Travel & Style
: Haflong is a spectacular hill station of Assam,which is located at an
altitude of 680 m above the sea level.It serves as the district headquarters of
North Cachar Hills,one of the 23 districts of Assam. It is located at a
distance of 85 km to the north of Silchar and 345 km from Guwahati .Haflong is
a lans of nature manifested in its true spirit. It has greenery all around,
with varieties of flowers and fruits. The town looks awesome with its azure
blue hills, unique orchids such and bright green rivers.
The hills of Haflong
are known for more than 2 lakh varieties of flowers found therein. The
hill station provides immense scope for gliding,paragliding and
trekking.Several ethnic groups,including Dimasas,Hmars,Nagas,Karbis,Khelmas and
Mizos,belongig to different religious inhabit the place,giving it a beauty of
diversity.
What to see ?
Haflong Lake:
The breathtaking lake of the Haflong is
located at the heart of the hill station.It is one of the largest natural water
bodies of Assam.The lake offers a variety of leisure activities,like
boating,Jatinga Village, another famous tourist spot, is hardly 9km from this
lake.
Jatinga
:
Jatinga, famous for the mysterious migratory
birds, is located hardly 20 km to the south of Haflong and thus, can be covered
as a short excursion from the place. Jatinga is covered with Blue Vandas
Orchids. It is well known for being the mysterious place where hundreds of
migratory birds commit suicide every year, between August and November .One can
also see the beautiful sunrise from the Hempeopet peak in Jatinga.
Maibong:
Maibong was a ancient capital of the Dimasa Kachari Kingdom, which existed from mid-sixteenth to mid-eighteenth century. The place is located at a distance of about 45 km from Haflong and retains the ruins of the Kingdom even today. It also boasts of 12th Century monolithic Ramchandi Temple of Kachari Kings. The Mahur River also flows by Maibong,which offers a great tourist attraction.
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