Haflong Travel

Haflong is located in Assam, in the north Cachar Hills, at a height of 2,230ft, on the Shillong Silchar Raod and 413 km from Guwahati.

Haflong in Jaintia means white ants hillock. This particular hillock however is big enough for you to see the rainbow way down from Haflong or better still you can always see its reflection on the lake that lies right in the meddle of this tiny HQ of Assam’s north cachar Hills.

From Haflong, Assam acquired its sobriquet Land of Blue Hills. This pretty range of low hills, also known as the Borail Range is cut across by seven beautiful rivers, Blue hills, green rivers and waterfalls apart, the fact that this terrain is still untroudden by tourists has its own charm. The region has a freshness, which is bound to strike you the moment you arrive here. No techno tribes and no mean machines zoon on its streets or loom on the skyline here. Instead there are friendly people, happy looking after their orange orchards and pineapple gardens.

The monotony of the blue and green of the territory is broken by psychedelic colors from orchids that grow wild in the deep jungles. The forests around Haflong host wild beings from leopards to hiran, adding their won earh tones to the whole picture. From a lazy tourist you can turn into an explorer and discoverer in a single, simple walk around these many splendoured enchanging colours of flora and fauna. Quite like a rainbow, that’s Haflong.

Haflong has plenty of things for you to do namely, walking walking an dwalking. If you are not the walking kind you can always jog or run, but remember the only equipemtn that will help you make the best of this place is what you were born with a pair of legs. Haflong has the potential for many adventure activities like hang gliding and paragliding. But for the time being, be grateful that there are still corners in this world which are bright and vivid without any plastic reds and oranges from adventure equipment and such added to the natural green and the you don’t have to adorn helmets and life jackets for safety.

The Mirror

Haflong town sits around Haflong Lake. Chances are you will be staying right nest to it. In which case you will be seeing he lake every morning when you wake up an devery night before you go to sleep. If not, then do make it a point to plan a day long trip around the lake and breath in the essence of Haflong town.

If you time your visit to Haflong well, you’ll taste some of the sweetest organges of your lifetime. Pineaples and oranges grow easily and indiscriminately here. Ask your waiter autowallah or pann shop guy about which orchard you can go to. Chance are each will have one of his own. If not some uncle or aunt will. So just walk around one, eating as much fruit as you can and then lie down on the sweet smelling grass under a brilliant sun. Carry a picnic basket with you and your kids will remember the experience to tell their kids.

Around Haflong

Jatinga 20 km

Jatinga is a small village on a secluded ridge in the Borail Range. Although this part of the world is not known to many jatinga is world famous. For the crazy birds of Jatinga have made it immensely popular among bird crazy people.

Each your between August and November something rally strange happens here. Migratory birds that fly over jatinga come an dcommit mass suicide in the fires lit by the villagers. There are many scientific explanations floating around cyberspeace for this in case you’re curious. Otherwise, you can go to the library set up by north cachar hills district council at jatinga and upgrade your database. Those interested can view the collective suicides from an observatory tower there. The government appointed bird identifiers would help you recognize the birds.

Maibong 72 km

Once the flourishing capital of the Dimasa cachari kings who ruled the region maibong was lost to the last king, tularam. Ruins of this once magnicicent settlement can be seen all around the small town of mailbong. The ancient Ramchandi Temple still commands repect and faith from the local populace. The pretty mahur river flows by maibong offering many spots for a leisurely picnic.

Umrangsu 112 km

This township has come into being only recently, when the northeast electric power corporation set up a hydel plant here. There is a hot water spring, creatively called Garampani, nearby. The water is believed to possess medicinal qualities.

Panimoor 120 km

The Kapily River, happy damsel as Bhupen Hazarika called her in an aweinspiring son in the 70s, turns into a wild waterfall here. One glance at the fall will give you an idea about where she gets all the force to flood the plains of Assam as she does every year.

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