Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park lies partly in Golaghat District and partly in Nagaon District of Assam. It is the oldest park in Assam covers an area of 430 Sq kms along the river Brahmaputra on the North and the Karbi Anglong hills on the South. Wetlands, grasslands, forests and riverine habitats fed by the Brahmaputra River Kaziranga have them all. It is inhabited by the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos, as well as many mammals, including tigers, elephants, panthers and bears, and thousands of birds. The National Highway 37 passes through the park area, one can even see the rhinos and wild elephants straying near the highway. Today Kaziranga is a World Heritage Site and is probably one of the richest, most picturesque wildlife habitats of southern Asia.

So aao chale Kaziranga National Park !!

The first priority of any visitor planning to visit Kaziranga should be to book a place to stay at Kohora which is a small village near the entrance of Kaziranga National Park. Lodges, guesthouses and hotels owned by the Assam Tourism Department as well as private ensure a comfortable stay.

If you are coming from place other than north east region to Kaziranga then you have to first reach Guwahati the capital and biggest city of Assam. Guwahati can be reached very easily and is connected to rest of India very well through Air/Rail/Highway. Once in Guwahati you can hire a taxi or can take a bus and reach Kaziranga and check in at your place of stay and then plan your tour inside Kaziranga National Park.

Please note that permission to enter the park must be obtained from the Range Forest Office and an armed forest guard must be present in every vehicle, personal vehicles are also allowed on payment of fees. Kaziranga National Park is open daily from 1st November to 30th April i.e. for 6 (six) months only and remains close other time as it becomes difficult to move inside due to rains.

We highly recommend you to visit the official website of Assam Tourism and contact them to get all information and details before planning your visit. http://www.assamtourism.gov.in