Assam- Baksa TOUR

Manas Soushi Khongkhor

About

 A UNESCO world heritage site, the Manas wildlife sanctuary treats you to some of the most delightful natural surprises. Meet tigers, pygmy hogs, swamp deer, hoolock gibbons, gaurs, langurs, Asiatic wild buffalo, elephants and rhinos as you honeymoon in enchanting Manas, East India.

 

Set on the foothills of Eastern Himalayas, Manas was given the status of a wildlife sanctuary in October 1928. The sanctuary was declared as a sensitive area after the Bodo militant strike in the late 1990's. Spread over a sprawling 360 square kilometers, the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary gets its name from the River Manas that is among the several rivers and streams that flow within the sanctuary.

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 An eco-tourism spot located on the middle part of the Baksa district on the mouth of river Pagladia. Enshrined with natural beauty just adjacent with Bhutan hills, it attracts a large number of picnic goers in the month of December and January. It is new well maintained and looked after by an NGO known as Manas Soushi Khongkhor Eco Tourism Society (MASKETS). Some endangerd wild animals are found there such as Bison, Deer, Hogg Deer, White Belly Heron, Royal Bengal Tiger etc. Food and Guest House facility is provided by the volunteers of MASKETS if needed.

 

Manas National Park

About

Manas National Park and Tiger Project located at the western side of the district at the foothills of Bhutan is a place of great tourist attraction-National as well as International. There are as many as 60 species of mammals, 312 birds, 42 reptiles, 7 amphibian, 54 fishes and more than 100 species of insects. The most abundantly found animals are Tiger, Leopard, Golden Langur, Pigmie Hog, Dhanesh Pakhi, Wild Buffalo, Bison, Python, Wild Cat, Elephant, Hyena, Fox etc. The river Manas flow through the National Park. River Crafting facility is newly introduced for the tourists. Both Govt. and Private Lodging and Food facility is available.

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• Religus: False
• Honeymoon: False
• SeeBeach: False

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The Manas National Park was declared a sanctuary on October 1, 1928 with an area of 360 km². Manas bioreserve was created in 1973. Prior to the declaration of the sanctuary it was a Reserved Forest called Manas R.F. and North Kamrup R.F. It was used by the Cooch Behar royal family and Raja of Gauripur as a hunting reserve. In 1951 and 1955 the area was increased to 391 km². It was declared a World Heritage site in December 1985 by UNESCO. Kahitama R.F. the Kokilabari R.F. and the Panbari R.F. were added in the year 1990 to form the Manas National Park. In 1992, UNESCO declared it as a world heritage site in danger due to heavy poaching and terrorist activities. In 25 February 2008 the area was increased to 950 km². On 21 June 2011, it was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger and was commended for its efforts in preservation.