Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is a riverine national park and biosphere reserve located on the floodplains of the Brahmaputra and Dibru rivers in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts, Assam, accessed via Guijan Ghat. Notified as a National Park in 1999, it covers about 340 sq km of semi-evergreen forest, grassland and wetlands. It is notable for its feral horses, white-winged wood duck, Gangetic river dolphins and rich birdlife.

Visitors can expect a riverine island landscape bounded by the Brahmaputra, Dibru and Lohit rivers, with swamp forests, grasslands and wetlands. Access is primarily by boat from Guijan Ghat. Visitors can explore through guided boat safaris and limited forest trails to see feral horses, water birds, Gangetic dolphins, and diverse flora. Facilities are basic with forest rest houses and eco-camps, and the experience is focused on birdwatching, wildlife viewing and photography in a remote natural setting.

The area was originally constituted as Dibru Reserve Forest in 1890. It was declared Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in 1986, designated as a Biosphere Reserve in 1997, and notified as a National Park in 1999 covering 340 sq km to protect its unique riverine and wetland ecosystem.

The park and its fringe villages are associated with the Mishing and other local communities who traditionally depend on fishing and agriculture in the Brahmaputra floodplains. The riverine landscape and wetlands hold local cultural importance and support community-based ecotourism initiatives around Guijan.