Touring and Staying at Kaziranga National Park By David H. Urmann At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Kaziranga is a national park in India. It is the home of various animal species. There are lots of hotels around this area, which offers the best scenic view of the forests.

All about Kaziranga National Park

The Kaziranga National Park is located within the districts of Nagaon and Golaghat in India's Assam state. It is considered as a World Heritage Site. In addition, this park is the habitat of about 2/3 of the earth's one-horned rhinoceroses. The park also takes pride of its numerous tiger species among the world's most protected areas. Furthermore, the Kaziranga National Park was declared as a Tiger Reserve in the year 2006. It is also the home of large procreation populations of wild water buffalo, swamp deer and elephants.

Birdlife International made this area as one of the most important for the conservation of bird or avifaunal species. The national park is situated along the edge of the biodiversity hotspot in Eastern Himalayas. This park merges high species visibility and diversity.

The park consists of a vast stretch of marshland and high elephant grass as well as dense and moist tropical broadleaf forests crisscrossed by 4 main rivers like the Brahmaputra River. It also includes a wide variety of bodies of water. Several songs, documentaries and books have selected this area as its main setting and theme. It was established in the year 1905. This national park had recently celebrated its centennial anniversary last 2005.

Hotels Within and Near the Kaziranga National Park

Wild Grass Lodge
This hotel is situated at the Joint Director of Tourism building within the Kaziranga National Park in Golaghat. It also lies close to the national park's wildlife sanctuary. The average room rate of this hotel per night is approximately 1,500 Rupees. In addition, this lodge is located within 40 acres of land.

It also uses a rural and traditional Assamese architecture. The hotel has large windows, thatched roofs, verandas and a pond as well as a Dirring River that flows through it. It features a wooden macchan with an overlooking view of the outdoor swimming pool.

The resort's Rang Ghar is composed of a big hall that was built by using the traditional Ahom architecture wherein the Assamese cultural programs are help for the guests. This hall is also made as a conference hall for business travelers. Resort activities include elephant rides, tribal village visits, tea gardens and trekking as well as jeep safaris.

The best months to visit this hotel and national park are on November up to April. The guests have the freedom to choose whether to stay in Swiss tents or in double rooms. The hotel has a total of 18 double rooms and 2 of these are jungle lodges and 3 tents.

All the guestrooms have private bathrooms with hot and cold water. Meanwhile, the tented camps have common tiled showers and bathrooms plus hot and cold water. The hotel serves 3 meals everyday and coffee or tea is available upon request.

Cottage Hrishikesh
This hotel is located near the Kaziranga National Park within the Golghat District in Asam, India. Room rates range from 800 to 1,500 Rupees per night. It also offers a free continental breakfast. Meals and other facilities vary upon the room and package you choose.

Kaziranga Resort
This resort is located along NH-37, Phulaguri in Kaziranga, Asam 785109 India. Room rates cost around 1,100 Rupees up to 1,500 Rupees per night.

Bagori Rest House
This rest house is located near the Kaziranga National Park. Standard room rate is not more than 500 Rupees.

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