Kaziranga National Park
One-horned rhino capital: jeep and elephant safaris
Best time to visit Kaziranga National Park
- Jan, peak season
- Feb, peak season
- Mar, peak season
- Apr, peak season
- May, best avoided
- Jun, best avoided
- Jul, best avoided
- Aug, best avoided
- Sep, best avoided
- Oct, shoulder season
- Nov, peak season
- Dec, peak season
peak shoulder off-season avoid
- Go: November to April
- Shoulder: October, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
- Skip: May to September
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Kaziranga National Park season by season
Winter December to February Prime time
Peak safari season: dry grass, easy rhino and elephant sightings, all safaris running.
Summer March to May Prime time
May is the tail end before closure. Hot, grass tall, park shuts by month's end.
Monsoon June to September Do not go
Fully closed: the Brahmaputra floods the park every year, no safaris run at all.
Autumn October to November Prime time
October reopening: grass still tall so sightings are trickier, but crowds are thin.
What Kaziranga National Park is actually like
Resort-lodge crowd doing sunrise safaris. Easy to team up and split a jeep.
Getting to Kaziranga National Park
4-5h drive/bus from Guwahati airport. No ILP.
Practical ways in: flighttrainroad
Trip facts
- How long to stay
- 2 days
- Budget
- Mid-range
- How busy
- Steady at its peak
- Solo travel
- Fine solo
- Altitude
- 60 m
- State
- Assam
- Coordinates
- 26.6300, 93.6000
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Kaziranga National Park?
November to April is peak season in Kaziranga National Park. October is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid May to September. October reopening: grass still tall so sightings are trickier, but crowds are thin.
How many days do you need in Kaziranga National Park?
2 days is the usual stay. Resort-lodge crowd doing sunrise safaris. Easy to team up and split a jeep.
How do you get to Kaziranga National Park?
4-5h drive/bus from Guwahati airport. No ILP. Practical ways in: flight, train and road.
Is Kaziranga National Park expensive, and does it get crowded?
Mid-range by Indian travel standards, and it runs steady at the busiest time of year. Fine solo.
Nearby, and where to go next
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Majuli Island
Assam
World's largest river island: Vaishnavite monasteries
90 km from Kaziranga National Park, roughly about 2 h by road
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Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (Jorhat)
Assam
India's only ape, in a rainforest patch cut by a railway line
100 km from Kaziranga National Park, roughly about 2 h by road
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Nameri National Park
Assam
Foot safaris and river rafting under the Arunachal foothills
100 km from Kaziranga National Park, roughly about 2 h by road
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Tezpur
Assam
Gupta-era stone carving on a bluff over the Brahmaputra
110 km from Kaziranga National Park, roughly about 2 h by road
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Mokokchung
Nagaland
Ao Naga heartland of ridge villages and Moatsu drumming
150 km from Kaziranga National Park, roughly about 4 h by road
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Touphema Village
Nagaland
Angami hilltop village where you sleep in traditional huts
160 km from Kaziranga National Park, roughly about 4 h by road
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Ziro Valley
Arunachal Pradesh
Apatani tribal valley of paddy fields and music festival
160 km from Kaziranga National Park, roughly about 4 h by road
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Sivasagar
Assam
Ahom capital of oval amphitheatres and tank-side temples
150 km from Kaziranga National Park, roughly about 3 h by road
More places to visit in Assam
- Chandubi Lake Assam
- Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (Guijan Ghat) Assam
- Guwahati Assam
- Haflong Assam
- Hajo & Sualkuchi Assam
- Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (Jorhat) Assam
- Majuli Island Assam
- Manas National Park Assam
- Nameri National Park Assam
- Sivasagar Assam
- Tezpur Assam