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Manas Tiger Reserve
Best Time to Visit:
November to April
Assam's first Tiger project
(the other one is Nameri National Park), Manas is also
famous for its Rhinos and Elephants and extends over
varied territory, taking in hills and river valleys on the
border with Bhutan. The combination of scenic beauty and
rare wealth of wilderness proves to be one of the most
enthralling experiences in any wildlife enthusiast life.
The Manas park has eastern Himalayan moist mixed deciduous
forests covering. The dense forest cover often cuts out
even the sunlight. The eastern alluvial grassland also
covers a major portion of the Manas national park. These
grassland are grazing grounds for many herbivores. Manas
also shows variety by mixing low alluvial Saranah wood
land and Assam valley semi evergreen forests.
The reserve forest of 1928 Manas national park had been
declared as a tiger project in 1973. Of the present 18
Indian Tiger Projects present in India, Manas national
park is the ninth one. The total cov erage
area of this sanctuary is 391-sq-km and the area of the
tiger project being 540-sq-km. This lovely reserve is
formed from the watershed of the Manas, Hakua and Beki
rivers and borders with Bhutan. The bungalows at
Mothanguri, on the banks of the Manas, offer breathtaking
views of the jungle-clad hills. Established trails enter
nearby forests and follow the riverbanks, which becomes
quite a trekking expedition, especially for a lover of the
wilds. Still, try to arrange a boat cruise.
The Manas Reserve, located in
the foothills of the Bhutan hills, far from human
habitation, is a world in itself. The Manas River flowing
through the Park demarcates the border between India and
Bhutan. Manas is noted for its population of the rare
golden langur - found only in this part of the country.
They are often spotted in the tall trees.
Other primates in the Park include the capped langur,
Assamese macaque, the slow loris and the hoolock gibbon.
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