Situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra river, Kaziranga National Park (Assam, India) is famous for the stronghold of   the armoured one-horned Indian Rhinoceros .Kaziranga is home also to elephants, sloth bears, tigers, leopard cats, jungle cats, hog badgers, capped langurs, hoolock gibbons, pigs, jackals, porcupines, pythons, wild buffaloes, Indian bison,    swamp deer, sambhars and hog deer. Besides these, the park has a respectable avian population, which increases considerably in the winter, when migrating birds visit the park.  

In 1974 it was designated a national park. Bounded by the misty blue hills of Barail and Karbi Anglong to the south,  the national park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

The Wild Grass Lodge is a Jungle Lodge located outside Kaziranga National Park in the state of Assam. It is about 200 km away from Guwahati. It is an attractive rural style hotel  with grounds having more than 40 species of trees over 200 species of shrubs, creepers and climbers.

Access

• 5½ hr. drive from Guwahati.

• Regular flights to Guwahati from Metro cities         5½ hr. drive thereafter.

• Flights to Jorhat from Calcutta, 2½ hr. drive 

• Regular air conditioned trains to Guwahati from Calcutta and Delhi, 5½ hr. drive thereafter.

Extras on direct payment

• Elephant Ride: Rs. 650 per person per ride for 1hr

• Cameras for photography 

• Alcoholic Beverage 

Best time to visit - November to April. Park Closes on 1st May and reopens in November 1st.

Note: James Warwick a noted Wildlife Photographer stayed here at Wild Grass Resort (Using Nivalink Services) for 31 nights and for photos you may visit http://www.jameswarwick.co.uk