Day-trip to
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in December
Rhinos half an hour from the city.
Quick answer. Winter returns, dry and clear. Peak season for wildlife and cultural circuits. For Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary specifically, December is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Area
- 38.81 sq km
- From Guwahati
- About 35km
- Known for
- Rhino density
- Season
- Nov-Mar
- Month
- December, Assam
- This month
- Winter returns, dry and clear.
Why December here
A 38.81 sq km sanctuary packed with rhinos, the easiest wildlife fix from Guwahati.
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.
Wildlife this month: Full safari season.
What to do
Morning jeep safari
Rhinos at close range on the grassland loop.
The half-day math
Leave the city at dawn, back by lunch.
Elsewhere in Assam in December
The wider Assam calendar this month: Magh Bihu period (mid-January). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in December, planned properly
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