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| [[File:Kaziranga-National-Park-map-en-mod.svg|thumb|right|350px|Map of Kaziranga National Park. River courses and lake areas vary annually. River courses are not drawn completely outside park boundaries]]
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| {{Wikivoyage|Kaziranga National Park}}
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| [[Kaziranga National Park]] is an Indian [[national park of India|national park]] and an [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] situated in the [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] and [[Nagaon district]] of [[Assam]], [[India]]. It is a tourist destination and conservation area particularly notable as a refuge for the endangered Indian [[one-horned rhinoceros]] (''Rhinoceros unicornis''), hosting the largest population of wild Indian one-horned Rhinoceros in the world. The park contains significant stock of three other large herbivores — the [[Asian Elephant]], the [[Asiatic Water Buffalo]] and the eastern subspecies of the [[Swamp Deer]]. Kaziranga also has the highest density of [[tiger]] in the world and is declared a [[Tiger Reserve]] in 2006. Kaziranga is recognized as an [[Important Bird Area]] by [[Birdlife International]] for conservation of avifaunal species.
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| ==Tourist activities==
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| The means of travel inside the park is on the back of trained elephants with [[mahout]] guides, or in [[Jeep]] or [[4WD]] vehicles. Most rides are booked in advance and depart from the Park Administrative Centre in [[Kohora]]. The Park has three tourist routes under the jurisdiction of three Ranges — Kohora, Bagori and Agaratoli. These roads are open to light vehicles from November to mid May. The park remains closed from mid-April to mid-October due to monsoon. Visitors willing to view wild life by motorcars are guided through these roads by the staff of this department. The visitors are allowed to take in their own vehicles, however no visitor is allowed to enter the park without an accompanying representative of the forest department. [[Observation tower]]s are situated at Sohola, Mihimukh, Kathpara, Foliamari and Harmoti for spotting wildlife. Wildlife watching, including [[birding]] is the main activity inside the park. Viewing the scenic landscape of the park with different vegetation types interspersed with numerous [[beel]]s and the snow-covered mountains of Himalayas at a distance constitute other attractions. [[Hiking]] in the park is not allowed taking into consideration the large number of potentially dangerous wild animals. An interpretation centre is being set up at the Bagori range of Kaziranga, to help the visitors know everything about the park.<ref>{{cite news
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| | title = Information Safari | newspaper =[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] | date =2007-03-31 | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070331/asp/northeast/story_7583733.asp
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| ==Lodging==
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| The park has a wide range of accommodation including rest houses, dormitory and lodges maintained by the [[Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Assam]] and the [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|India Tourism Development Corporation]]. At present there are four Government tourist lodges of different categories at Kohora and three tourist lodges inside the park. Numerous private hotels are also available outside the borders of the park.<ref name="unescoreport">{{cite journal
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| | title = Section II: Periodic Report on the State of Conservation of Kaziranga National Park, India
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| | publisher =[[UNESCO]]
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| | year =2003
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| | url =https://whc.unesco.org/archive/periodicreporting/cycle01/section2/337.pdf
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| | accessdate = 2007-02-28 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061231192431/https://whc.unesco.org/archive/periodicreporting/cycle01/section2/337.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-12-31}}</ref>
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| '''List Of Hotels at Kaziranga National Park -'''
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| # [http://kazirangasafari.com Iora Resort]
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| # [http://www.bonhabiresort.com Bonhabi Resort]
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| # [http://greenreedresort.com Green Reed Resort]
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| # Wild Grass Lodge
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| # [http://www.camprhino.in Camp Rhino Resort]
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| # Dhanshree Resort
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| # Arranya Resort
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| # Bonani Lodge
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| # [http://www.snehabhawan.com Sneha Bhawan]
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| # United 21 Grassland Resort
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| # Borgos Resort
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| # Landmark Woods
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| # [http://www.diphluriverlodge.com Diphlu River Lodge]
