Tourism in Karbi Analong District is the tour of the Karbi Anglong or the land of the Karbis that may be deciphered as the heart-beat of Assam. This beautiful, large sprawling district lies in the centre of Assam. This enchanting hills district with its diversely rare flora and fauna has remained virgin, untouched and undiscovered. Mother Nature has indeed been very generous to Karbi Anglong yet its potentialities for tourism remain sadly untapped.
The peculiarity in the topography of the district lies in the fact that there are actually two parts in this district. The western part is bifurcated from the Eastern side by a part of. Thus we have the Hamren Sub-division on the Western part with its rolling hills, dense forests, Waterfalls, rivers and streams. When one comes to the East and one is greeted with a combination of flat paddy lands, green hills interspersed with blue meandering rivers. While summer in Karbi Anglong may be hot and humid and generally lasts from June to August, the remaining parts of the year are pleasant and bracing. The Peak season for tourists to visit the district is October to March.
Located at 120 Kms. from Diphu ; 30 Kms from Lanka (Nogaon District) Amreng is a river cape situated between Kapili river and its tributary "Amreng River" surrounded by mystic blue hills and evergreen forest, it is famous for unique natural beauty. Tourist Map had referred to it as Panimur, Koka Hills or Amreng, All the same area. The founder of the village named it as "River Cape India". Tourist Lodge is on the river bank.
Khanduli Tourist Centre is endowed with temperate grassland in Tropical country; Khanduli is New Zealand of East. Extensive grassland with undulating moulds which looks like desert sand dunes in the clear moonlight, 26 Kms. from Hamren Sub-Division, Head quarter of West karbi Anglong, on Jowai-Shillong Road, 70 Kms from Jowai, Meghalaya. This Location with unattended beauty suitable for pensive study trip, reclusive honeymoon, family holidays throughout the year.
Umang is temperate grassland, having characteristic similar features with Khanduli. The entire area of 35 sq. Km is high table land with natural grassland more or less flat surface and surrounded by one big river and one small perennial river on three sides. Situated at just 15 Kms. from Umroi Airport (Meghalaya), Umang is adjacent to another tourist centre at Khanduli which will be connected by Birdle Path to facilitate beautiful trekking expedition of 12 Kms. and another tracking path of 16 Kms to Baithalangso Tikka Tourist Centre. Rafting and Angling expedition on river Barapani, golf course of 15 to 20 holes, horse riding, hand gliding expedition are suitable attractions of this centre.
In Karbi Anglong context, Kaziranga is Kohora and both are of same entity. Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary has peak season for four months and remaining eight months of the year is too long to keep dormant of revenue oriented organisation like tourism. Further Sanctuary visit involve an hour or less and tourist may require incentive activity for the remaining hours of the day.
