Located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, Guwahati is one of the most rapidly growing cities of Assam. A major commercial, educational and industrial center of the state, it is treated as the prime gateway to the other North Eastern States of India. Formerly known as Pragjyotishpur (the City of Eastern Light), Guwahati is flanked by picturesque hills, mighty Himalayan ranges and lush greenery.
Thronged by innumerable Hindu devotees, Guwahati is a significant pilgrimage center of India. Kamakhya Devi temple is the most venerated temple of Guwahati. It is one of the Shakti Peeths of goddess Sati of Hindu mythology. Bhubneshwari temple, Shiva temple, Navgraha temple and Vashishta Ashram are the other prominent temples of Guwahati.
Besides sacred shrines, Guwahati boasts a good number of museums that include State Museum, Anthropological Museum, Forest Museum and Cottage Industries Museum. Other major tourist attractions are the Guwahati planetarium and the Zoological Park, which is reputed for being the largest natural zoo of the country.
Guwahati has good selection of hotels to accommodate the ever-growing number of leisure and business tourists along with pilgrims. The hotels in Guwahati can be classified in various star categories according to their facilities and services. There are many Four Star, Three Star, and Economy hotels in Guwahati. Located in the close proximity to the railway station and the local bus stand, the hotels in Guwahati offer a wide range of room options to the guests.
The budget hotels in Guwahati specially cater to the bag packers and shoe string travellers. They offer a well-appointed room along with all essential amenities like attached bathrooms, round the clock room services, telephone, colour television etc. The efficient staff and the quick service of the budget hotels of Guwahati offer a delightful experience to the visitors.
Apart from economy hotels and cheap guesthouses, Guwahati has plethora of deluxe hotels and resorts, which provide immaculate accommodation equipped with all state of art amenities like Swimming Pool, H/C running water, restaurants, Pubs Telephone, Fax, T.V., Channel Music, Doctor on Call, Laundry, Money Changer, Banking, Safe Deposit, Baby Sitting and Travel Desk Service. Cocooned with comfort, the hotels in Guwahati also have big conference rooms and convention centers well equipped with all modern equipments such as telephone, fax, projectors, photocopiers and internet. The special travel desk of Guwahati hotels organize for excursions in and around the city visiting its various places of interest like the State Museum, Anthropological Museum, Forest Museum, Cottage Industries, Vashistha Ashram, Kamakhya temple (which stands atop Nilachal hill), the temple of Shiva at Umananda and that of Navagraha (or nine planets). |
