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Manas
National Park,
due to its remoteness is less frequented by tourist.
Located in the foothills of the Himalayas near Bhutan,
it is great eco system and supports a big variety
of wild life. The Manas River flowing through
the Park demarcates the border between India and Bhutan.
The Park has vast deciduous forests where the thick
canopy of forest often cuts out the light. Its wet
grasslands are the home of the Rhino, water
buffalo, elephant and the tiger.
It is also famous for
its population of the rare golden langur -
found only in this part of the country. They are often
spotted on the tall trees swinging, playing and feeding.
Other primates in the Park include the capped langur,
Assamese macaque, the slow loris and
the hoolock gibbon. These are rarely seen but
the whoooping call of the hoolock gibbon can be heard
throughout the forest. The Reserve is also home to
the attractive and rare red panda. These are
only seen occasionally and that too in the higher
regions of the park. Manas has become a very special
ecosystem, as it harbours twenty species of rare and
endangered birds and animals. These include the hispid
hare and the pigmy hog. The lush forest
canopy at Manas shelters colourful birds like the
giant hornbills, both pied and grey varieties,
pheasants, jungle fowl and scarlet
minivet. The water birds along the rivers include
brahminy ducks, mergansers and a range
of egrets, herons and pelicans.
Over 2840 sq.km in area, Manas is a fascinating Rhino
reserve.
A visit to this remote
nature reserve can be a funfilled and an exciting
experience
Rhino
is a protected species. Poaching and killing of Rhino
is a punishable offence.
Save
the Rhino from extinction
| General
Information : |
| Best
time to Visit |
Nov-Apr
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| Accommodation |
Forest
Rest Houses & Tourist Lodge
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| Nearest
town |
Barpeta Road (40 Km)
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| How
to get there |
Rail
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Barpeta Road (40Km), Air
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Guwahati (186 Km)
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| Species
found |
Elephant,
tiger, panther, gaur, wild buffalo, rhino, golden
langur, civet cat, otter, swamp, deer, hog deer,
sambar, pigmy hog, wild boar, great pied hornbill,
Assamese
Macaque,
herons and pelicans
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