Family holidays in North East India
Families travel better with fewer hotel changes and shorter days. We cap most drives at four or five hours, choose hotels with pools and space, and pick activities with a clear start and end.
Age rules matter: some safari zones and high-altitude routes have minimum ages or are simply hard on small children. We check these for your dates and tell you before you book.
Places
Where to go
Planters' bungalows, tea gardens and the river at Nameri
The glass-clear Umngot river on the Bangladesh border
Sikkim's ridge-top capital, facing the Kanchenjunga range
Home of most of the world's one-horned rhinos
A tidy Khasi village with a root bridge on its doorstep
Pine ridges, Khasi markets and a lake resort at the edge of town
Waterfalls, limestone caves and the rain capital of India
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Routes to start from
Experiences
Hours that fit the style
Stays
Where we would book
A lakeside resort on the wooded shore of Umiam Lake, about 20 km north of Shillong, with cottages built in the Khasi manner of timber and …
The former Shillong summer residence of the royal family of Tripura, now a small heritage hotel in the leafy Cleve Colony area. It suits travellers who …
The leading safari lodge at Kaziranga, with stilted cottages along the Diphlu river on the park's southern boundary. Stays are full board, with park jeep drives …
A group of restored British-era planters' bungalows inside the Addabarie tea estate near Balipara, north of Tezpur. Rooms open onto lawns and tea gardens, the food …
A recent Taj resort and spa in the hills around Gangtok, named after the guras, Sikkim's rhododendron. It brings Taj service to Sikkim, with mountain-facing rooms, …
A large resort on the hillside below Gangtok, built in Sikkimese style with a monastery-inspired main building, a spa, an indoor pool and a casino. Rooms …
Gangtok's heritage hotel, built in 1932 as a guest house for the Chogyal, the former king of Sikkim, and now run by the Elgin group. Rooms …
Shape your own journey Tell us your dates and what you hope to feel. We draw the route around you. Begin Not sure where to start? We match the land to your month, your pace and the people travelling with you. Begin Talk to a planner A first route and an indicative price within one working day. No payment to start. Begin