Kaziranga National Park is located 215 Km away from Guwahati, at Kohora. This park on the banks of the Brahmaputra, occupying around 430 sq km is a World Heritage Site. The Indian one-horned rhino is the main attraction of this park. There is a rich variety of shallow water fowls, the egrets, pond herons, river terns, fishing eagles, adjutant storks, black necked storks etc. The best season is November mid to April. It is closed during monsoon ( April to mid October). Trained elephants are available as mounts for seeing the park. Jeeps and mini buses are also available. The nearest railhead is Furkating at a distance of 75 km.