Orang (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park

Assam and the Seven Sisters - National Parks

Orang (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park is situated in the north banks of the Brahmaputra River. Orang is 31 kms from Tezpur, and 150 kms from Guwahati, Assam, India. The nearest railhead is Rongapara and the nearest airport is Salonibari(Tezpur). Both Govt. & Private buses ply regularly from Guwahati.

It is a miniature Kaziranga covering an area of 78.81 sq. kms. Sixty percent of the sanctuary is grassland. The area is a flat land with few depressions. Many streams flow north to south which ultimately join the Brahmaputra. The habitat is composed of Eastern Seasonal Swamp Forests , Eastern Himalayan Moist Deciduous Forests, Eastern wet Alluvial Grassland & Khair-Sisoo Forests.

The animals seen in this sanctuary are the one horned rhinoceros, Samber deers, Barking deer, Elephants etc.

A large variaties of water birds have also found this sanctuary to be their ideal habitat.

The best season to visit is from November to March.

Photo's by courtesy of Office of India Tourism, Amsterdam.

Assam and the Seven Sisters - National Parks
	Orang (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park Orang (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park is situated in the north banks of the Brahmaputra River. Orang is 31 kms from Tezpur, and 150 kms from Guwahati, Assam, India. The nearest railhead is Rongapara and the nearest airport is Salonibari(Tezpur). Both Govt. & Private buses ply regularly from Guwahati. It is a miniature Kaziranga covering an area of 78.81 sq. kms. Sixty percent of the sanctuary is grassland. The area is a flat land with few depressions. Many streams flow north to south which ultimately join the Brahmaputra. The habitat is composed of Eastern Seasonal Swamp Forests , Eastern Himalayan Moist Deciduous Forests, Eastern wet Alluvial Grassland & Khair-Sisoo Forests. The animals seen in this sanctuary are the one horned rhinoceros, Samber deers, Barking deer, Elephants etc. A large variaties of water birds have also found this sanctuary to be their ideal habitat. The best season to visit is from November to March. Photo's by courtesy of Office of India Tourism, Amsterdam.