Kaziranga National Park in Assam hosts two-thirds of the world’s population of Great One-horned, or Indian, Rhinoceros, and is a World Heritage Site. It also has a high density of Tiger, and large populations of Asian Elephants, Wild Water Buffalo and Swamp Deer. Kaziranga is a vast expanse of tall Elephant Grass, marshland and dense tropical moist broadleaved forests, criss-crossed by four major rivers, including the Brahmaputra. On the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, it is a fantastic place for birdwatching, and recognised as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. The Park celebrated its centennial in 2005 after its initial establishment in 1905 as a reserve forest.
Target Species
- Swamp Francolin
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Falcated Duck
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Bengal Florican
- Lesser Coucal
- Green-billed Malkoha
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Common Emerald Dove
- River Lapwing
- Grey-headed Lapwing
- Black-necked Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Greater Adjutant
- Spot-billed Pelican
- White-rumped Vulture
- Slender-billed Vulture
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle
- Indian Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Hen Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Pallas’s Fish Eagle
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle
- Dusky Eagle-Owl
- Brown Fish Owl
- Red-headed Trogon
- Great Hornbill
- Oriental Pied Hornbill
- Wreathed Hornbill
- Indochinese Roller
- Oriental Dollarbird
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Pied Falconet
- Blossom-headed Parakeet
- Silver-breasted Broadbill
- Blue-naped Pitta
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
- Grey-backed Shrike
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
- Sultan Tit
- Bengal Bush Lark
- Black-crested Bulbul
- White-throated Bulbul
- Striated Swallow
- Grey-bellied Tesia
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Striated Grassbird
- Golden-headed Cisticola
- Dark-necked Tailorbird
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Abbott’s Babbler
- Indian Grassbird
- Striated Babbler
- Slender-billed Babbler
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
- Black-breasted Parrotbill
- Spot-winged Starling
- Great Myna
- Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher
- Small Niltava
- Chinese Rubythroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Black-backed Forktail
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Daurian Redstart
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Black-breasted Weaver
- Finn’s Weaver
- Chestnut Munia
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Endemic
- Near Endemic
Itinerary
Day 1: Guwahati to Kaziranga
After arrival in Guwahati, you will be met and driven the c5 hours to Kaziranga, and check in to the famous Wild Grass resort.
Days 2-3: Kaziranga National Park
Two full days will be spent in and around the National Park, for the best mix of mammals, birds, and fantastic scenery. Kaziranga is divided into three ranges. The central range is usually the best to see Indian Rhinoceros, Wild Water Buffalo, Asian Elephant, and Swamp Deer. The eastern range offers some of the most exciting and varied wildlife watching, with a possibility of seeing Otters and, with luck, a Tiger. A great variety of waterfowl should be present at Sohola Bheel, where we also hope to see Greater Adjutant Stork, Pallas’s and Grey-headed Fish Eagles, and Spot-billed Pelican. Other rare specialities of this area include Bengal Florican, Swamp Francolin, Blue-naped Pitta, Great Hornbill, Indian Grassbird, and Finn’s Weaver.
Day 4: Kaziranga to Guwahati
After breakfast, check out and drive to Guwahati for the flight back home.
Checklist
For all our bookings we provide the most accurate and useful printable checklists available, specific to the actual areas you are likely to visit. In the meantime, use our interactive state checklists, or view the species bar chart for this area on eBird:
Important information
As with all Bubo Birding tours, your booking is handled by Asian Adventures.
- We may change the itinerary described due to various reasons such as latest birding information, availability of accommodation, state of the roads, and other unexpected factors that, this being India, do pop up from time to time!
- We would be happy to make any additional travel bookings, e.g. domestic flights, car and driver, that you require.
- The final price and itinerary will be confirmed before booking and depending on your expected arrival and departure plans.
See Asian Adventures for full tour details, including accommodation, meal plans, what's included, other exclusions, prices for different group sizes, single room supplements, cancellation policy, and booking process.
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