Assam Travel Guide: An 8-Day Itinerary ✈️ Based on my visit to Assam. Written by Debarun Sana. Assam is the gateway to India's northeast and holds a genuinely rare combination for one state: the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, the source of Assam tea, and the world's largest river island. This 8-day route covers Guwahati, Kaziranga National Park, Jorhat's tea country, and Majuli Island. Best Time to Visit November to April is genuinely the only practical window for this itinerary — Kaziranga National Park closes entirely during monsoon season (roughly May-October) due to flooding from the Brahmaputra River, so travel dates need to be built around the park's actual opening season rather than general "comfortable weather" logic alone. How to Reach Assam By Air: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati is the main gateway, with connections to major Indian cities and some regional inte...