16 Days North East India Wildlife Tour

This morning we will start our day little early and move to the Elephant boarding point for our first Jungle ride to the Manas National Park on an Elephant back. The Elephant safari is the best medium to explore a wildlife sanctuary and view the wildlife from very close quarters. The one-hour Elephant safari will take us to the dense and narrow paths thereby increasing the chances of animal sighting. Later we will return to the resort for breakfast. After breakfast, we will get ready for our vehicle safari to the national park. The vehicle safari to the national park will be for two to two and a half hours. Here we will move on the wild path of Manas National Park to explore the most stunning pristine wildlife habitat. Return back to the resort for lunch. After lunch, we will again move on our wildlife jungle safari to explore the Brahmaputra valley with its semi-evergreen forest. The forest is very rich in species of all Indian wildlife. Here you will have a chance to view the only known home for the rare and endangered Assam Roofed Turtle, Hispid Hare, Golden Langur and Pygmy Hog. Later in the evening return to the resort. Stay overnight at the forest resort.

The morning after breakfast, drive to Nameri National Park (approx. 290Kms / 06 hours). Nameri National Park covering an area of 200 sq. Kms nestled at the foothills of Eastern Himalayas. It is famous for the high density of elephant population. Nameri National Park covers an area of 200 sq. Km. With river Jia Bhoroli bifurcating the park, it is the most scenic of all the national parks of Assam. It’s in the eastern border of Assam in the valley and mountainous Arunachal Pradesh, Nameri is home to some of the endangered species like a white-winged wood duck, Sloth Bear, Tiger Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Sambar, Gaur, Indian Wild Dog, four varieties of Hornbill and many other winged species. The other reason Nameri is famous for is the herds of elephants. The park has a high density of elephant population and due to lessening of forest cover, they sometimes invade human inhabited villages, which have attracted the attention of wildlife conservationists worldwide. Upon arrival, check-in at the camp and relax amidst the comforts of your room. The evening is free to for leisure walks around the campsite or individual activities. Stay overnight at the Camp.

The morning after breakfast, we will go for a fascinating river rafting on Jia Bhoroli River. For the same, we will drive 25 km from the resort towards the river upstream, from where we will enjoy the downstream rafting on the inflatable raft. Here we will have a chance to see a lot of migratory waterfowl and if you are lucky then you can even spot the Royal Bengal Tiger and the Elephant on the banks of the river from the boat. The 13 km stretch of rafting will take around three hours. After the river rafting return to the campsite for lunch. After lunch, we will go on a nature trail along the reserve. Here we will be accompanied by knowledgeable forest guides and armed forest guards. The forest treks are the best way to explore the Nameri National Park as it allows you to get very close to wildlife life. Here once can spot the rare species of white-winged wood ducks and the great hornbills. The evening is free to for leisure walks around the campsite or individual activities. Overnight at the Camp.

The morning after breakfast, drive to Kaziranga National Park (approx. 90Kms / 02 hours). Kaziranga national park which is mainly famous for Indian one Horned Rhinoceros. Located on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River in the far North East of India, Assam, with covering an area of approximately 430-sq-km, with its swamps and tall thickets of elephant grass, making Kaziranga National Park the ideal habitat for the Indian One-Horned Rhino. Due to limitless poaching of this prehistoric survivor, the Kaziranga National Park has declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1940. Upon arrival check-in at the resort/ Camp and relax amidst the comforts of your room. Afternoon Jeep safari to the National park for wildlife viewing and also visit the tea gardens and rubber plantations. Overnight at the resort/ Camp.

Today will awake a little early with a wake call, half an hour before we will head for our morning elephant safari (05:30 am to 06:30 am) to the national park for wildlife viewing. Return to resort/Camp for breakfast. After breakfast jeep safari (either central or western range). Return to camp for lunch and later go on a jeep safari to the national park (if visited central range in the morning then western range or vice versa). Overnight at the resort/ Camp. Apart from the great one-horned Indian Rhino, the other major wild attractions include a large population of Indian Elephants, Indian Bison, Swamp Deer or Barasingha, Hog Deer, Sloth Bears, Tigers, Leopard Cats, Jungle Cats, Otters, Hog Badgers, Capped Langurs, Hoolock Gibbons, Wild Boar, Jackal, Wild Buffalo, Pythons, Monitor Lizards, etc. Overnight at the resort/ Camp.

The morning after breakfast, drive to Jorhat (approx. 115Kms / 03 hours). Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and relax amidst the comforts of your room. Later visit Gibbon’s Sanctuary in search of the hoolock gibbon's the only apes in India. The sanctuary is also famous for the Bengal slow loris the only nocturnal primate found in the northeast Indian states. During our wildlife search to the Gibbon Sanctuary, we will be able to spot other primates as the stump-tailed macaque, northern pig-tailed macaque, eastern Assamese macaque and rhesus macaque. The mammals found in the sanctuary are Indian elephants, tigers, leopards, jungle cats, wild boar, the civets, the squirrels etc. Later return to the hotel for overnight stay.

