Kaziranga is a title of a remarkable success story of conservation of the One Horned India Rhinoceros and other wild lives in the North East India. It is not only the homeland of the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros, but also provides shelter to a variety of wild lives. It is one of the significant natural habitat for in situ conservation of biological biodiversity of universal value. The values and criteria made Kaziranga National Park to get inscribed in the World Heritage Site List 1985. The Kaziranga National Park area consists of 429.93 Sq.Km. with an additional area of 429.40 Sq.Km. and situated in the two districts of Assam, namely Golaghat and Nagaon. The total area of the park within Nagaon district is 175 Sq.Km., out of which 135 Sq.Km. falls under Bagori Forest Range office and 40 Sq.Km. falls within Ghorakati Forest Range office.

• Middle Assam in North East India
• Latitude:- 26°30 N to 26°45 N
• Longitude:- 93°08 E to 93°36 E
• Climate:- Sub-Tropical Monsoon with average rainfall of 1320 mm and temperature ranging from 8° C in Winter to 38° C in Summer

• Moist mixed deciduous forest - 29.13%
• Grass Land - 51.92%
• Water Bodies - 6.62%
• Swampy/ Marshy area - 5.21%
• Sandy area - 7.21%

• 1908 ........... Declared as Reserve Forest
• 1917 ........... Declared as Game Sanctuary
• 1938 ........... Opened to visitors
• 1950 ........... Declared as a Wild Life Sanctuary
• 1974 ........... Declared as a National Park
• 1975 ........... First protected area in India equipped with Wireless sets
• 1985 ........... Inscribed in World Heritage Site List by UNESCO

It is interesting to note that the area falling within Nagaon District has 55% total population of the Kaziranga National Park under the Bagori Forest Range has very rich bio-diversity and scenic beauty.

Communication

• Nearest Airports :
  • Jorhat - 100 Kms
  • Guwahati - 210 Kms
  • Tezpur(Salonibari) - 75 Kms
• Nearest Railway Station: 200 Kms
• Historic City of Tezpur: 65 Kms

• ATDC owned :
  • Aranya Lodge - 10 Kms from Bagori
  • Bonani Lodge - 10 Kms from Bagori
  • Bana Shree Lodge - 10 Kms from Bagori
  • Kunjaban Lodge - 10 ms from Bagori
• Private Lodges:
  • Wild grass
  • G.L.'s Resort

• Three trips daily from
  • 5-30 AM to 6-30 AM
  • 6-30 AM to 7-30 AM
  • 7-30 AM to 8-30 AM

• Close look at Rhinos, Swamp Deer etc. on Elephant Safari
• Sighting variety of wild lives by Jeep Safari
• Thousands of local and migratory birds flocking in wet land
• Scenic beauty of Karbi Anglong Hills

The park is usually closed for visitors from May to October.