a few hours' drive, Kaziranga National Park shelters two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinos.