Kaziranga National Park Travel Guide

Kaziranga National Park is one of the great wildlife conservation success stories in the world and a place of extraordinary natural beauty and ecological significance. Located in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam in northeastern India, the park stretches along the southern bank of the mighty Brahmaputra River and covers an area of about 430 square kilometers of core zone. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to the world's largest population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros, with over 2,600 rhinos recorded in recent years, representing roughly two-thirds of the entire world population of this species.

Kaziranga's landscape is a beautiful and dynamic mix of tall elephant grass, dense forests, marshland, and shallow pools and lakes created by the seasonal flooding of the Brahmaputra. This varied terrain supports an astonishing concentration of large mammals. The park has one of the highest densities of Bengal tigers of any protected area in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. It is also home to the largest population of wild water buffalo in the world, as well as large herds of swamp deer (barasingha), wild elephants, hoolock gibbons, and over 478 species of birds including the rare greater adjutant stork. The sight of dozens of one-horned rhinos grazing peacefully in the open grasslands with the Himalayan foothills rising in the background is one of the most iconic wildlife images in Asia and something every nature lover should witness at least once in their lifetime.

Safaris in Kaziranga are conducted both by jeep and elephant back, with the elephant safari being a uniquely intimate way to move through the tall grass and get close to rhinos and other wildlife in areas that jeeps cannot access. This Kaziranga National Park travel guide covers the best time to visit, safari options, how to reach the park, and travel tips for a memorable visit to this extraordinary reserve.