Kaziranga Package Tour From Guwahati with Elephant + Jeep Safari

"Assamese khar" is one of the top dishes of Assam. It is prepared from raw papayas, chillies banana peel as well as the trunk of the banana plants. There are few other types also to prepare khar with fish. It is an indigenous product, an alkaline-based delicacy of Assam. The Assamese people cannot do without it and hence the epithet 'KHAR KHUWA ASOMIYA'. The other famous food of Assam to experience during Assam Kaziranga Package Tour includes Masor Tenga, Kumurat diya Duck Manxho, Xaak aru bhaji, Paro Manxho, Baanhgajor Lagot Kukura etc are widely consumed and one can easily be ordered in the restaurants with the food descriptions against the food items on the menu also Authentic Restaurants of the states.

It is one of the famous and renowned all over the festival in Assam which is held every year 14th April. It is celebrated to welcome the Assamese New year called Bohag Bihu. In this festival the small villages also enjoy with sound, light, and music and nice local pithas or local beer and meats in wide served and entire Assam and other neighbouring states like Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh celebrates in the big grounds or parks or in the banquet. Girls / Women’s and Boys / Men all takes participate in this festival and perform their traditional Bihu dance. It is one of the rejoicing festivals of Assam, North East. Although the festival is observed for 7 days, the celebration extends for about a month. Stages are set in different parts of the state, where Bihu dance is performed regularly for almost a month. If you want to be a part of this festival, contact NatureWings. We will design your tour itinerary with Kaziranga Package Tour in such a way that you will also enjoy this awesome festival during your Assam Tour.

The best time to visit Kaziranga, rather booking a Kaziranga Package Tour from Guwahati is anywhere from November to April. Since the whole of Assam receives a major rainfall in the monsoon and the pre-monsoon time of the year, the Kaziranga National Park floods in the months of June, July and August. No wonder the rhinos love bathing and staying in water during these months. The water starts receding in September and October and the place is open to tourism from November again.

Tickets are available for sale one day in advance at the central booking office (near Kohora range) between 7 pm and 8pm. It is best to get the tickets through the agent because they can get you confirmed seat.

So, according to the tourists, the best time to book Kaziranga Tour Package is November, February and April who want to avoid the bitter cold weather. But, who travelers want to enjoy the chillness can go with Kaziranga Tour in December and January as well. Basically seasonal wise, November to April is the best time to visit, rest of the time the forest remain closed. During the period of November to April, the forest remains purely dry and easy accessible to walk around without any wetness though the wetness on the small grasses will give you a freshness on your above feet and make you feel comfortable to walk around the forest. It will be a good time for trekking, good season for the bird lovers. A wake up natural alarm by the birds in the morning will make you fresh and alive.

By Air : To visit Kaziranga by Air, there are two nearest airports which are Guwahati International Airport and Jorhat Airport, located at a distance of 217 km and 97 km respectively from the park. The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, located in Guwahati, is the best option to arrive by air from any corner of India or abroad for the Kaziranga Safari Tour. From the Airports, you can further use the roadways to reach the park. So the booking the Kaziranga Package Tour from Guwahati is the best option.

By Train : If travelers choose to reach Kaziranga, the nearest railway station will be Furkating which is located at a distance of 75 km from the park. The station can be reached from major cities like Guwahati, Kolkata, New Delhi, etc. However, travelers can also use the other nearest railway stations like Guwahati railway station and Jorhat railway station located at a distance of 240 km and 90 km respectively. Both these railway stations are the major railway stations of the Northeast railways.

By Road : The main gate of the Kaziranga Park is situated in a small Kohora town which lies on the National Highway NH 37 due to which Kohora is connected to all the major cities of Assam such a Guwahati, Tezpur, Jorhat, Nagaon, Golaghat, Dimapur, Tinsukia, Sivasagar, etc. by the state transport buses or the privately run buses and minibusses. So to reach the park, first, you can reach Guwahati & Jorhat and then use the roadways to reach the park conveniently.

