Raft into
Nameri National Park in January
River rafting, mahseer and forest birds on the Jia Bhoreli.
Quick answer. Winter. Cool, dry and clear across the Brahmaputra valley, this is peak wildlife season. For Nameri National Park specifically, January is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- River
- Jia Bhoreli
- Activities
- Rafting, angling, forest walks
- Signature bird
- White-winged wood duck
- Stay
- Riverside eco-camps
- Month
- January, Assam
- This month
- Winter.
Why January here
Assam’s gentle park: raft the Jia Bhoreli, walk the forest tracks, sleep in a riverside camp.
Nameri is the quiet one: a foothill forest along the Jia Bhoreli river where the activities are soft, rafting the river’s easy grades, angling (catch-and-release mahseer), and forest walks with guides because there are no jeep roads inside.
Wildlife this month: Kaziranga and Manas are open and at their best: grass is short and sightings are easiest.
What to do
Jia Bhoreli rafting
A gentle float with forest and birds all morning.
Mahseer angling
Catch-and-release only, strictly.
Wood duck
One of India’s rarest ducks, best at dawn.
Elsewhere in Assam in January
The wider Assam calendar this month: Magh Bihu. Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Nameri National Park in January, planned properly
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