IN DECEMBER 2021, our 22-member team of Ibex Expeditions set off on a mesmerising five-day journey. Flying into Guwahati, we drove straight to Pandu Port, where our 12-cabin boat called Sukapha was anchored. After a brief welcome and cabin allocation, we heard the thrilling purr of the boat’s engine.
Our journey was northwards and upstream, towards Tezpur. The Brahmaputra—or ‘son of Brahma,’ creator of the universe—is special for many reasons. Twenty nine kilometres wide from June to October, it creates a vast monochrome landscape threaded with sandbanks. We knew that cruising on it would be challenging but deeply rewarding.
The Brahmaputra carves its course through the green-gold landscape of hilly Assam