Experience Tranquillity at Pobitora National Park
Updated [20/Apr/2023] Being a tourist, it is the predominant motto to make the most out of your tour itinerary. If you’re a sheer nature and wildlife enthusiast along with a peace lover, then Pobitora National Park is a good option for you. It is located in the Morigaon district of Assam, enriched with the beauty of flora and fauna, and needless to mention the one-horned rhinos.
Some interesting facts -
- The one-horned rhinoceros are also named as Great Indian Rhinoceros, and are considered as vulnerable species as per IUCN red list.
- However, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary offers a significant number of these rhinos to its tourists.
- According to a census conducted on 22nd and 23rd of March, 2022, there are 107 one-horned rhinos at present, which has been raised from 102 in 2018 in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The total population is divided into 30 male and 50 female rhinos and 27 calves.
- The initiatives undertaken by the forest department have been successful in preventing poaching of rhinos since 2014. This has also been a significant reason for the rising population of the rhinos.
- The proliferation in the rhino population has resulted in the boosting of tourism.
Here’s to what you can do to make your Pobitora trip an everlasting memory
- If you are a tourist from a different state, then it will be a sensible act to do the Pobitora National Park Booking in advance. Also, plan your trip on the weekdays since the weekends always tend to be overcrowded. Choose a resort near the sanctuary to save time in extra travelling. Enjoy the authenticity of Assamese cuisines and enjoy the spectacular scenery from your resort.
- The trip itineraries usually include an immediate visit to the Kaziranga National Park, followed by Pobitora National Park and Manas National Park or other tourist spots.
- However, if you really want to experience the serenity of Pobitora, then you can opt for staying there for a couple of days in your resort amid the mustard fields as well as various trees.
- Wake up early in the morning to go for a morning walk through the mustard fields and to the nearby village.
- Coming to safari, you can opt for both elephant and jeep safari. An elephant safari will give you the closest view of the rhinos and the other animals. However, many consider it cruelty towards animals by sitting on them for recreation purposes. Jeep safari are no less, but make sure you are carrying masks or scarves to protect yourself from the dust.
- You can also pay a visit to Shillong, approx 122 km from the sanctuary.
- Mayong village is also a good option which is known to be a land of sorcery and black magic.
- Go for the Brahmaputra river cruise if you are planning to visit Majuli, a popular river island in the Brahmaputra River.
Rhino and what else?
The one-horned rhinoceros is undoubtedly the main attraction for the tourists. However, there’s more to it.
- If you are visiting in the winters, Assam becomes the destination of thousands of migratory birds, the forest reserves and the water bodies being their ultimate abode. The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is also known as the Bharatpur of the East due to 2000 residential birds to 375 species of migratory birds. The area therefore attracts a lot of ornithologists from across the globe.
- Just at the opposite of the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary’s entrance is the Haduk Hanging Bridge, which has a resemblance of the Howrah Bridge at Kolkata. The bridge has been a perfect photogenic spot for the tourists due to the scenic background.
- Garanga Beel is the lake on which the Haduk Hanging Bridge is built. The lake possesses a rich collection of fish and aquatic vegetation along with geese and ducks swimming around the lake.
- Boat rides are offered to spot river dolphins at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary.
And finally, take a bagful of memories along with you on your way back to your home.
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