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| # [http://www.kazirangasarmahlodge.com.com Sarmah Lodge]
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| # [http://www.kazirangadeutascottage.com Deuta's Cottage]
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| # Infinity Kaziranga Wilderness
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| # Agoratoli Resort
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| # [http://www.arimoraguesthouse.com Arimora Guest House]
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| # [http://www.kazirangatgresort.in T G Resort]
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| # Joonaki Kareng
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| # Prayag Emarald
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| ==Transportation==
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| [[File:Xorai welcome to Kaziranga.jpg|200px|right|thumb|"Xorai" welcome to Kaziranga]]
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| The main gate for Kaziranga, at Kohora is on the [[National Highway 37 (India)|National Highway 37]] (NH 37). [[Assam State Transport Corporation]] and private buses stop here on their way to and from [[Guwahati]], [[Tezpur]] and Upper Assam. Taxi Services also available from Guwahati to Kaziranga National Park and other places in Assam. The park is a 4-hour drive from Guwahati ({{convert|217|km|mi|0}}) on the NH-37 and 1.5 hrs from [[Nagaon]] ({{convert|97|km|mi|0}}). Both these cities are well connected to the park by buses and taxies. [[Furkating]] ({{convert|75|km|mi|0}} away) is the nearest railway station, other important stations are Nagaon, Jorhat and Guwahati (GHY) stations. The nearest airports are [[Jorhat Airport]] ({{convert|97|km|mi|0}} away), [[Tezpur Airport]] at Salonibari (approx {{convert|100|km|mi|0}} away) and [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]], Guwahati (approx. {{convert|217|km|mi|0}} away). The nearest town from the park is Bokakhat ({{convert|23|km|mi|0}} away) and the nearest cities are [[Nagaon]], [[Tezpur]] and [[Guwahati]].
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| ==Employment==
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| Tourism benefits the people living in the fringe of the park and helps in empowering the local people. About 35 hotels or lodges of various kinds located just outside the park, out of these, four are run by the government.<ref name="un7">{{cite web|last=Mathur |first=V.B. |author2=Sinha, P.R. |author3=Mishra, Manoj |title=UNESCO EoH Project_South Asia Technical Report No. -7 -Kaziranga National Park |publisher=UNESCO |url=http://www.enhancingheritage.net/docs/UNESCOEoH_Project_South_Asia_Technical_Report_07_v1.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-02-28 |pages=16–17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008185635/http://www.enhancingheritage.net/docs/UNESCOEoH_Project_South_Asia_Technical_Report_07_v1.pdf |archivedate=8 October 2007 }}</ref>
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| A total of 299 local people are actively employed in these hotels. But, a very few hotels/lodges are owned by the local people. However, some families are offering home stay facilities just outside the park, so that the tourist may get a taste of the local life. People from the adjoining areas own 70 vehicles, which are allowed to be taken into the park, and most of them act as the driver cum guide.<ref name="un7"/> On the highway 37, which cuts across the park, 12 local community members own and run public phone booths. There are also 26 shops selling souvenirs etc. that are owned and/or managed by local community members.<ref name="un7"/> Many local women also regularly perform traditional dances at some of the larger hotels. Many sell locally handmade woven cloth to the tourist, which act as a money churner. There is tremendous scope for the sale of handicrafts in and around the park. Existing Self Help Groups (SHG) could very well provide a platform for such mechanisms. The [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]], [[Government of India]] along with the [[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP) are jointly supporting rural tourism in village of Durgapur, which falls in the periphery of the Kohora range of [[Kaziranga]] along with other initiatives at 31 sites across India.<ref name="un7"/>
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| Local people do get some amount of employment from the park in the form of labour and allied activities. Labour requirements for the park include, labour for anti poaching activities and construction of bridges, culverts, etc. Approximately 100 to 200 people are hired per range for removal of [[Mimosa]], a weed which is harmful for the herbivores.<ref name="un7"/> The park authorities have also hired 15 local people as security guard to protect the tourist jeeps inside the park. The park has developed a very good network of intelligence throughout the villages surrounding the park. There are key informants in every village, which reports about the movement of poachers and are monetarily compensated for information they provide to the park authorities.<ref name="un7"/>
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| List of Hotels - [http://www.kaziranga-national-park.com/united-21-grassland.shtml]
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| {{Kaziranga National Park}}
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| [[Category:Tourism in Assam]]
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| [[Category:Kaziranga National Park]]
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