Track red pandas near
Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in December
The biosphere of wild citrus and red pandas.
Quick answer. Dry winter. Cold mornings, prime trekking/caving/camping season. For Nokrek Biosphere Reserve specifically, December is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Status
- UNESCO biosphere reserve
- Signature
- Wild Citrus indica, red panda
- From Tura
- About 45km
- Month
- December, Meghalaya
- This month
- Dry winter.
Why December here
A UNESCO biosphere reserve protecting the wild ancestor of the orange, with red pandas in the high canopy.
Nokrek is a UNESCO-declared biosphere reserve in the Garo Hills: its fame is the Citrus indica gene sanctuary, the wild ancestor of all oranges, and a high forest where red pandas survive at the southern edge of their range.
What to do
Gene sanctuary
The wild mother of every orange on earth.
Elsewhere in Meghalaya in December
The wider Meghalaya calendar this month: Winter Festival period (Tura, Baghmara; announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in December, planned properly
Tell us your dates and group size. Solo travellers can join fixed departures and keep the freedom. A real person replies with a plan and an honest price.