Assam is a land of myths and mystery. "The land of red rivers and blue hills," as it is described, has a unique landscape with sprawling tea gardens and unending stretches of paddy fields interspersed with groves of coconut, areca nuts, and banana trees. Its population is a confluence of streams of different races and tribes like the Austrics, the Aryans, Negroids, Indo-Burmese, Indo-Tibetans, and Mongoloid. They have enriched each other and have evolved to give a distinctive identity to the Assamese people.

Assam, one of the largest state in India, is the gateway to North-East India which abundantly is the hub of serene nature and cultural heritage. The highlight of the state is the gigantic River Brahmaputra, the Kaziranga National Park which is a sanctuary to the one-horned Rhinoceros and the sprawling tea gardens, famous throughout the world.

Though there are many tourist attractions, Tezpur with its unperturbed natural beauty and the Majuli, the largest island on the Brahmaputra are one of the picturesque places. Kamakhya temple, State Zoo and State Museum near the city of Guwahati have a lot to offer for the people visiting the state. Sibsagar (town) has all the historical monument that were part of the Ahoms rule (the kingdom ruled for six centuries).

Assam has five national parks and many wildlife sanctuaries. The main aim behind the Kaziranga National Park has been to protect the endangered one-horned rhinoceros. Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park are famous wildlife reserves. Some of other wildlife sanctuaries are Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Sonai Ropai Wildlife Sanctuary, Bura -Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary and Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary.

The tea gardens sprawled over Assam usually cover many acres of land and these gardens lie far away from the cities so it made the planters and management to be self-sufficient. These tea gardens have lavish bungalows, large retinue of retainers, many horses or multi-utility vehicles for transport, a golf course, a swimming pool and other entertainments thrown in. Tea gardens had become a spacious and peaceful resorts where the tourists can indulge just to see the greenery and the deft tea pluckers. Most of these are converted into boutique properties with the exotic lifestyle and environment that one can explore. Assam contributes 15.6% of the world's tea production and 55% of the country's output. Upper Assam's tea gardens are there for over 150 years, one of the most cherished destinations of British Empire. Today western tourists visit these tea gardens to soak in the ambience where their forefathers nurtured one of the most durable industries in Assam.

Every Assamese celebrate the festival of Bihu irrespective of his class and caste. There are other three main festivals which are part of Bihu namely Rangali Bihu, Bhogali Bihu and Kangali Bihu.

Bihu is a folk dance, which is popular in all parts of Assam. For the vigorous energy it exudes during the performance, it is rightly compared with Bhangra dance of the North India. Usually performed by young boys and girls, one can see brisk steps, flinging and swaying of hips. The songs sung are on love and sometimes have erotic overtones

The particular field in arts and craft of Assam that is known internationally is the intricate workmanship in the textiles. The various multitude of true workmanship is also found in the work of cane and bamboo, metals crafts, handlooms, toys, pottery, woodcraft, jewellery and traditional painting.