Kaziranga country
Golaghat holds most of Kaziranga National Park, the world’s stronghold of the one-horned rhino. Add ancient temple ruins, tea estates and a waterfall for a full trip.
5 sights and experiences.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site that holds about two-thirds of the world’s one-horned rhinos, plus tigers, elephants, wild buffalo and swamp deer. Jeep safaris start from the Kohora, Bagori, Agoratoli and Burapahar ranges.
Ruins of an ancient stone temple with fine sculpture on a hill at Numaligarh — one of Golaghat’s most important heritage sites.
Steps climb a wooded knoll near Dergaon to this protected Shiva shrine, looking out over tea bushes and rice fields.
A waterfall near Bokakhat amid tea and rubber plantations — easy to combine with a Kaziranga trip.
Neat green tea gardens line the highway around Numaligarh and Bokakhat.
Kaziranga usually opens for safaris from October/November to April/May — check dates. February–March is great for sightings as the grass is burnt back.
By airJorhat Airport — about 95 km to Kohora (Kaziranga), about 60 km to Golaghat town.
By trainFurkating Junction near Golaghat; Jakhalabandha is handy for Kaziranga’s western side.
By roadKaziranga (Kohora) is about 215 km from Guwahati on NH 715; Golaghat town is about 290 km.
