 General
Information :
Location : Bokakhat (23-kms), Assam.
Nearest Access
: Bokakhat
Main Wildlife Found : Rhinos, Tigers, Leopards
Coverage Area
: 430-sq-kms
Best time to visit : Nov. to April
Nearest Airport : Guwhati
(217 kms.), Jorhat ( 97 kms)
Nearest Railway Station : Furkating ( 75 kms)
About
Kaziranga National Park :
Located on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra
River in the far North East of India,Assam, Kaziranga National Park covers an
area of approximately 430-sq-kms with its swamps and tall thickets of elephant
grass making it the ideal habitat for the Indian One-Horned Rhino. Due to limitless
poaching of this prehistoric survivor, the Kaziranga National Park was declared
a wildlife sanctuary in 1940.
Wildlife Species:
Beside ofcourse
the great one horned Indian Rhino, the other major wild attractions include a
large population of Indian Elephants, Indian Bison, Swamp Deer or Barasingha,
Hog Deer, Sloth Bears, Tigers, Leopard Cats, Jungle Cats, Otters, Hog Badgers,
Capped Langurs, Hoolock Gibbons, Wild Boar, Jackal, Wild Buffalo, Pythons, Monitor
Lizards, etc.
Kaziranga National Park is a birding paradise; the grasslands
are a raptor country that can be seen on safari makes a remarkable experience.
These include the Oriental Honey Buzzard, Black-Shouldered Kite, Black Kite, Brahminy
Kite, Pallas's Fishing Eagle, White Tailed Eagle, Grey-Headed Fishing Eagle, Himalayan
Griffon, etc. Huge numbers of migratory birds descend on the parks lakes and marshy
areas during winters, including Greylag Geese, Bar-Headed Geese, Ruddy Shelduck,
Gadwall, Falcated Duck, Red-Crested Pochard and Northern Shoveller.
Elephant
Safari :
The vast open country makes Kaziranga National Park very accessible
and wildlife viewing fairly pleasurable. Here one can leave in the early hours
of the dawn for an elephant-back-ride. Authorized and trained Mahouts who guide
visitors through the park train the Elephants. One could see wild Elephant herds
roaming around or Indian Rhinos browse past visitors unconcernedly. Since Kaziranga
wildlife Sanctuary is easily accessible, its provides a chance to see animals
in the wild at such close quarters, thus making a trip to this National Park a
very rewarding experience.
Sightseeing in Kaziranga :
Tourists
can stroll through the lush coffee and rubber plantations of the nearby Karbi
Anglong. Or visit the Karbi villages, meet the Karbi people and observe their
way of living. Yiu can also venture through the tea gardens that Assam is so famous
for and watch how one gets one's daily cup of tea. Film shows on wildlife can
be arranged at the various tourist lodges in Kaziranga, on request. |
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