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Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park is located amidst the Nagaon and Golaghat district of Assam occupying the area of Kaliabor and Bokakhat subdivisions. It is one of the most famous national park amidst the wildlife enthusiasts. As per geographical location, this famous national park lies in between 26 degree 30 N to 26 degree 45N and longitudely it occupies 93 degree 08 E to 93 degree 36E. this popular national park occupies a total area of about 429 sq. Kms of Nagaon and Golaghat district in the state of Assam. From east to west, this national park s almost 40 kms long and from north to south it is almost 13 kms broad. The entire area pf the Kaziranga National Park is confined with the Mora Diphlu and the Brahmaputra River. Mora Diphlu forms the southern boundary of the Kaziranga National Park and the Brahma Putra rivers forms the eastern and the Southern boundaries.

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park is mainly famous for spotting one horned rhinoceros. It is the perfect place for the wild life enthusiasts from all over the world or within India to fulfill the desire and to satisfy the excitement to spot one horned rhinoceros. Kaziranga National Park is one of the oldest national Park in the state of Assam. In the southern direction of the Kaziranga National Park, the famous Karbi Anglong Hills are located and the famous Brahmaputra River lies towards the northern direction of the famous Kaziranga National Park. It was declared as National Park in 1974 and it occupied the total area of 430 sq. Kms in the state of Assam. Apart from one horned Rhinoceros, tourists who visit this national park will love to spot wild elephants and the other wild animals. They can also get the opportunity to spot the Rhinos staying near the highway. From the park area and through the tea estate, the national Highway 37 passes and thus many people get the opportunity to spot Rhinos there.

Kaziranga National Park is the one of the last areas of the eastern India and usually remain undisturbed by the presence of human here and there. But here the tourists are most welcomed and get the opportunity to spot the one horned Rhinoceros apart from spotting out the other mammals including Tigers, elephants, panthers, bears and thousands of different kinds of birds. Here you will get the opportunity to spot worlds largest population of one horned Rhinoceroses.

Kaziranga National Park is very much popular as world Heritage Site and people visit this place as it is famous for Great India One horned Rhinoceros, beautiful landscapes of Kaziranga, tall elephant grass, shallow pools and marshes. This popular national park remains open for the tourists from November to April. Tourists can also explore the national park in an adventurous way by riding on the elephant or by enjoying the boating in the River Brahmaputra which crosses through the park.

Wildlife in Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park is a perfect place for large number of wild animals including one horned rhinoceros. This national park offers sufficient resources of food to the wild animals in combination of moderate climate which is best suitable for the survival of large numbers of wild animals. Sufficient resources of food in addition to the moderate climate supports the survival and growth of the unique and the diverse wildlife in Kaziranga National Park. Though it is said that the Kaziranga National park has rich and natural habitat to accommodate great Indian one horned Rhinos but the rich and natural habitat of Kaziranga is also best suitable to accommodate other animals like wild buffaloes and Indian Elephants. Rather Kaziranga National Park accommodates Indian Elephants and Wild buffaloes in large number in addition to one horned Rhinoceros. This national park is too beautiful especially for nature and wild life enthusiasts. Here the Wild life enthusiasts gets the opportunity to enjoy the spectacular view of the wild elephants. Wild life lovers will love and capture the moments for their life time, when they get the opportunity to spot herds o wild elephants numbering upto 200. Wild life lovers will love to watch the herds of elephants, especially which are spotted migrating from the Mikir Hills to the Bheels which are the ox-bow lakes or marshes. Apart from all these animals, Kaziranga national park also accomodates 15 species of India’s threatened mammals. Thus Kaziranga National Park is a perfect place for wild life enthusiasts, nature enthusiasts, bird lovers and many others.

Fauna and Flora in Kaziranga National Park

Fauna in Kaziranga

The fauna of Kaziranga National Park is too beautiful and a perfect place for wild life enthusiasts. This national park accommodates one horned Rhinoceros in large number and thus it is famous to have the largest population of one horned Rhinos and water buffaloes. Apart from these two famous animals, Kaziranga National Park is a home to other famous animals like Swamp deer, Royal Bengal Tiger, Asian Elephants. All these animals in Kaziranga National Park forms a big Five and for this it is famous amidst the wild life enthusiasts.

Apart from these Big Five animals, Kaziranga National Park offers shelter to 30+ species of mammals. Out of these 30 species of mammals, 15 mammalian species comes under the threatened category. This national park is also famous to have a good population of avifauna.

