Places to visit in Dibrugarh

• Mancotta Chang Bungalow: The manicured tea gardens are an unmissable sight around Dibrugarh. Go on a guided tour and understand the journey from leaf to cup while staying in a plantation itself, like the colonial Mancotta Chang Bungalow.
• Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary: Catch the rich biodiversity of rare flora and fauna, just 60km south of Dibrugarh at Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam's only evergreen tropical rainforest has several World War II cemeteries nearby.
• Religious places: Religion plays an essential role in Assam, known for its various satras or monastic Vaishnavite centres of worship. Among the main satras and thaans is Koli Aai Thaan, dedicated to the divine Koli Aai, daughter of Dibru Satra's religious head priest. Other places to visit in Dibrugarh include the marble Radha Krishna Temple, the royal burial grounds Barbarua Maidam, Lekai Chetia Maidom, Bahikhowa Maidam and the Raidongia Dol (which dates from 700 AD), known for its collection of ancient relics.

High-end shopping/luxury shopping/shopping malls in Dibrugarh

• The Junction Mall
• Westside
• Biz Bazaar
• Vishal Megamart
• City Kart
• Bazaar India
• S3
• Ranghar Plaza

Street shopping in Dibrugarh

Being a tea country, you are spoiled for choice, so don't forget to pack some original Assam tea to take back home.

The street shopping scenario is also quite unusual. You can pick up traditional items like exquisite cane and bamboo crafts, silk saris and traditional garments like mekala chador, gamocha, japi and xorai.

Visit New Market for branded electronic goods, fashion, apparel, leather items, jewellery, and Amolapatty for furniture. Chowkidinghee Bazaar has many eateries, so after a tiring round of shopping, there's plenty of choices to beat post-shopping hunger pangs. If you prefer malls' ease as a one-stop-shop for significant needs, try Sohum at RKB Path or Reliance Trends.

Nightlife/party places in Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh is a small town with little opportunity to party. There are a few places to chill out or break away from routine. Zaffran Bar on HS Road is an excellent place for an evening drink or dinner, while De Rock Café on AT Road is a perfect youth hangout where people like to relax with friends and catch some of the best rock gigs in town. Another option is to hop into the local watering hole Dreamland Bar for a drink. Dibrugarh Gymkhana Club is a lovely place to wind down in comfort but is only open to members and guests. It may not involve drinks, but you could also catch a movie at the old Aurora Cinema Hall or the fancier and modern Galleria Cinemas in Sohum Mall.

• Namphake Village: Your visit to Dibrugarh can't get completed without exploring Namphake Village. Located 37 km away from the city and settled amidst abundant natural beauty, next to the river Burhi Dihing, the village is home to several Tai Phakey families. The beautiful Buddhist monastery with essential spots like Ashokan Pillar and the Buddhist Pagoda are the significant reasons for making Namphake popular. The main temple comprises a gold Lord Buddha statue and a holy water tank named Mucalinda Tank.
• If you are done inhaling the aromas of tea from the factories around and feel like going for a long drive, take a 54km detour along the Dibrugarh–Tinsukia Highway. Visit the Tilinga Mandir dedicated to Lord Shiva famous for its vast collection of temple bells (tilinga in Assamese) suspended from the ceiling. It is a sight to behold when you find bells made of brass, copper, aluminium in all shapes and sizes hanging all around the temple and even from the trees! For the faithful, the bells are given offerings for every fulfilled wish, making it one of Dibrugarh district's most popular and atypical tourist attractions. Make a wish here, and who knows, you may return to tie a bell yourself! Incidentally, the first railway services in the North-East region began from Dibrugarh, so it holds a prime position in the history of the India Railways.

There are many festivals celebrated here, but Dibrugarh comes alive during the bunch of Bihu festivals—Ringtail (spring), Bhogali (harvest) and Kangali (pre-harvest). The spring festival is the best time to see the whole city organising community pandals or stages where games, literary events, traditional Bihu dance, music contests and cultural programmes are held. It is quite a sight to catch dancers in their lovely gamocha, mekhala, dhoti and chadar (ethnic costumes) perform in the green fields to the beat of dhols and the pepa (hornpipe).