Kaziranga Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

Situated on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra, Kaziranga at the foot of Mikir hills is one of the most picturesque and rich wildlife habitats in southern Asia. Declared a UNESCO heritage site in 1985, this sanctuary spread over 430 sq km, was created to preserve the Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Tall dense grasslands, wetlands, wet tropical evergreen forests and moist deciduous forests comprise the ecosystem of Kaziranga, accounting for the rich biodiversity of the national park. In 1908, Kaziranga was declared a reserve forest with a ban on poaching, due to the efforts of Lady Curzon, the wife of the British Viceroy. However, it was several years later that Kaziranga got its official status of a national park in 1974.

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