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Location
:
217-km East Of
Guwahati, Assam
Coverage Area :
430-sq-kms
Main Attraction :
Elephant Safari & One-Horned Rhino
Best Time To Visit :
Mid-November To Early April
Accommodation : Wild
Grass Lodge , Wild Grass Tented
Camp
Arrival
Information :
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By Rail : The nearest
railhead is Furkating, situated 75-km away from the park.
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By Air : The
nearest airport is situated at Guwahati, which is 217-km away from the park. The other airport is Jorhat, 97-km from here.
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By Road : The nearest
town of Bokakhat, which is about 23 km away.
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Nearby Excursions : lush
coffee & rubber plantations of the nearby Karbi Anglong .
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Nearby Cities : Bokakhat,
which is about 23 km
Kaziranga
National Park lies on the south bank of the Brahamaputra and its boundary
for the most part follows the Mora Diphlu river and runs parallel to National
Highway No. 37. It covers an area of 688 sq. kilometers. The Park was first
established in 1908, as a reserve forest with only about a dozen rhinos and was
declared a National Park in 1974.
Flora and Fauna
:
Kaziranga is famous for the great One-Horned
Rhinos. Tigers which are natural enemies of rhinos are also there in sizable
numbers in this area. Other attractions of this national park include the wild
buffalo, magnificent swamp deer, hog deer, wild boar, Hoolok gibbon, capped
langur and ratel (badger).
A
wide variety of snakes including the rock python and the monitor lizardars also
found here. Amongst the birds, the crested serpent eagle is common while palla's
fishing eagle and gray headed fishing eagle are frequently seen. Others include
the Bengal floricab, bar-headed goose, whistling teal and pelican.
Mihimukh
is the starting area for the park and elephants can be hired from here to enter
the sanctuary
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