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10 Nights/ 11 Days tour by road and
air
03 Nights in Delhi - 04 Nights in Kaziranga National
Park - 03 Nights in Nameri National Park - 01 Night
in Guwahati
The relatively unexplored northeast
frontier of the Indian subcontinent supports some of
the rarest and most sought after Oriental species. The
region's enormous range of altitudes and habitats and
high precipitation caused by the eastern Himalayas and
the Brahmaputra Valley has made it a haven for birdwatchers.
White-winged Wood Duck, Dark-rumped Swift, Marsh Babbler,
White-bellied Heron, Rufous-backed Sibia and Beautiful
Nuthatch are just few of the exotic species found in
this region.
Guwahati,
the bustling capital of Assam is one of the best places
in the world to see the highly endangered Greater Adjutant
at close range.
Kaziranga
is a superb tract of land whose rich avifauna is overshadowed
by the One-horned rhinoceros for which the park is renowned.
On account of its dense bird life, this low-lying grassland
with several large shallow lakes and patches of open
woodland is considered as 'Bharatpur of the East'. The
marshes support many species of waterfowl and an elephant
ride reveals grassland species such as Bengal Florican,
Swamp Francolin and Chestnut-capped Babbler.
The adjoining Panbari
forests are home to Fairy Bluebird, Puff-throated Babblers,
Silver-breasted Broadbill, Grey Peacock Pheasant and
flocks of the much sought after Spot-winged Starling
in winters.
Tea plantations and adjoining scrub
and cultivation can be explored for the Rufous-necked
Laughing Thrush, Common Green Magpie and Thick-billed
Warbler.
Nameri National
Park, the second Tiger reserve in Assam after
Manas National Park (which is now closed), covers an
area of 200 sq km with the river Jia Bhoroli enriching
its diverse habitat. Sighting of wild animals is difficult
here but the park has 370 species of birds. Nameri is
known to be a good place to sight the White-winged
Wood Duck, the uncommon Ibis-bill, Ruddy Kingfisher,
Wreathed hornbill, Long-billed
Ringed Plover, Sultan
Tit, Yellow-bellied
and White-throated Fantail.
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