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Chandubi Lake
Earthquake-born lake
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
- Morning arrival
- Boat hour
- Shore walks
- Picnic lunch
- Evening birds, return
Geography & terrain
Chandubi Lake is a natural lake at the foot of the Garo hills in Kamrup district, 60 km from Guwahati toward Meghalaya — a still green body of water ringed by hills and forest, fed by springs at the plain's edge where the hills shelve down to the Brahmaputra country.
History & culture
The lake formed in 1897 when the great Assam earthquake sank the area's river flats into a basin — a landscape born in one morning; since then the lake has grown into the region's boating and picnic retreat, its village life and the Garo-hill edge giving it a settled riverside-camp feel.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,000–2,500/nightMid-range
₹2,500–5,000/nightComfort
₹5,000+/nightThings to do
Still lake water
Boating
Garo-hill walls
Shore birds
Village lanes
Eat & drink
- Duck curry with khar
- Masor tenga (sour fish)
- Aloo pitika
- Pitha (rice cakes)
Getting there
- Fly
- Guwahati (GAU)
- Train
- Guwahati & Dibrugarh junctions
- Road from Guwahati
- varies by district — 50–550 km
- Getting around
- City buses, autos, shared sumos
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹3,000–8,000 (1 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,000–5,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Activities
- ₹700–1,100
Month by month
Practical info
- Language: Assamese (Hindi/English common in towns) (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Oct–Mar
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The lake's calm is a morning and late-evening thing
- Boats are informal; set terms at the shore
- Winter brings the fowl and the clearest reflections
Frequently asked questions
The 1897 Assam earthquake sank the riverside flats overnight, filling the basin into today's lake.
Yes — boating, shore walks and picnic lawns make it the region's accessible lake day.
As the lake-and-green leg between Guwahati and the Manas or Garo-hills country.
Earthquake-born lake
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