Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park, a world heritage site and one of the most famous national
parks in the world has more than half of the world’s population of
one-horned rhinoceros. Located on the banks of the mighty river Brahmaputra
in central Assam it also boasts of the highest one of the density of tiger population
. Elephants,
wild buffaloes, gaurs, swamp deer, sambar deer are also found here. Kaziranga
also has a large population of birds.
One can find huge flocks of pelicans, rose-ringed parakeets apart from crested serpent eagles, gray-headed fishing eagles, red jungle fowl, Bengal floricabs, bar-headed geese, whistling teals and swamp partridges. The commonly found storks are black-necked, adjutant and open-billed. Egrets and herons of almost all types can be spotted sitting on the peripheries of water bodies fed by the Brahmaputra. There are more than 1200 rhinos in the Park.
The actual credit for launching the rhino conservation campaign in Kaziranga goes to Lady Curzon, the wife of the then Viceroy of India. On her visit to Kaziranga, she was disappointed as she did not see any rhino. This led her to persuad her husband Lord Curzon to save the animal from total extinction.
Lord Curzon declared an area of 57,273 acres of land as reserve forest on 1st June, 1905. In 1908 it was officially closed for shooting and in 1916 it was declared as a game sanctuary. In 1938 its name was changed to Wildlife Sanctuary and was opened to visitors. Finally in 1974 it was called as 'Kaziranga National Park'. From less than a dozen to more than a thousand, rhino conservation in Kaziranga is a real success story in a world of rapidly dwindling wildlife and something that is to be seen to be believed. ..............................Top >>>
Important Facts
Total area: 430sq km
Altitude: 65 meters
Annual Rainfall: 2300mm
Temperature (°C): Summer- Max.35, Min.18.3 Winter- Max.24, Min.7.2.
Nearest Airport: Jorhat (90km)
Nearest Railway Station: Furkating (75km)
Road: Kaziranga (Kohora) to Guwahati 217 km, Jorhat 90 km, Furkating 75 kms.
Best time to visit – October to April
Status: World Heritage Site
Sightseeing in the Park
It is essential for visitors to take a Forest Department guide with them if
they are going by car or jeep, so that he can both direct the vehicle and
also sight wildlife.
Visiting Hours in the Park
On Elephant Back: 0500 to 0600 hrs, 0630 to 0730 hrs
By Jeep Safari: 0800 to 1100 hrs and 1400 to 1630 hrs
Road Routes for Visiting the Park :
Central Range: Kohora, Daflang, Foliamare.
Western Range : Baguri, Monabeel, Bimoli, Kanchanjuri.
Eastern Range : Agoratoli, Sohola, Rangamatia.