The Sentinel
Manas National Park And Tiger Reserve - The Serene River Manas, The Majestic Tigers And More
31 Oct, 2020
Manas National Park is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve of Assam.
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Located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.
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Manas is also famous for its population of the wild water buffalo.
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The name of the park originated from the Manas River, which is named after the serpent goddess Manasa.
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The Manas river is a major tributary of Brahmaputra River, which passes through the heart of the National Park.
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The Manas river also serves as an international border dividing India and Bhutan.
The Park was declared a sanctuary on 1 October, 1928 with an area of 360 square kilometres.
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Prior to the declaration of the sanctuary, it was a reserved forest called Manas R.F. and North Kamrup R.F.
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It was used by the Cooch Behar royal family and Raja of Gauripur as a hunting reserve.
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It was declared a World Heritage site in December 1985 by UNESCO.
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In 1992, UNESCO declared it as a world heritage site in danger due to heavy poaching and terrorist activities.
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There is only one forest village, Pagrang, at the core of the national park.
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The minimum temperature is around 15 °C and the maximum temperature is around 37 °C.
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The sanctuary has recorded 55 species of mammals, 380 species of birds, 50 of reptiles, and 3 species of amphibians.
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The park remains closed to visitors from June to September.
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The ideal time to visit is between November and April, which guarantees more wildlife spotting.
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Jeep safaris at the Park start at 9 a.m. and conclude by noon. Evening safaris begin at 2 p.m and last until 5 p.m. (These are subject to SOPs due to COVID)
Manas is about 150 km away from Guwahati. It takes about 5 hours to reach there by road
Other than going for the safaris, you can do river rafting, see many tea gardens and local Bodo villages.
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Camps, lodges and cottages are available for stay.
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