MANAS NATIONAL PARK AND TIGER RESERVE - THE SERENE RIVER MANAS, THE MAJESTIC TIGERS AND MORE

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Manas National Park is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve of Assam.

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Located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.

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Manas is also famous for its population of the wild water buffalo.

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The name of the park originated from the Manas River, which is named after the serpent goddess Manasa.

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The Manas river is a major tributary of Brahmaputra River, which passes through the heart of the National Park.

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The Manas river also serves as an international border dividing India and Bhutan.

The Park was declared a sanctuary on 1 October, 1928 with an area of 360 square kilometres.

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Prior to the declaration of the sanctuary, it was a reserved forest called Manas R.F. and North Kamrup R.F.

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It was used by the Cooch Behar royal family and Raja of Gauripur as a hunting reserve.

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It was declared a World Heritage site in December 1985 by UNESCO.

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In 1992, UNESCO declared it as a world heritage site in danger due to heavy poaching and terrorist activities.

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There is only one forest village, Pagrang, at the core of the national park.

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The minimum temperature is around 15 °C and the maximum temperature is around 37 °C.

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The sanctuary has recorded 55 species of mammals, 380 species of birds, 50 of reptiles, and 3 species of amphibians.

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The park remains closed to visitors from June to September.

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The ideal time to visit is between November and April, which guarantees more wildlife spotting.

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Jeep safaris at the Park start at 9 a.m. and conclude by noon. Evening safaris begin at 2 p.m and last until 5 p.m. (These are subject to SOPs due to COVID)

Manas is about 150 km away from Guwahati. It takes about 5 hours to reach there by road

Other than going for the safaris, you can do river rafting, see many tea gardens and local Bodo villages.

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Camps, lodges and cottages are available for stay.

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Manas is about 150 km away from Guwahati. It takes about 5 hours to reach there by road