Flora in Kaziranga

Flora of Kaziranga is also very much popular amidst the wild life enthusiasts and the nature enthusiasts. Basically there are three major types of constituent of Flora in Kaziranga National Park. They are - Alluvial inundated grasslands which basically comprises of short grasses and tall thickets of elephant grass, tropical semi-evergreen forests and tropical wet evergreen forests. But the Kaziranga National Park is mainly famous for having tall and dense elephant grasses which are beautifully intermixed by the small swamplands. This is the most important part of the flora of Kaziranga National Park.

Though this beautiful part of flora of Kaziranga National Park is left behind by the receding flood waters of Brahmaputra River. Apart fro these beautiful dense grasses and of Kaziranga, this national park is also famous to accommodate lotus, water lillies and water hyacinth in abundance. The presence of these beautiful flowers in abundance offers a mesmerizing ambience of the Kaziranga National Park. The look of this national park gets enhanced by the presence of Rattan Cane which is a type of climbing Palm. The mesmerizing surroundings of the Kaziranga National Park is also an important factor to attract a large number of tourists from different corners of India. As per the record of 1986 Landsat data, Kaziranga National Park inhabits different vegetation: 41% of tall thickets of elephant grasses, 11% of Short grasses, 29% of Open jungle, 4% swamps, 6% sand and 8% of rivers and water bodies. All these factors make the flora of Kaziranga National Park mesmerizing and memorable.

Topography Of Kaziranga National Park

Due to flood-plain ecosystem, the land is quite level in the Kaziranga National Park. The land is mainly covered by dense and tall elephant grass. Within the Park area, you will also spot some pockets of tropical semi evergreen and deciduous forests. The beauty of the grasslands get enhanced by the presence of the scattered trees of Silk cotton ( Bombax ceiba), Elephant Apple (Dillenia indica) and Indian Rosewood ( Dalbergia sissoo) . These trees offers a typical savannah look akin to the sprawling wilderness of North America and Africa. These picturesque look of swamplands have an abundance coverage of water lilies, lotus and water hyacinth. The large clumps of semi evergreen forests breaks the monotony of the swamps and the grasslands.

ACTIVITIES TO DO IN KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

Tourists can explore the Kaziranga National Park to experience life time unforgettable moments. Though there is not any improved mode to experience the flora and fauna other than by taking an elephant safari. Tourists can enjoy the elephant safari over the lowlands at an altitude of 9-10 ft.

Jeep Safari

Tourists can enjoy Jeep Safari ride to explore the Kaziranga National Park. It is the appropriate and the safest safari in Kaziranga National Park.

Nature Walk

Tourists can explore the national park by doing nature walk on foot trip into the forest. It offers some memorable moments and it is best suitable for the nature lovers and the wild life lovers.

Birding Kaziranga National Park.

This national park is vastly famous for birding. Bird watchers experience pleasure and numbers of unforgettable experiences for their life time.

How To Reach Kaziranga National Park ?

By Air:-
The nearest airport is Jorhat which is just at 96 kms from the Kaziranga National Park. The other option for the tourists is to choose Tezpur Airport which is 59.9 kms from the Kaziranga National Park.
By Rail:-
The nearest railway station is Furkating Junction which is hardly at a two hour drive from Kaziranga National Park.
By Road:-
If you are interested to travel Kaziranga National Park by road then go to Guwahati or Jorhat (240 kms) and from there take a cab or bus to reach Kaziranga National Park.

Safari Tips In Kaziranga National Park

The Kaziranga National Park offers Elephant Safari ride for public from 5:30 AM and Jeep Safari ride from 7:30 AM in the morning till 4:00 PM in the evening.
Tourists can hire forest guards from Baghori and Agaratoli. There is not any fixed charges for these forest guards. Tourists can tip the forest guard in between Rs 50-200.
Tourists have to reach the safari gate half an hour before the scheduled safari time.
If you have booked the elephant safari ride, then you have to follow all the instructions of the mahout.
Foreign tourists must carry some reasonable amount of Indian currency apart from foreign currency.
Tourists must carry camera and Binoculars in order to enhance wildlife and bird watching experience.
Foreign tourists should complete all the required formalities by contacting the tourist office.

Best Time To Visit Kaziranga National Park.

Best Time to visit Kaziranga National Park is in between the months of November and April. For safety reasons, this national park closes earlier for monsoon which is a different feature from other national parks. Therefore the most suitable period to visit Kaziranga is from November till April.

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