A UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Brahmaputra floodplains of Assam, Kaziranga holds the world’s largest population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros as well as one of the highest tiger densities anywhere. Tall elephant grass, wetlands known as beels, and the park’s celebrated ‘Big Five’ — rhino, elephant, wild water buffalo, swamp deer and tiger — define this extraordinary landscape.
The park is open roughly from November to April and closes during the monsoon, from May to October, when the Brahmaputra floods the grasslands. November to February is cool and dry, the best window for sightings and for migratory birds.
Four ranges divide the park. Kohora, the central range, is the most popular and rich in rhino; Bagori to the west offers open terrain and near-guaranteed rhino sightings; Agaratoli to the east is best for birds and has a boat safari; and hilly Burapahar is the quietest.
Jorhat airport is around 97 km away and Guwahati about 194 km by a scenic drive. The nearest railhead is Furkating, with a road transfer onward.
New shared safaris coming soon.
The park is famous for the greater one-horned rhinoceros and its “Big Five” of rhino, elephant, wild water buffalo, swamp deer and tiger. It also shelters the hoolock gibbon and the Ganges river dolphin, with more than 500 bird species.
Jeep safaris run in the morning and afternoon, and elephant-back safaris operate in the early morning in the central and western ranges.