Dibru Saikhowa National Park Travel Guide

Dibru Saikhowa National Park, spread across the floodplains between the Dibru and Brahmaputra rivers in Upper Assam, is designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and covers roughly 340 square kilometres of wetland, grassland and semi-evergreen forest. It is best known for its population of feral horses, descendants of animals abandoned by the army during World War II, which now roam the park's grasslands and riverine islands, one of the few such feral herds in Asia. The park is also an important habitat for the white-winged wood duck, one of the world's rarest waterfowl, alongside capped langurs and Gangetic dolphins in its river channels. Boat safaris from the nearby Guijan and Saikhowa ghats remain the main way to see the park's wildlife and its shifting network of river islands.

Dibru Saikhowa National Park is a river island national park and one of the 19 biodiversity hotspots in the world. This National Park is situated 12 km north of Tinsukia in Assam. Of the seven parts of the park, one is a wetland and the rest is mainly covered with grasslands and dense forest. Animal life to be viewed in their natural habitat includes royal Bengal tiger, hoolock gibbons and leopards, it is also home to some restricted-range species, such as the White-winged Wood Duck, Bengal Florican, Lesser Adjutant Stork, spotted-billed Pelican, White-bellied Heron, Pallas's Fish Eagle, Swamp Partridge, Jerdon's Babbler, Black-breasted Parrotbill and Striated Grassbird. Marsh Babbler, Swamp Prinia and Yellow Weaver.

There are no roads and hence no jungle safari or elephant rides for roaming in the park, so you can explore the park only by trekking, although boat service is available which can take you to various spots. Guijan Ghat and Saikhowa Ghat are the national park's entry points.