If you are an adventurer and a wildlife enthusiast, Kaziranga is the place for you. Kaziranga National Park which is also a world heritage site, hosts two-thirds of the world’s greater one-horned rhinoceros.
Kaziranga also boasts the highest density of tigers among the protected areas in the world, and was declared a tiger reserve in 2006. Though sighting of tigers is difficult, because of the tall grasses that provide excellent camouflage, their presence can be felt everywhere by way of pug marks, kills, and territorial markings. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer.
First established in 1908 as a reserved forest, it subsequently was designated a wildlife sanctuary before becoming a national park in 1974. Kaziranga National Park is a birding paradise; the grasslands are a raptor country that can be seen on safari makes a remarkable experience. Huge numbers of migratory birds descend on the park’s lakes and marshy areas during winters, including grey-lag geese, bar headed geese, gadwall, falcated duck, red crested pochard, and the northern shoveller.