The Hotel in Kaziranga National Forest
BTW this is part 2 of 4 posts
Jump to #1 Assam & Shillong| #3 The National Park | #4 A tea Garden
Read more about this park and how they did wonders in conserving the indigenous Asian Rhino population which almost went extinct because of poaching. They are now thriving, thanks to incredible efforts of the forest service and forest guards.
On the way to our hotel we saw these on the side of the road
We saw so many villages and dense vegetation, I thought we are still not at the national park. It was a beautiful, scenic drive like all of it. My friend told me that these villages existed well before the area was designated as a protected national park/reserve and allowed to remain.
Entering the park Buffalo or a rhino
There were a few choices or resorts/hotels to stay in the park. The newer options were fancier with swimming pools and air conditioning, and restaurants and liquor :). We stayed at a non commercial rustic built from scratch for an authentic experience; read – no air conditioning. Buildings have locally sourced wood including floor and furniture all done on site. This was a labor of love for the owner who does not care about making money first. It’s easy to miss the small sign – the only indication that something existed in the tiny dirt road and you will never see it with all the trees surrounding it. Popular only by word of mouth, this hotel is popular for visitors from all over the world especially bird watchers – birds here have a rich diverse and plentiful population.
The main building The dining room small cottages available
They serve a hot dinner. The menu is simply dinner, served course by course with locally sourced in season vegetables and chicken dishes. Traditional, authentic – true to the local cuisine. Great service, subtle, respectful and quiet place.
This is the building we had the room on the second floor That building as seen from the verandah off the main dining room lemon pickled by the owner and left out to pickle, i guess Covered verandah or porch, was good to sit and enjoy breakfast
Did you know that most of the reeds used in those wicker furniture you get in almost all of India – come from Assam? Mostly woven in Assam, too.
Stair case landing in our building All quaint functional furniture made on site That building as seen from the verandah off the main dining room the room
The next morning we were alerted that there had been sightings of a small herd of Rhino’s in an area of the park. So we got going….
BTW this is part 2 of 4 posts
Jump to #1 Assam & Shillong| #3 The National Park | #4 A tea Garden
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