Kaziranga National Park

NaturesLens visits Kaziranga National Park on small-group wildlife photography holidays in India, with time here planned around Asian Elephant, Bar-headed Goose, Bengal Tiger, Ganges River Dolphin and Greater Adjutant Stork rather than general sightseeing. Current itineraries using Kaziranga National Park include Wildlife of Kaziranga National Park, with photography shaped around hide, boat-based, flight and landscape and behaviour photography sessions. Kaziranga National Park lies in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, straddling the southern bank of the mighty Brahmaputra River. This UNESCO World Heritage Site encompasses a mosaic of tall elephant grass meadows, swampy lagoons, & dense tropical forest, all shaped by the annual flooding of the Brahmaputra, which deposits nutrient-rich silt & sustains the park’s exceptional productivity. The braided river channels & oxbow lakes that punctuate the landscape provide critical habitat for both terrestrial & aquatic wildlife, making Kaziranga one of the most ecologically significant floodplain ecosystems in South Asia. The park is world-renowned as the stronghold of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros, whose numbers here represent a major conservation success story, while Bengal tigers patrol the grasslands & forest edges as the park’s apex predator. Herds of Asian & Indian elephants move through the terrain alongside wild water buffalo, hog deer, swamp deer, & wild boar, all thriving amid the varied grassland & wetland habitats. The Brahmaputra’s waters harbour the elusive Ganges river dolphin & playful smooth-coated otters, while the skies & wetlands host bar-headed geese & the striking greater adjutant stork, a rare & distinctive scavenger. Indian hornbills add colour to the forested margins, & Indian rock pythons can occasionally be found moving quietly through the undergrowth, completing this remarkably diverse wildlife assemblage.