Our Northeast India Wildlife tour will cover two main national parks of the region (Manas and Kaziranga) and a small specialty (primate) sanctuary.
Northeast India is perched in a transitional zone of three major biogeographic regions (i.e. Indian, Indo-Malayan and Indo-Chinese) northeast India is the meeting place of the Himalayan Mountains with Peninsular India. It is believed that the northward drifting Deccan Peninsula first met with the Asian landmass here when it broke away from the Gondwana in early Tertiary period - thus, Northeast India is gateway for most of India’s flora and fauna. Northeast India’s geographic structure is such that it rises from near sea level to high mountains of eastern Himalayas. Different climatic condition, edaphic diversity and altitudinal variation has attributed largely to creation of diverse habitats supporting a large range of fauna and avian fauna, many of them endemic to the region. It is in northeast India one can find four big cats found in different conditions i.e. Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard and Snow Leopard. Northeast is primate enthusiast’s heaven – out of 22 primate species recorded in India, more than half are found in this region. Northeast India boasts of Hoolock Gibbon the only ape species found in India.
Day 01 – Guwahati to Manas National Park
Arrive Guwahati airport and drive to Manas National Park (200 Km/ 05 Hrs. approx.). Arrive Manas National Park and check in at your jungle lodge.
Overnight at jungle lodge.
Day 02 - Manas National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in the park.
Manas National Park – derives it’s name from the river that flows through the park from north to south Manas National Park is situated in the foothills of Eastern Himalaya. A “World Heritage Site” vegetation is here are very identical of Kaziranga, it and harbours highest number of protected endangered endemic species like Hispid hare, Bengal Florican, Pigmy Hog, Asian Roof Turtle and the Golden Langur etc. The park boasts of largest Asiatic Elephant population, second largest population of Tigers and third largest Great One-horned Rhino population. Cat species seen here are Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Golden Cat, Fishing Cat, Leopard Cat, Marbled Cat. Herbivores recorded here are Swamp Deer, Sambar, Hog Deer, Muntjac, Gaur, Asiatic Wild Water Buffalo. Other mammals include Giant Squirrel, Flying Squirrel, Indian pangolin, Asiatic wild dog, sloth bear, black bear, Pygmy Hog (highly endangered) etc. Apart from Hoolock Gibbon, Capped Langur, Slow Loris Manas harbour’s Golden Langur an endemic primate species to region.
Over 500 bird species recorded here, about 350 breeds in the region and 24 are globally threatened. Some of specialty of this park are Bengal Florican, Great Pied Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, now endangered White-rumped Vultures, Rufous-necked Hornbill, White-throated Bushchat, Jerdon’s Babbler, Slender-billed Babblers, Black-breasted Parrotbill, Grey-crowned Prinia, Bristled grass-warbler, Spot-billed Pelican, Greater Adjutant Stork, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Baer’s Pochard. Lesser Kestrel, Pied Harrier, Greater Spotted Eagle etc.
Overnight at jungle lodge.
Day 03 - Manas National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in the park.
Overnight at jungle lodge.
Day 04 - Manas National Park
Morning game viewing drive in the park.
Afternoon drive to Guwahati (200 Km/ 05 Hrs. approx.). Arrive Guwahati and check in at your hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 – Guwahati to Kaziranga National Park
Morning drive to Kaziranga National Park (250 Km/ 06 Hrs. approx.). Arrive Kaziranga and check in at your jungle lodge.
Afternoon game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park.
Kaziranga National Park – situated in the flood plains of Bramhaputra in Assam is often compared with African wildlife sanctuaries due to the quality of wildlife viewing here. Associated more commonly for conservation of endangered Great Indian one Horned Rhinoceros and harbouring largest population of them, this World Heritage Site boasts of one of the highest Tiger density apart from harbouring world’s largest population of Asian Wild Buffalo and last surviving population of Eastern Swamp Deer.
Apart its main predator Tiger one can expect to see leopard and lesser cats like Jungle and Fishing Cat etc. Main prey base here are deer species like Spotted Deer, Sambar, Hog Deer, Sambar, Swamp Deer, Hog Deer, Barking Dee and Indian Muntjac etc. Other mammals seen here are Asian Elephant, Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Gaur, Asian Wild Buffalo, Common Indian Otter, Indian Porcupine, Eastern Mole, Large and Small Indian Civet, Pangolin Small Indian and Indian Gray Mongoose, Bengal and Golden Fox, Hog Badger, Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel, Malayan Giant Squirrel, Bristly Hare etc. Primates seen here are Rhesus Macaque, Assamese Macaque, Capped Langur, Hoolock Gibbon, Slow Loris etc. Reptiles found in the park are Water Monitor, Indian Python, Common Cobra and famous King Cobra.
Kaziranga has been recognized by Birdlife International as an Important Bird area, over 525 birds are reported in Kaziranga of which some are highly endangered birds like Bengal Florican, Greater Adjutant, Pale-capped Pigeon, White-bellied Heron, Baer's Pochard. Kaziranga is also a very good place to vultures.
Overnight at jungle lodge.
Day 06 – Kaziranga National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park.
Overnight at jungle lodge.
Day 07 - Kaziranga National Park
Morning and evening game viewing drive in Kaziranga National Park.
Overnight at jungle lodge.
Day 08 – Kaziranga National Park to Jorhat
Morning game drive in Kaziranga National Park. Later drive to Jorhat (90 Km/ 03 Hrs. approx.). Arrive Jorhat and check in at hotel with rest of the day at leisure or free for optional activities.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 – Jorhat
Morning and evening visit Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary.
Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary – located in the south of Bramhaputra River system Hoollongpahar Gibbon Sanctuary is a pristine patch of isolated forest with multi layered canopy spread over an area of 21 Sq. km. This is the only sanctuary named after primate, endangered Hoolock Gibbon. Unique part of this sanctuary is that apart from supporting a considerable population of Hoolock Gibbon the only ape species found India, Hoollongpahar Gibbon sanctuary is home to other six primate species i.e. Stump-tailed Macaque, Northern Pig-tailed Macaque, Assamese Macaque, Rhesus Macaque, Capped Langur and nocturnal Slow Loris.
Other mammals recorded in the sanctuary are Asiatic Elephants, Tigers, Leopards, Jungle Cats, Wild Boar, Civet, Malayan Giant Squirrel etc.
Primarily a primate sanctuary Hoollongpahar Gibbon Sanctuary will not disappoint bird enthusiasts. Over 230 species of birds and some specialties are Lesser Adjutant Stork, Purple Wood-Pigeon, Slender-billed Babbler, Marsh Babbler, White-cheeked Partridge, Great Pied Hornbill, Grey-headed Fish-Eagle, Hill Myna, Kalij Pheasant etc are recorded here. In 2009 January report of White-winged Wood Duck sighting has increased the interest of birders in this park.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 – Jorhat
Morning and evening visit Hoollongpahar Gibbon Sanctuary.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 – Depart Jorhat
In time transfer to airport to bord the flight for onward destination.
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