Kaziranga National Park in Assam - UNESCO’s World Heritage Destination

Kaziranga National Park, the oldest wildlife sanctuary in Assam lies partly in Golaghat District and partly in Nagaon District of Assam (217 km from Guwahati). In 1985, it was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.

It covers an area of 430 Sq. Km. and is bounded by the Mikir Hills on the South and Brahmaputra river on the north. The park divided into central, eastern and western sectors consists of semi- evergreen forested highlands, rivulets, marshes and extensive plains covered with tall elephant grass up to 6 metres high.

One Horned Rhinos

Kaziranga National Park is the only national park reserve in India where the rhinoceros can be seen in its natural habitat for Rhinos. Internationally known as Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros is heavily built beast of mammoth proportions, next to the Indian Elephant It has single distinctive black horn about 50 cm long and grey brown hide with skin folds, which give it an armor-plated image. Male are distinguish from female for their enormous development of the neck folds and semi-prehensile upper lips.

Conservation of rhinos is a success story but they are in demand for the mythical aphrodisiac properties of its horn. After the successful effort of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC), the waning population of rhino began to gradually increase.

Also WWF(World Wide Fund) is working both in India and Nepal to conserve this species. Translocation Projects are under operation, and the survival of the rhinos at all odds is the final goal.

Declared Tiger Reserve in 2006

Kaziranga boasts the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer.

Best time to visit Kaziranga National Park

The best time to visit Kaziranga National Park is from mid-November to early-April. The Park generally remain close during the monsoon season i.e from May to October. Due to the heavy rains, Brahmaputra River bursts its banks, flooding the low-lying grasslands and causing wildlife to migrate from one area to another within the Kaziranga National Park.

Nearby Excursion Places

Nearby excursion places to Kaziranga includes the lush tea, coffee and rubber plantations of the nearby Karbi Anglong district. Karbi villages located near to the park also can be nice place to visit. Another nearby excursion place to Kaziranga is Panbari Reserve Forest and the tea gardens of this region.