Field Guide · Wildlife
Northeast India holds India's last great rhino population, four of the country's six wild cats, the only ape in the subcontinent, and bird endemism that puts the region on every serious naturalist's life list. This guide maps the parks, the species and the seasons — drawing on the resident naturalists who lead our wildlife journeys and the communities that protect these landscapes.
A field guide to the parks, species and seasons of Northeast India's wild landscapes — from Kaziranga's rhinos to Eaglenest's endemics.
Kaziranga (one-horned rhino, eastern swamp deer, Bengal tiger, Asian elephant); Manas (Bengal tiger, golden langur, hispid hare); Nameri (white-winged duck, ibis-bill); Eaglenest (Bugun liocichla, Ward's trogon, 400+ species); Pakke (hornbill stronghold); Namdapha (clouded leopard, hoolock gibbon, red panda); Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary; Dibru-Saikhowa for feral horses and river dolphins.
Every wildlife journey is paired with a resident naturalist — not a city-based driver. They know the territories of individual tigers, the fruiting cycles that hold gibbons, the elephant corridors at Manas and the leech-light windows at Namdapha. They also know when not to push, and they teach the difference.
November–April for Kaziranga (rhinos, raptors, peak visibility); March–May for breeding birds at Eaglenest and Nameri; October–March for Manas tigers; January for Bugun liocichla; year-round at Hoollongapar for gibbons. Most parks close in monsoon (Kaziranga shuts mid-May to end October).
We work with forest guards at Kaziranga, the community-conserved Singchung Bugun Village Reserve at Eaglenest, and Apatani fish-and-rice agroforestry at Ziro. Every booking carries a community-conservation contribution; we publish where it goes.
Tell us the species or habitats that pull you most, your travel window and tolerance for rough roads. We build a private naturalist-led itinerary that combines two or three parks at the right pace — usually eight to fourteen days.
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