Manas National park History

Manas National park History, Timings, Route info, Entry fees

The dancing peacocks, trumping tuskers, jumping deer’s, roaring tigers, singing birds and the chilling climate is a thrill to the soul of the Assam Manas National Park. Earlier the Gauripur Raja and Cooch Behar royal used this national park as a hunting reserve later in 1905 Manas proposed it as Reserve forest. And in 1928 it was announced as a Game Sanctuary.

It is an area about 360 square kilometres. It was declared as Tiger reserve (1973) contributing to a total area of 2837 square kilometres. It is famous for its biosphere reserve, and elephant reserves…etc. The name manas is derived from a Hindu deity the snake “Manasa” also the name derived from the Manas river that passes through the park.

The Manas National park shows about six rhinos and eleven elephants the Flora of the national park is filled with the Burma monsoon forests which are located between the Indo Gangetic and Indo Malayan regions. The manas shows the vegetation such as Assam Valley semi-evergreen alluvial grasslands, East Himalayan mixed moist and dry deciduous forests, Low alluvial savanna woodland and Sub- Himalayan light alluvial semi-evergreen forests.

The Manas resides about 7 amphibians, 42 reptile species, 60 mammal species, and 500 bird species also wild water buffalos..etc.The Assam Roofed Turtle, Pygmy Hog, Hispid Hare, Golden Langur and Roofed Turtle.

Manas National park Opening Timings:

All days of the week 5:30 am to 6:30 pm

Manas National park Entry Fee :

Indians per person	Rs 20 /-
Foreigners per person	Rs 250 /-

Camera Charges :

Indians	Foreigners
Still camera        – Rs 50 /-	Still camera      – Rs 500/-
Video camera     –  Rs 100 /-	Video camera   – Rs 500/-

Manas National park Jeep Safari :

Safari Timings

Morning  –  9 am to 12 pm

Evening   –  2 pm to 5 pm

Manas National park Safari Charges :

Indians per person	Rs 120 /-
Foreigners per person	Rs 750 /-

 

Boat ride Rs 8000 /-

How to Reach Manas National Park :

By Air :       Guwahati Airport              – 180  km

By Train :       Barpeta Railway Station   –  44 km

By Road  :       Barpet Bus Stand               – 32  km

For more details, Please call on 85000 87012

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