Wildlife 13 Nights / 14 Days
Rhino & Tiger Tour
On arrival at Kolkata airport meet with our representative and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.
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North East India · Assam
Manas National Park
UNESCO World Heritage wilderness
- Assam
- Open All days from November to April. Park remains open partially on the months from May & October.
- Closed None
History & Overview
Discover Manas
Manas is a wondrous landscape, an important area of Biodiversity in South Asia – located at the Eastern Foothills of the Himalayas, sharing its treasures with Bhutan where contiguous forests stretch far beyond. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Biosphere Reserve, Tiger and Elephant Reserve – a truly unique distinction.
The glacier-fed Rivers Beki and Manas provide rich alluvial deposits to the grasslands, as well as resultant Riverine Forests.
Grasslands inside the Park are large and are dominated by Elephant Grasses and Swampy Marshlands. The population of Elephants is high in this park, and critically rare species such as the Pygmy Hog yet survive here, though rarely ever seen. A captive breeding centre has been established at Manas National Park. Areas where short grasses occur are also good habitats for the once again Critically Endagnered Hispid Hare and Bengal Florican.
The amazingly unique Golden Langur which only occurs in these forests, is also found in a few areas where community development measures have resulted in local involvement in protecting the species. Bird-life in this region is a treat, interesting species await at every turn.
Flora & Fauna
What you may see
Wildlife
- Golden Langur
- Pygmy Hog
- Hispid Hare
- Asiatic Water Buffalo
- Indian Elephant
- Greater One Horned Rhinoceros
- Capped Langur
- Indian Leopard
- Royal Bengal Tiger
- Assam Roofed Turtle
Birds
- Bengal Florican
- Finn’s Weaver
- Ibisbill
- Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
- Swamp Francolin
- Greater Adjutant
- Collared Falconet
- Hodgson’s Bushchat
- Marsh Babbler
- Jerdon’s Babbler
Geography & Climate
Park at a glance
- Area 950 km²
- Co-ordinates 26.6594° N, 91.0011° E
- Weekly Off None
- Functional Days All days from November to April. Park remains open partially on the months from May & October.
- Rainfall 3000 mm to 4000 mm
- Forest Type 1. Sub-Himalayan Light Alluvial Semi-Evergreen forests in the northern parts 2. East Himalayan mixed Moist and Dry Deciduous forests (the most common type) 3. Low Alluvial Savanna Woodland 4. Assam Valley Semi-Evergreen Alluvial Grasslands which cover almost 50% of the Park.
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