JTI is a Guwahati-based ecotourism company. Started in 1989 by Ashish and Jahnabi Phookan, JTI is the first IATA accredited Travel company of North East India. We are member of Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) and Travel Agent Association of India (TAAI), Tour Operators for Tigers (www.toftigers.org), CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) and ICC (Indian Chamber of Commerce). JTI represents American Express Travel Network in the North East of India.

The Northeast of India, consisting of seven states plus nearby Sikkim, is our backyard. Here we organise wild life and nature tours, cruises on the Brahmaputra and Ganges River, and trekking. Recently we have also started operating in Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir). Apart from this we regularly organise jeep and birding tours through Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya, as well as special interest tours such as angling, cycle and motor cycle tours.

Our cruise vessels, run by sister company Assam Bengal Navigation, are specially designed to navigate the braiding, uncharted and shallow waters of the Brahmaputra and Ganges. They can accommodate 24 guests in double rooms. We strive to afford the best of comfort while at the same time keeping our environmental impact minimal. For instance, the waste water of the vessels is cleaned before it is discharged into the river.

For details log on to www.assambengalnavigation.com.

We have two ecolodges, both situated at a privileged spot at the border of a national Park. Diphlu River Lodge is an up-market, eco-friendly run lodge overlooking Kaziranga National Park. The Lodge has received Pug Certification for Quality Practice from Toft.A member of Eco Tourism Society of India the Diphlu River Lodge is Ideally situated for jeep or elephant rides into the park. Visitors are often lucky enough to see the wild life from our verandah. For details check out www.diphluriverlodge.com

Bansbari Lodge, at Manas National Park, is situated next to the entrance to the park and is ideally situated for walks along the fringes of the park, through the close by tea garden and along the banks of the wide and wild Manas River. Elephant and jeep safari as well as rafting in Beki river are organized by the Lodge.

Jungle Travels India is recognised by the Government of India and the only tour operator based in the North East to have received the National Tourism Award from the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. We endeavour to adhere to the principles of good eco-tourism. In all our operations we minimise negative social and ecological impact, we try to contribute to the local economy, we support nature conservation and we try to create awareness among clients, staff and the local communities

Ashish is always on the job, even while traveling abroad. His concern with the well-being of our guests translates into being constantly in touch with all key staff members, be it at the lodges, on tours in the hill states or out on the Ganges and Brahmaputra. A pioneer in tourism in the Northeast, he got his early lessons while helping out at his parents modest tourist lodge at Kaziranga in the seventies. He brought up-market, eco-friendly lodge stay to Kaziranga and pioneered river cruising in India.

Ashish heads Tourism cell of CII, North East Council and officiates as Chairman, IATO, North East chapter.

Biddyut Jyoti Das
Biddyut has always loved traveling, exploring new places, and enjoying each and every new moment life brings. He completed his Tourism Diploma at Frankfinn. After a brief stint as a marketing professional, he joined us at Jungle Travels India.

Biddyut works on the cruise vessel MV Sukapha, guiding groups into the many fascinating but little known areas of Bengal and Bihar near the banks of Hooghly and Ganges Rivers.