Some 40 km away from Tezpur, the 212 sq km sprawling Nameri National Park opens up.
It is famous for tigers, elephants, rare species of birds, and rare species of fish in the Jia Bharali river.
Nameri provides a diverse flora and fauna. The most famous white winged wood-duck ( Deo Hanh ) is found here. Besides these other animals found here are Black Bear, many types of deer’s, butterflies, fishes, elephants etc.
River Jiyabharali flows down through the Nameri National Park which provides wide vistas for adventure water sports like rafting and angling.
The Nameri National Park of 200 sq. kms. area is located in the Sonitpur district, bordering Arunachal Pradesh and it is also the core area of Nameri Tiger Reserve (344 Sq. Km.).
One can enjoy rafting in the Jia Bhoroli river in the south-western boundary.
What you expect to see in Nameri National Park
Mammals: Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Elephant, Gaur, Wild Pigs, Sambar, Barking Deer, Hispid hare, Slow Loris, Capped Langur, Dhole, Sloth Bear, Burmese ferret Badger, Binturong etc.
Birds: White Winged Wood duck, Palla’s fish-eagle, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Greater spotted Eagle, White ramped vulture, Longo billed vulture, Black bellied Term, Rufous–necked Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Great Pied Hornbill etc.
Reptiles: Assam Roofed Turtle, Indian Soft Shell Turtle, Indian Flap Shell Turtle, Keeled Box Turtle, South East Asian Leaf Turtle, Common Blind Snake, Myanmarese Python, Indian Cobra, King Cobra, Pit Viper, Monitor Lizard.
How to reach: The distance from Nameri National Park to the nearest Salonibari Airport (Tezpur) is 34 kms., and Tezpur is 40 Kms., Guwahati is 220 Kms., Jorhat is 215 Kms, Nowgong is 110 Kms. and Kaziranga is 125 kms. away.
Points :-
- Eastern Himalayas in the Sonitpur District
- Lies just south of Pakke Tiger Reserve of Arunachal Pradesh
- Main Rivers are Jia- Bhoroli and Bor Dikorai.
- The Jia Bhoroli river of Assam was famous since the time of the British for the golden mahseer angling
- Habitat-semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests with cane and bamboo brakes and narrow strips of open grassland best sighting spot of the endangered bird White-winged Duck (State bird of Assam)
- Ibisbill and Merganser are the two species of migratory birds that visit the park every winter.