In the month of September, the forest remains closed. The region experiences rainfall of 2,220 mm (87 inch) between June, and September, which leads to the flood. In 2019, Kaziranga was opened in October 1st despite of heavy rain fall. In 2020, you can expect the Park may open from 1st of October but due to the after affect of flood it is better to avoid the Park before 15th October. This year, Durga Puja is from 20th October, so there will be a fair chance to enjoy the Kaziranga Jeep Safari, Kaziranga Elephant Safari and Kaziranga Jungle Safari during the Durga Puja / Diwali Holidays 2024.

There are two ways to see these animals in this park, jeep safari is the simple and affordable, while elephant safari is much more exciting option. It is mostly depends on the choice of the tourists. They can explore both or one as per their interest.

Elephant Safari in Kaziranga takes you through the Kohora, Mihimukh, Arimarah, Hole Path and Bagori or western zone. Western zone is highly recommended safari zone in the Kaziranga where there is strong probability of spotting tiger and most famous one-horned rhinos.

Elephant can traverse into the deep jungles to reach very close to the place where mainly Rhino resides, and Jeep Safari requires muddy forest roads to traverse inside the Jungles, so to watch the Rhinos more closely, Obviously Kaziranga Elephant Safari is a better choice.

You can book Elephant Safari in Kaziranga through online or you can ask your Kaziranga Travel Agent / Kaziranga Tour Operator like NatureWings for guaranteed Elephant Safari. Elephant Safari is famous in the Western Range and first priority goes to Indian national cost Rs. 1450/- approx per head and for Foreign Nationals Central range is famous and cost Rs. 3200/- approx per head.

You can't visit only Kaziranga. For this Kaziranga Trip you need to spend minimum 3N/4D and with cost generally depends on the group size, mode of transportation/hotel category, etc. For a rough idea you need to spend Rs.3,200 to 3,500/- per day basis (Safari cost extra).

Yes. Kaziranga is one of those rare national parks in India, where you can see the big five mammals - Indian Rhinos, Asiatic Elephants, Royal Bengal Tigers, Swamp Deer and Water Buffalo. There are approximately 86 tigers in the area but due to the tall elephant grass, it's hard to spot them.

One can enjoy the main attractions of Kaziranga by Jeep, which is usually accompanied by a guide or escort. Kaziranga Jeep Safari is a wonderful ride through which one can explore tigers, one horned rhinoceros, wild buffaloes, elephants, herd of deer, Pythons, and many other mammals & birds as well.

You can book safari permit by directly visiting the Kaziranga zone offices but unavailability of permit is a usual scenario, the best way to consult NatureWings to book the safari for you in advance so that you can enjoy the safari conveniently without any hassles when you will reach there on your scheduled date.

Kaziranga Elephant Safari can be booked at the two centres at the two safari zones which are the Central zone, also known as Kohora zone, at Kohora and the Western zone at the Bagori. At both the centres, the permits for the elephant safari can be obtained depending on the availability. The elephant safari is organized only in the morning time in the three shifts for one hour from 05:00 am to 06:00 am, 06:00 am to 07:00 am and 07:00 am to 08:00 am. The third shift (07-08 am) is organized only if there are more tourists who cannot be accommodated in the earlier two shifts. So, the third shift is optional and depends on the park authority to organize or not. For the Elephant Safari in Kaziranga western zone, the permits can be obtained from the range-office at Bagori and for the elephant safari in the central zone, the safari permits can be obtained from the centenary convention center at Kohora. The western zone is considered as the best zone for the elephant safari and most of the tourists choose this zone for the maximum enjoyment of the elephant safari in the dense forest of Kaziranga.

You can book elephant safari permit by directly visiting the Kaziranga zone offices but but unavailability of permit is a usual scenario, the best way you can contact NatureWings to book the safari for you in advance so that you can enjoy the safari conveniently without any hassles when you will reach there on your scheduled date.