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Things to do in Manas National Park
Tiger reserve, World Heritage Site, and the quietest of the big parks.
The list
The short version: 500 sq km in the Himalayan foothills: rhinos, golden langurs and a river frontier with Bhutan.
01
Golden langur
One of the few places on earth to see this endangered primate.
02
River safari country
The Manas river line with Bhutan on the far bank.
03
Bengal florican
One of the world’s rarest bustards in the grassland blocks.
Know before you go
- Area
- 500 sq km
- Status
- Tiger Reserve 1974, WHS 1985, NP 1990
- From Guwahati
- About 176km
- Rail
- Barpeta Road, about 20km
- Season
- November to April
It sees a fraction of Kaziranga’s crowds. Safaris track rhino, wild buffalo and the golden langur, an endangered primate found almost only here; birders come for the Bengal florican. The best season is November to April.
Best time: November to April, the official best season.
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.
Manas National Park month by month
Places to visit near Manas National Park
All of Manas 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