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Things to do in Kaziranga National Park
The park that saved the one-horned rhino.
The list
The short version: 858 sq km of grassland and swamp on the Brahmaputra floodplain, holding over 70% of the world’s one-horned rhinos.
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Dawn jeep safari
Fog, grass and rhinos at ten metres: the classic Kohora or Bagori run.
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Elephant safari
Grass-level viewing in the early morning hours.
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Birding
Pelicans, storks and the season’s migrants on the beels.
Know before you go
- 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
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.
Best time: November to March for short grass and easy sightings; the park sets opening and closing dates each year.
Practicals
Permits & season for Assam
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.
Kaziranga National Park month by month
Places to visit near Kaziranga National Park
All of Kaziranga National Park, none of the guesswork
Fixed departures you can join solo, or a private plan around your dates. Prices on the page, real people on WhatsApp.
Keep planning
- Assam travel guide
- Flying into Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati: flights, cabs and onward connections
- Flying into Dibrugarh Airport: flights, cabs and onward connections
- Kaziranga one-horned rhino numbers, and where to see themfrom the journal
- Is Assam Safe for Tourists? The Honest 2026 Answerfrom the journal
- Kaziranga in December: weatherfrom the journal