Rhinos and elephants on the Brahmaputra floodplain
A UNESCO-listed floodplain park on the south bank of the Brahmaputra, holding roughly two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinos along with elephant, wild buffalo and swamp deer. Jeep safaris run in fixed ranges on morning and afternoon slots.
Getting around. Jeep safaris run in fixed ranges: Kohora (central), Bagori (western), Agaratoli (eastern) and Burhapahar. Resorts arrange the permits, and the park closes during the monsoon.
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November
The park usually reopens around November. The grass is still tall.
Dry, mild and the only reliable window for Kaziranga. Grass is short after the floods recede, which is when rhino and elephant sightings are at their best.
Warm and still dry. The tea gardens flush with new growth and Bihu, the Assamese new year, falls in mid-April.
Heavy rain and Brahmaputra flooding. Kaziranga closes for the season, usually from mid-May until mid-October, and the animals move to higher ground.
The rain eases and the park reopens, though the exact date shifts each year with the water levels. Grass is still tall, so sightings improve as the month goes on.
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