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Apart from tea and
minerals like petroleum and coal, Assam is blessed with a
unique wildlife habitat. If you thought that Africa is the
best safari region, the jungles of Assam will change your
perceptions.
With five national
parks, eighteen wild life sanctuaries and a number of reserved
protected forest areas Assam stands unparalleled in bio
diversity. Out of the five national parks two are UNESCO World
Heritage Sites, two are bio sphere reserves and three are
Project Tigers. These protected areas are home to a large
number of wildlife many of them are endangered and listed in
the schedule-I of the Wildlife Protection Act of India. Assam
is the home to the One Horned Rhinoceros with the single
largest concentration of the mammal. There is also a good
number of the species like the Royal Bengal Tiger, leopards,
Asiatic Elephants, Eastern Swamp Deer, and the Asiatic Water
Buffalos apart from a host of other wildlife. With the
discovery of Eastern Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock
 leucondys) in a
survey conducted between March and May, 2010 in three reserve
forests of Hallow Gaon, Kukurmara and Kundil Kolia on the
north bank of Lohit river located in Sadiya range of Tinsukia
district, Assam harbours the highest density of primate
species in the country with a total number of 10 species.
North East India harbours as many as 12 primate species out of
the total 26 species found in India.
Assam jungles are
also home to some rare mammals like the Golden Langur, Hispid
Hare, Pygmy Hog and the black panther. The black panther is a
critically endangered species belonging to the leopard family
and is a Schedule I species, protected under the Wildlife
Protection Act, 1972. The black panthers are considered
smarter and more agile than leopards.
 Assam supports a
number of rare avian species. Bengal florican, Great hornbill,
White winged duck, Dark-rumped swift, Black throated
parrotbill, Marsh Babbler, Greater & Lesser Adjutant storks
are only some of the species which will make your day.
The tour is
designed on fixed itineraries. However, if you think that the
itinerary does not fall your way and you want us to design
itineraries as per your schedule and tastes please feel free
to contact us. We shall be glad to design a tailor made
itinerary for you.
We have paid great
attention to the quality of our tours with a professional
touch. But it does not necessarily make the tours rigid. We
create a friendly atmosphere in our tours to make you feel at
home.
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