A “mini Kaziranga” and a peasants’ memorial
Darrang is close to Guwahati on the north bank. Orang National Park offers rhino safaris without the crowds, and Patharighat remembers a landmark event of Assam’s freedom struggle.
3 sights and experiences.
Often called “mini Kaziranga”: about 79 sq km of grassland and wetland on the Brahmaputra, with one-horned rhinos, tigers and many birds. Shared with Sonitpur.
In January 1894 farmers gathered here against a steep tax rise, and British police opened fire, killing around 140 of them. A tall memorial pillar keeps their sacrifice in mind.
The district headquarters and a handy base for Orang; the clock tower is the town’s landmark.
November to April, when Orang National Park is open for safaris.
By airLGBI Airport, Guwahati — about 85 km.
By trainGuwahati / Kamakhya are the most convenient; smaller stations such as Tangla lie on the Rangiya–Rangapara North line.
By roadAbout 70 km from Guwahati to Mangaldoi. Orang’s gates lie further east, between Mangaldoi and Tezpur.
