Kaziranga National Park lies partly in Golaghat District and partly in Nagaon District of Assam. It is the oldest park in Assam covering an area of 430 sq km along the river Brahmaputra on the North and the Karbi Anglong hills on the South.
The National Highway 37 passes through the parking area and tea estates, hemmed by table-top tea bushes.
One can even see the rhinos and wild elephants straying near the highway.
Kaziranga National Park a world heritage site is famous for the Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros, the landscape is of sheer forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes & shallow pools. It has been declared a National Park in 1974.
The park is open from November to April. One can take rides on elephants to move around the park or cruise in a boat on the Brahmaputra along the park.
It is also placed beside the Brahmaputra River on the North and the Karbi Anglong mounts on South India. Edged by fertile tea bushes, Kaziranga National Park offers a splendid scenic sight.
Further; it is a mixture of natural world views such as Rhino, elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer with Important Bird Area by Birdlife International for conservation of avifaunal species”.
The title Kaziranga adopts its name to Karbi, which is the name of a woman who ruled here in ancient times.
Map of Kaziranga
Attractions of Kaziranga The actual attraction of Kaziranga National Park is its broad diversity of wildlife beauty. The chief riches trove of Kaziranga is the vast One Horned Rhinoceros, but it is also house to other species of flora and fauna for instance elephants, wild Asiatic water buffaloes, swamp deer, hog deer, gaur, sambar, Indian Muntjac, and many more. After it, Kaziranga with Tiger Reserve is also attracting Ganges Dolphin. Kaziranga National park is also familiar as a significant bird watching point by Birdlife.
Weather In winter, the Maximum temperature is – 26 degrees C and the minimum temperature is – 10 degrees C. in Summers, the maximum temperature is – 37 degrees C. and the minimum temperature is – 22 degrees C.
Places to spot within Kaziranga Most enjoyable seen in Kaziranga National Park is within tour able places are the whole Kaziranga Park with Jeep safari, Elephant safari. Kohora Chowk is also an important region in it. It is a bird tour place too.
(Burapahar & Bagori Range)
- Two important ranges of Kaziranga National Park (Burapahar & Bagori Range) lies within Nagaon District.
- Kaziranga is a UNESCO world heritage site and home to two-thirds of the world Rhino population.
- The sanctuary is blessed with an picturesque landscape and many wildlife species such as Asiatic Wild Baffaloes, Royal Bengal Tigers, Indian Elephanis, Wild Boars and more than 300 species of birds.
Indian Rhino One-horned Rhinocerous variety crosswise the north Indian bares in the fens of the rivers Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra. In the Assam region, their Rhino home is partial to now two national parks – Manas and Kaziranga.
Actions to do in Kaziranga national park If we talk about activities, Kaziranga national park have many attractive activities as —
There is no improved mode to observe the forest flora and fauna than by taking an elephant safari. Ambling over the lowlands at an altitude of 9-10 ft, elephant safari is a successful safari for visitors. Elephant Safari at Kaziranga.
Jeep Safari- We advise you to trial jeep safari at slightest once, jeep safari is an appropriate and safe safari in Kaziranga national park.
Nature march The nature march of the national park is on a foot trip into the forest. Benefit from the loveliness of the plentiful jungle-packed vicinity, endeavor through the verdant coffee and rubber farms of the close by Karbi Anglong.
Birding Kaziranga national park is vastly famous for its birding. Birdwatchers have a pleasure in store at the Midrange National Park.
How to reach Kaziranga National Park
Air: The nearest airport is Salonibari Airport, Tezpur located at a distance of 80 km. Lokapriya Gopinath International in Guwahati airport is located at a distance of 130 km from Nagaon. The other airport is positioned at Jorhat, 97-km as of Kaziranga.
Rail: There are several trains plying between Guwahati and Nagaon. It takes around 2 to 3 hours to reach Nagaon from Guwahati.
Road: Nagaon is well connected by road from Guwahati. A good many numbers of buses ply between the two places. The gateway for Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary, at Kohora region on the NH-37, links with a handful of cafes and a little regional bazaar. ASTC and private buses end here, the root is from Guwahati, Tezpur, and Upper Assam.
Points :-
- Golaghat, Karbi Angling, and Nagaon districts Famous for Great One-horned rhinoceros Elephants, wild water buffalo.
Flat expanses of fertile, alluvial soil, formed by erosion and silt deposition by the River Brahmaputra.
- Elephant reserve, National park, a Biodiversity hotspot.
It is not a biosphere reserve.
Important bird area by Birdlife International.
Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland, and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests, criss crossed by four major rivers.
A World Heritage Site by UNESCO