Watch rhinos in
Kaziranga National Park
The park that saved the one-horned rhino.
- Area
- 858 sq km
- Ranges
- Kohora, Bagori, Agratoli, Ghorakati, Northern
- Rhinos
- Over 70% of the world population
- Also
- Tiger, buffalo, swamp deer, elephant
- Safaris
- Jeep and elephant
- Season
- Roughly Oct-Apr, set annually
Kaziranga is Assam Tourism’s flagship: 858 sq km of tall grass, marsh and forest where the one-horned rhinoceros survives in numbers found nowhere else on earth, over 70% of the world population. Wild water buffalo, swamp deer, elephants and a dense tiger population share the floodplain.
Safaris run by jeep and on elephant back across the ranges: Central (Kohora), Western (Bagori), Eastern (Agratoli), Burha Pahar (Ghorakati) and the Northern range. The park closes through the monsoon, roughly May to October, and reopens on dates the park sets each year.
Quick answers
Kaziranga National Park at a glance
When does Kaziranga open?
The season runs roughly October to April or May; exact dates are announced by the park each year and the monsoon months are closed.
Which range is best?
Kohora (Central) and Bagori (Western) are the classic rhino zones; Eastern suits birders.
Practicals
Permits & season
No entry permit: Assam is open to all travellers, Indian and foreign.
Best months run October to April; the monsoon (June to September) is intensely green but slows the hill roads.
When to go
Plan around these months
Nearby
Close enough to combine
Things to do
What you're here for
Dawn jeep safari
Fog, grass and rhinos at ten metres: the classic Kohora or Bagori run.
Elephant safari
Grass-level viewing in the early morning hours.
Birding
Pelicans, storks and the season’s migrants on the beels.
Journal
Read before you go
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Facts checked against the official Assam tourism portal · Last verified 2026-09-26