Best Places to Visit on a 10-Day Northeast India Trip
Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations Best Places to Visit on a 10-Day Northeast India Trip The first thing, before anyone books flights: Northeast India is eight states , the seven north-eastern states (often grouped as the Seven Sisters as a factual label) plus Sikkim. Ten days doesn't cover eight states. Ten days, done well, covers two . Maybe three if you skip sleep and accept long road days. I learned this on my first Northeast trip in 2022, trying to cram Meghalaya, Assam, and a quick run into Arunachal into ten days. We spent more time in Innovas than at waterfalls. So when we went back in late 2024 and early 2026, we picked one circuit and stayed put. This guide is the route I keep recommending: Guwahati → Kaziranga → Shillong → Cherrapunji → Mawlynnong → Dawki → Guwahati. It doesn't need any permits if you hold an Indian passport. I'll also cover two alternate ten-day routes (Sikkim plus Darjeeling, and the Arunachal Tawang circuit) at the end....