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Kaziranga Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/kaziranga page 1 Pleasant weather. Carry Light woollen, umbrella. Kaziranga When To Max: 25.2°C Min: 17.9°C Rain: 165.0mm Sheltering a major portion of Sep VISIT Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, world's population of Rhinos, umbrella. Kaziranga is one among the five Max: 25.1°C Min: 16.5°C Rain: 192.0mm http://www.ixigo.com/weather-in-kaziranga-lp-1137760 natural UNESCO world heritage Oct sites in India. Home to the Great Famous For : Nature / WildlifePlaces To Jan Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. Indian One Horned Rhinos and VisiCity Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Max: 25.2°C Min: 16.3°C Rain: 78.0mm many other exotic species, Max: 18.8°C Min: 8.5°C Rain: 6.0mm Kaziranga National Park is one of Kaziranga is famed for the conservation of Nov Feb the most sought after destinations numerous exotic species including the pride Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. of the state, the one horned rhino. There Max: 22.7°C Min: 12.6°C Rain: 18.0mm for the wildlife buffs. Max: 19.7°C Min: 9.4°C Rain: 15.0mm are also other rarely found animals and Dec endangered species that can be seen here Mar Very cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. such as the Hoolock Gibbons, Swamp deer, Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Max: 13.5°C Min: 4.7°C Rain: 15.0mm Leopard Cats, Civet Cats, Tigers etc. The Max: 22.8°C Min: 12.4°C Rain: 24.0mm broad terrain of the jungle is covered in Apr plush flora that includes tall elephant grass, Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, What To marshland and dense tropical moist broad umbrella. leaf forests. Kaziranga is also an important Max: 22.5°C Min: 13.6°C Rain: 108.0mm 'bird area', as recognized by Birdlife May SEE International, for providing sanctuary to 5 Sights varied species of exotic birds such as Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. http://www.ixigo.com/places-to-visit-see-in-kaziranga-lp-1137760 hornbills, grey headed fish eagle, pelicans, Max: 23.7°C Min: 15.1°C Rain: 150.0mm Blyth’s Kingfisher and many more. Opt for 1 Kaziranga National Park an Elephant safari or a jeep safari to explore Jun the wilderness. Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, umbrella. Max: 23.8°C Min: 16.8°C Rain: 180.0mm Jul This Pdf and its contents are copyright © 2013,ixigo.com, all rights reserved. ixigo logo, the Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen, character and all other marks displayed herein are umbrella. registered and/or common law trademarks of ixigo.com and/or third parties. Max: 24.3°C Min: 17.4°C Rain: 246.0mm Aug Kaziranga Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/kaziranga page 2 such as horn bills, grey headed fish eagle, majestic pied hornbills feeding on them; watchtower before sunset to view the large National Highway 37, Golaghat, pelicans, blyth’s Kingfisher and many more. owls, serpents and fishing eagles peer clearing beyond the water, bathed in a Assam 785612, India Here one may opt for an Elephant safari or a through wooded stretches, monitor lizards golden light. You may spot swamp deer, hog jeep safari to explore the wilderness. blend into tree trunks, and sometimes deer, buffaloes, rhinos and wild elephants. Sheltering a major portion of world's However the Elephant safari is very popular elephants and rhinos lurk in the tall grass. population of Rhinos, Kaziranga National and so it should be booked earlier. Turtles sun themselves on branches lodged 4 Agaratoli Range Park Assam is one among the five natural in the water, otters frolic in a pond and you UNESCO world heritage sites in India. It is can catch colourful minivets or khaleej home to the Great Indian One Horned pheasants. The large beels (water bodies) Rhinos and many other exotic species that may have greylag geese feeding furiously, or makes this National Park one of the most rhinos wallowing in the water. Catching sought after destinations for the wildlife The best time to visit Kaziranga National elephants at play in these beels is a most buffs. Park is mid-November to early April. rewarding experience. Domestic elephants at Mihimukh Camp are given a bath in the 2 Kohora Range nearby stream, in the afternoons at about 3 pm. Tiger sightings are uncommon, but not unheard of. Agaratoli Range, Kaziranga, Kaziranga National Park is famed for the 3 Baghori Range Bokakhat, Assam, India conservation of numerous exotic species including the Pride of the state, the one This is the easternmost of the three routes, horned rhino. There are also other rarely 21 km from Kohora Base. This range is found animals seen in this National Park slightly more wooded than the other two such as the Hoolock Gibbons, Swamp deer, and animal sightings are slightly less Leopard Cats, Civet Cats, Tigers etc.  frequent. Birds, however, are abundant. Forest guards report tiger sightings here quite often and there’s a pelican colony towards the end of the circuit. Kohra Range, Kaziranga National Park, Kaziranga, Bokakhat, Assam, 5 Panbari Reserve Forest India Baghori Range, Kaziranga National The broad terrain of the jungle is covered Park, Bokakhat, Assam, India The Kohra Range is the longest of the tourist in plush flora that includes tall elephant This circuit, in the western end of the park, is routes, a 3- to 4-hr safari in this range offers grass, marshland and dense tropical moist known for guaranteed sightings. Near its almost a complete sense of Kaziranga and broadleaf forests. Kaziranga National Park is strategic watchtower, shrikes prance its wildlife. You may see rhinos, elephants also an 'important bird area' as recognized about and herds of elephants graze within and wild buffaloes. A couple of huge ficus by Birdlife International for providing clear viewing distance. Head to the trees (when with fruit) here often have sanctuary to varied species of exotic birds Kaziranga Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/kaziranga page 3 Kaziranga, Assam, India Bochagaon, Kaziranga, Kaziranga National Park, India A few kilometres east of Kohora, this 10 sq Rs. 500 km patch is one of Kaziranga’s few +91-99544-16945 remaining highland stretches along the Karbi Anglong foothills that has not been The food served at the lodge is delicious and eaten into by tea estates. The canopy is lavish. With local delicacies on the menu, the thick. The road is a rough ride but is worth restaurant also serves a plethora of snacks it. The terrain has winding streams and lots and beverages. The dinning area is spacious of green. One can spot hoolock gibbons high and very comfortable. up in the canopy and, if you’re lucky, you could see a ‘cat langur’. Birds are aplenty 2 Sankar Dhaba here and you may come across elephants. For Panbari, you have to hire a guard from 3 Priyanka Dhaba Kohora. The trip can take up to 21/2 hrs. Where To 4 Tridev Restaurant Eat 5 Leima Manipuri Dhaba 5 Places Bagori, NH37, Kaziranga National http://www.ixigo.com/foods-in-of-kaziranga-lp-1137760 park, 1 Wild Grass Lodge +91 99541 77347 Kaziranga Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/kaziranga page 4 Quick LOCATE http://www.ixigo.com/hotels-in-kaziranga-lp-1137760 See A: Kaziranga National Park B: Kohora Range C: Baghori Range D: Agaratoli Range E: Panbari Reserve Forest Accommodation F: Bon Habi Resort G: Sarmah Lodge H: Kaziranga Florican Lodge I: Bon Habi Resort J: Sarmah Lodge K: Kaziranga Florican Lodge L: Bon Habi Resort M: Sarmah Lodge N: Kaziranga Florican Lodge Food O: Wild Grass Lodge P: Sankar Dhaba Q: Priyanka Dhaba R: Tridev Restaurant S: Leima Manipuri Dhaba.
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