
Kaziranga
National Park is spread over an area of 430 sq km on
the south bank of the Brahmaputra River in Assam. Kaziranga
was declared a reserve forest as early as in 1908 AD
and was officially closed for shooting. It was made
a wildlife sanctuary in 1950 and designated a national
park by 1974. The park is surrounded by hills of Barail
and Karbi Anglong. There are plans to extend the boundaries
of the park to include the Brahmaputra River in the
north and a part of the Mikir hill ranges in the south.
Kaziranga National Park is especially known for single
horned Indian rhinos or Rhinoceros Unicornis. There
were only a few dozen rhinos when the area became reserved
and now it boasts of a population of more than thousand
of them. Although the rhinos are still endangered yet
they are protected here. You may easily spot a rhino
or two on tours to Kaziranga. The park was listed as
the World Heritage Site in 1985.
On tours to Kaziranga, you may also spot Capped Langurs,
Elephants, Hog Badgers, Hoolock Gibbons, Indian Bison,
Jackals, Jungle Cats, Leopard Cats, Porcupines, Pythons,
Sloth Bears, Swamp Deer, Sambhars, Hog Deer, Tigers,
Wild Buffaloes and Wild Pigs. You may also find avian
population in the park, which increases considerably
in the winter due to migrating birds.
Tours to Kaziranga should be undertaken from November
to April. The park is closed from April to September
because of the monsoon season.
How to Reach
By Air: The nearest airport is at Jorhat. It
is 96 km from Kaziranga National Park.
By Rail: The nearest railhead is at Guwahati.
It is around 217 km from Kaziranga National Park.
By Road: Kaziranga National Park is well connected
by bus service with towns and cities in the neighboring
states of West Bengal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram,
Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
“ We have suggested here some of the most popular itineraries taken by our clients and we have also incorporated their valuable suggestions. However you can always customised this itineraries as per your requirement.
We have not placed the prices here as it is season dependent. ”
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