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Day-trip to

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Rhinos half an hour from the city.

Green grassland landscape, representative of Pobitora
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
Area
38.81 sq km
From Guwahati
About 35km
Known for
Rhino density
Season
Nov-Mar

Pobitora is the small, easy one: 38.81 sq km of grassland and wetland about 35km east of Guwahati with one of the densest rhino populations anywhere. Jeep safaris run in the morning hours from November to March.

It is a half-day trip, not a destination: go for the morning safari, be back for lunch, and use the afternoon for the road to Kaziranga or Shillong.

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Quick answers

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary at a glance

Pobitora or Kaziranga?

Pobitora for a quick morning rhino fix from Guwahati; Kaziranga for the full experience.

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

NovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarch

Nearby

Close enough to combine

Things to do

What you're here for

Morning jeep safari

Rhinos at close range on the grassland loop.

The half-day math

Leave the city at dawn, back by lunch.

Journal

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