Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park in Assam has to be the most beautiful and attractive place you can choose to visit. A World Heritage Site, Kaziranga's 688 sq km.s of lush green flood plains are home to some of the most fascinating wildlife in Asia.
The Park lies on the south bank of the famous Brahmaputra and its boundary for the most part follows the Mora Diphlu river and runs parallel to the National Highway No. 37. 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.
Kaziranga is famous for the great one - horned Rhino. Tigers which are natural enemies of rhinos are also present in sizable numbers in this area. Other attractions in this national park include the wild buffalo, magnificent swamp deer, hog deer, wild boar, gibbon, capped langur, etc.
A wide variety of snakes including the rock python and the monitor lizard are also found here. Amongst the birds, the crested serpent eagle is common while the gray-headed fishing eagle is frequently seen. Others include the great stork, crane, the bar-headed goose, the pelican, etc.
Mihimukh is the starting area for the park and elephants can be hired from here to enter the sanctuary. Jeep safaris and early morning elephant rides can be arranged for at the Tourist Centre here.
CLIMATE:
Three seasons can be distinguished. Summer, which is dry and windy, extends from mid-February to May with mean maximum and minimum temperatures of 37°C and 7°C, respectively. The monsoon occurs from May to September when conditions are warm and humid. Most of the mean annual rainfall of 2220mm falls during this season. During winter (November to mid-February), when conditions are mild and dry, mean maximum and minimum temperatures are 25°C and 5°C, respectively

Access
Air : Nearest airport Jorhat (96 kms) is connected by Indian Airlines flights with Calcutta which in turn is connected with other cities in India.
Fare: Calcutta - Jorhat (Thursday & Sunday) Rs.1956 (Y).
Rail: Nearest railway station Furkating (75 kms from Kaziranga) on the metre guage line is directly connected to Guwahati which in turn is connected with the other major cities in India.

Road: Kaziranga (Kohora) to Guwahati 217 km, Jorhat 96 km, Furkating 75 kms.

Bus : The Assam Road Transport Corporation runs regular buses from Guwahati, Jorhat, Furkating which stop at Kohora 5 kms outside the Park and where the accommodation is located. Long distance night coaches run by private operators from Guwahati and Jorhat also stop here on request. The Tourist Department, Kaziranga Forest Lodge, has a reservation quota of 10 seats on the Kaziranga Express from Golaghat to Guwahati.

Local Transport: Taxis available