The morning after breakfast, drive to Dibru Saikhowa National Park (approx. 335Kms / 07 hours). This bird's paradise Dibru Saikhowa, situated in the south bank for the Brahmaputra. The Dibru-Saikhowa national park or biosphere reserve is famous for its vibrant wildlife and its pristine scenic beauty. The park is home to many rare and endangered species of wildlife. The semi-evergreen forests and littoral and swamp forests are home of about 36 species of mammals and above 400 species of avifauna. Upon arrival check-in at the Forest Lodge/Camp and relax amidst the comforts of your room. The evening is free to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. Overnight at the Forest Lodge/Camp.

The morning after breakfast we will go on a full-day wildlife tour to Dibru - Saikhowa with packed lunch. We will move to Guijan Ghat or Saikhowa Ghat to explore the island in the middle of the mighty Brahmaputra River. Witness several native and migratory birdlife. The main focus of the national park is for the conservation of white-winged wood duck in its natural habitat. The National Park is also famous for the wild horses, these horses have escaped the Army camps of World War-II, and some of them are freed during the earthquake of 1950. The third and fourth generations of these horses are still found in the national park. The evening is free to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. Overnight at the Forest Lodge/Camp.

Morning after breakfast, drive to Namdapha National Park and later drive to Deban. Upon arrival at Deban, check-in at the Forest lodge/Camp. Enjoy the scenic beauty around the forest camp as it surrounded by evergreen forest over-looking the river Noa-Dihing. Later, we will spend the afternoon birding alongside the river Noa Dihing that flows adjacent to the forest lodge. Overnight at the Forest lodge/Camp.

Today after early breakfast, we will start our day and leave our forest camp and start trekking inside the Namdapha National Park. The 10kms trekking route will take us to the Hornbill camp. En-route to Hornbill, we will explore the area of Haldibari and Bulbulia. Haldibari is a picturesque camping spot, situated 5kms further from Deban. It lies across the Noa-Dihing River; it is also approachable by boat. We will continue on our trek to Bulbulia which is also an enchanting camping site overlooking a large aquifer and derives its name from its several natural springs. We will also stop at camera point before moving to Hornbill. The camera point camping site, as the name suggests offers a vantage point for a breath-taking view of Namdapha and its lush green landscape. On our trekking from Deban to Hornbill, we will be able to witness the several types of vegetation's and lots of birds like the White-winged Wood Ducks which is a rare and endangered species, Indian hornbills, jungle fowls and pheasants. The inaccessibility of greater part of Namdapha still keeps the forests in their pristine and virgin state in its natural form, therefore the wet tropical rain forest of Namdapha is an ideal breeding ground for varieties of animals and birds which is remarkable and worth seeing. Late in the evening arrive at Hornbill camp. Upon arrival, check-in at the Camp. Evening is free to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. Overnight at the Camp.

Today after breakfast morning, we will return to Deban by following the same route, enjoying a lot of bird watching on the way. Upon arrival, check-in at the Forest Lodge/Camp and relax amidst the comforts of your room. The evening is free to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. Overnight at the Forest lodge/Camp.

The morning after breakfast, we will leave for our next wildlife destination Dehing Patkai Wildlife sanctuary. This sanctuary is situated within the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam and sharing its boundary with Arunachal Pradesh. Basically the sanctuary is a part of Elephant reserve. The forest type of the sanctuary will be tropical wet & evergreen. Upon arrival, check-in at the Forest lodge. The evening is free to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. Overnight at the Forest lodge.

Today morning after breakfast, we will go for an exploration to the Dehing Patkai sanctuary and enjoy the flora and fauna presented here. During our wildlife visit to the sanctuary, we will be able to see the following wildlife mammals as Stump-tailed macaque, Assamese macaque, Rhesus macaque, Capped langur, Hoolock gibbon, Himalayan black bear, Hog-badger, Jungle cat, Leopard cat, Marbled cat, Clouded leopard, Leopard, Tiger, Slow loris, Wild pig, Sambar, Barking deer, Malayan giant squirrels, Porcupine, Pig-tailed macaque, Chinese pangolin, Flying fox, etc. The avifauna found here in the Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary are Lesser Adjutant Stork, White Winged Wood duck, White-backed Vulture, Slender-billed Vulture, White-cheeked Hill Partridge, Khaleej Pheasant, Grey Peacock-Pheasant, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Great Pied Hornbill, Beautiful Nuthatch, Black-browed Leaf Warbler, Green Imperial Pigeon, Purple wood or Pale capped Pigeon etc. and among the reptiles Rock python, King cobra, Asian leaf turtle, Monitor Lizard are found in the sanctuary. Overnight at the Forest lodge.

The morning after breakfast, drive to Dibrugarh (approx. 85Kms / 02 hours). Visit more beautiful villages along the way. Dibrugarh is known as the tea capital of Assam because of the numerous tea estates that surround this town. Situated on the banks of the River Brahmaputra, Dibrugarh is surrounded by tea gardens with the misty outlines of the Himalayas in the background - Dibrugarh is the largest tea exporting town in India. One can go around the tea gardens which are located in and around the town. A large number of tea estates are located along highway covering a large area of Dibrugarh district. Sometimes it is referred to as the gateway to some districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and relax amidst the comforts of your room. Later explore the local market and evening is free to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. Overnight at the hotel.

The morning after breakfast, transfer to the airport to board the flight for your return destination.