Swamarg
Assam

Kaziranga

History at a glance

  1. Before 1904
    The one-horned rhino population in Assam falls sharply through hunting and habitat loss.
  2. 1904
    Mary Curzon, wife of the Viceroy, visits the area to see a one-horned rhinoceros and does not find one. She presses her husband to act.
  3. 1 June 1905
    The Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest is constituted.
  4. 1908
    Designated a Reserve Forest.
  5. 1916
    Declared a Game Sanctuary.
  6. 1950
    Becomes a Wildlife Sanctuary.
  7. 11 February 1974
    Declared a National Park under the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.
  8. 1985
    Inscribed by UNESCO at the 9th session under natural criteria (ix) and (x), reference 337.
  9. 2006
    Declared a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger, bringing it under the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
  10. 2022
    The rhino census records 2,613 animals — the highest count ever, and roughly two-thirds of the world's wild population.

Best time to visit

November to March — curated for this destination
Coming up nationwide
  • In 4 daysGandhi Jayanti · 2 October
  • In 21 daysDurga Ashtami / Maha Navami · 19 October
  • In 22 daysDussehra (Vijayadashami) · 20 October
  • In 31 daysKarwa Chauth · 29 October

Real dates, not AI-drafted — sourced from the Hindu Panchang, same for every destination.

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