Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park is a land of 'Big Five'-the elephant, rhinoceros, wild buffalo, tiger and swamp deer. This beautiful park is known world-wide for inhabiting highest number of one-horned rhinoceroses and offers the most fertile ground for breeding the endangered species like tigers, leopard and rhino. Located between Brahmaputra river and Karbi Anglong hills, Kaziranga National Park is declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and offers a perfect wildlife vacation.

Wildlife Species in Kaziranga National Park
The flora in Kaziranga National Park is dominated by four kind of forests which are alluvial inundated grasslands, alluvial savanna woodlands, tropical moist mixed deciduous forests and tropical semi-evergreen forests. The western part is dominated by the grasslands which feature elephant high grass and short grasses mixing with each other and offering beautiful scene of grazing rhino in the filed. The vast area of the park is covered with water lilies, water hyacinth and lotus.

There are around 35 mammalian species residing in Kaziranga national park. Indian rhinoceros are the primary attraction of almost every tourist. It has around 12000 hundred in the park. Other animal found in the park are pygmy hog, Indian elephants, Asiatic water buffalo, Eastern swamp deer, gaur, sambar, Indian muntjac, wild boar, hog deer, barking deer, royal Bengal tiger, the Indian leopard, the clouded leopard, sloth bears jungle cat, fishing cat and leopard cat and many more small mammals.

A virtual paradise for bird lovers, Kaziranga National Park is an important bird area offering shelters to more 479 species of birds-migratory and native. Some important bird species in the park include the black kite, black-shouldered kite, Himalayan griffon, grey-headed fishing eagle, red jungle fowl, swamp partridge, white tailed eagle. Some migratory birds are graylag geese, ruddy shelduck, gadwall, falcated duck etc. It park has also 39 species of reptiles and 42 species of fish.
What else to see and do?

• Jeep safari and elephant safari are the best way to explore the wonders and splendors of the park. You can manage jeep or elephant with the help of forest department and your tour operator.
• To immortalize your trip to this park of Indian rhino, you need a camera and some extra reels. The guide will help you to find the ideal location to photograph them.
• The Karbi Anglong hills is an ideal place for trekkers. With the help of your tour operator, you can walk in heart of hill areas of this north-east zone of India.
• There are lush coffee and rubber plantations all along the park. Make a trip to them and enjoy varied kind of tea and a unique culture associated with it.

Travel (Air/Rail/Road) Information
To reach Kaziranga National Park, you need to reach to the nearest town Bokakhat 23 km away from the park. It is extensively connected by NH-37 at Kohora to all important cities of the state. Dum Dum International Airport at Kolkata and Domestic airport at Jorhat (97 km) provide regular domestic and international air services. Furkating (75 km) is the closest railhead and offers regular services to several important cities of India.
Wildlife Lodges/Resorts
Hotels and resorts of all categories are available near the Kaziranga National Park. They offers all modern facilities and comforts with high courtesy and traditional Assami hospitality.

• Wild Grass lodge (Jungle Lodge)
• Bonahbi Resort (Resort)
• Aranaya Resort (Resort)
• Kaziranga Resort (Resort)