Kaziranga National Park
A UNESCO World Heritage Site on the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, home to the world's largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses and significant tiger and elephant populations.
Area (km²)
430
Established
1974
District
Golaghat
Nearest City
Jorhat
Quick Facts
Kaziranga holds approximately two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceros population.
It has one of the highest densities of tigers in the world.
The park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
Annual Brahmaputra floods are a natural part of the ecosystem here, driving wildlife to higher ground.
Habitat & Best Time to Visit
Habitat Types
Best Time to Visit
Nov – Apr
Park closed May–October due to floods from the Brahmaputra River.
Designations
Gates & Safari Zones
Kohora Central
Zone Core
Most popular zone; highest rhino density.
Bagori Western
Zone Buffer
Good for tiger sightings.
Agaratoli Eastern
Zone Core
Least visited; excellent for wild buffalo.
Bimali Burapahar
Zone Core
Hilly terrain; good for gibbons.
Panbari
Zone Buffer
Gharial
Gavialis gangeticus
Barasingha
Rucervus duvaucelii
Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala
Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
Golden Mahseer
Tor putitora
Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros unicornis
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Indian Skimmer
Rynchops albicollis
Oriental White Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
King Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah
Lesser Florican
Sypheotides indicus
Wild Water Buffalo
Bubalus arnee
Smooth-coated Otter
Lutrogale perspicillata
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus
Mugger Crocodile
Crocodylus palustris
Sarus Crane
Antigone antigone
Indian Rock Python
Python molurus
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus
Gangetic Dolphin
Platanista gangetica