3-Day Upper Assam Wildlife and Heritage Tour with Dehing Patkai

• Start early from Dibrugarh at around 7:00 AM to make the most of the daylight in the rainforest.
• Drive about 2 hours to Namphake Village, the largest Tai Phake settlement in Assam.
• Visit the beautiful golden-roofed Buddhist monastery.
• Walk through the village to see traditional stilted bamboo houses (Chang Ghars).
• Continue to Dehing Patkai National Park, located around 30 to 40 minutes from Namphake.
• Explore the Jeypore Rainforest or Soraipung Range, the only lowland tropical rainforest in India.
• Go for a guided nature trek to spot the Hoolock Gibbon, India's only ape.
• Spot rare bird species such as the White-winged Wood Duck.

Stay overnight at a jungle lodge near the park, such as Tai Phakey Ecotourism Camp, or drive 1 hour to Digboi.

• Spend the day in Digboi, a town known for its colonial-era charm, surrounded by lush tea gardens and oil derricks.
• Visit the Digboi Oil Centenary Museum and explore the site of Asia's first oil well.
• See vintage machinery, old steam locomotives, and the detailed history of the Oil City.
• Visit the Digboi War Cemetery, a well-maintained World War II cemetery for Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign.

Stay overnight at a heritage bungalow or hotel in Digboi, such as 1729 Digboi or the IOCL Guest House, if available.

• Travel about 30 minutes to Margherita, named after the Italian Queen.
• Visit the Coal Heritage Park and Museum and learn about open-cast coal mining history.
• See old steam engines and exhibits of the Northeastern Coalfields.
• Drive another 15 minutes to Ledo, the starting point of the historic Stilwell Road, a 1,726 km route built during World War II to connect India with China.
• Visit a local Singpho Village near Margherita.
• Meet the Singpho tribe, known as the original tea drinkers of India.
• Taste traditional smoked tea called Phalap.
• Return to Dibrugarh in approximately 2.5 to 3 hours for your evening flight or train.