Kaziranga Burapahar Safari Range

Kaziranga Burapahar Safari Range, also known as Ghorakati Range, is the westernmost safari range of Kaziranga National Park in Nagaon district, Assam, along National Highway 37 near Burapahar. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for the greater one-horned rhinoceros, the range features grasslands, woodlands and Brahmaputra riverine landscape. It offers jeep and elephant safaris with opportunities to see rhinos, elephants, wild buffalo and diverse birdlife in a less crowded setting.

Visitors can expect guided jeep and elephant safaris through tall grasslands, semi-evergreen forest patches and Brahmaputra floodplain within the Burapahar Range. The area is known for sightings of greater one-horned rhinoceros, Asian elephants, wild water buffalo, swamp deer and numerous bird species. Safaris operate in morning and afternoon slots from designated entry gates, with forest guides accompanying vehicles. The landscape includes viewpoints overlooking the Brahmaputra and relatively quieter trails compared to the Central Range.

Kaziranga was declared a Reserve Forest in 1905, a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1950, a National Park in 1974 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 for its conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros. The Burapahar (Ghorakati) Range is one of the four administrative safari ranges of the park and has been part of the protected area since its expansion to include Brahmaputra floodplains and Burapahar hills.