Popular Places in Tezpur - Assam

Considered to be the cultural capital of Assam, the ancient city of Tezpur is located on the northern bank of River Brahmaputra. Connecting through NH-52 and NH-37, Tezpur is situated at a distance of 175-kilometers to the north-east of Guwahati. Surrounded by tea-gardens and agriculture, Tezpur is a commercial, administrative and educational center, apart from maintaining a major base of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force. Tezpur Town also offers excellent accommodation options for visitors from all around the world. Comfortable bungalows, tourist lodges and circuit houses are available along with several private lodges and hotels. Tezpur is readily accessible by road from Guwahati and other important regional destinations. Moreover, Tezpur Town is home to Tezpur Airport and Tezpur Railway Station which makes access to this region extremely easy and convenient. Within close proximity to the scenic beauty alongside River Brahmaputra are three exotic national parks - Kaziranga, Orang & Nameri National Park.

Kaziranga National Park

Located at a distance of 40 kilometers from Tezpur Town, Kaziranga, well-known for the one-horned rhinoceros also boasts the highest density of tigers among the protected areas in the world.

Orang National Park

Sprawled over 78 square kilometers of area, the Orang is located on the north bank of River Brahmaputra at a distance of 30-kilometers from Tezpur Town. Offering a rich flora and fauna, it is often referred as a mini-Kaziranga.

• Orang National Park

Located on the northern bank of the River Brahmaputra in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam, Orang National Park is sprawled over a 78.81 square kilometer area with a landscape composed of marshes, streams and grasslands. It is often referred as a mini-Kaziranga, since both these national parks inhabited by the Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros display a similar topography. During the monsoons every year, this park literally becomes veritable flood plains which inevitably constitute twelve wetlands and 26 manmade water bodies.

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• Nameri National Park

At a distance of 35 kilometers from Tezpur, Nameri National Park in the Sonitpur District of northern Assam is located within the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. Sharing the northern boundary with the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh, this park is the second Tiger Reserve within the state of Assam. Spread over a 200 square kilometer area and an additional 344 square kilometers of the Nameri Tiger Reserve, this exquisite landscape comprising of deciduous forests, hills and rivers, with cane and bamboo brakes.

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