Dibru Saikhowa National Park Travel Guide

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is mostly visited for its scenic forest-landscapes, and most importantly for the bright colored wild horses known as Feral Horses and white-winged Wood Ducks. Dibru-Saikhowa was declared as one of World's top 19 bio-diverse hotspots. Several endangered species of birds including over 350 species of avifauna both endangered and migratory, are the main attraction of the park. It is an interesting birding destination for rare specialized grassland and swamp forest birds such as the threatened Marsh Babbler, Jerdon's Babbler, Black-breasted Parrotbill, Swamp Prinia and Jerdon's Bushchat. Some of the other birds found here are Swamp Francolin, Cotton Pygmy-goose, Spot-billed Duck, Speckled Piculet, Drongo Cuckoo, Pale-capped Pigeon, Grey-headed Lapwing, Slenderbilled Vulture, Red-necked Falcon, Peregrine Falcon, Darter, Rosy Minivet, Spangled Drongo etc and migratory birds like Geyleg goose, Brahmini duck, Bar-headed goose, pelican, Black stork etc.

This park is a safe haven for many extremely rare and endangered species of wildlife, as well as various species of shrubs, herbs and rare medicinal plants. Some rare and endangered animals of this sanctuary are Hoolock gibbon, capped langur, slow loris, water buffalo, tiger, elephant, gangetic river dolphin etc.

One can also check out Maguri beel, a large wetland just on the border of the park and Koliapani grasslands.

Major Attractions: Sea Dolphin, Feral Horses, White-winged Wood Ducks and endangered species of birds.

Entry Point: Guijan Ghat and Saikhowa Ghat, these small river port are the entry point for the park. The main jungle is surrounded by rivers, one needs to approach by boats or large houseboat at these ghats to enter the park.

Things to do in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park are:

• Boat safari: The best way to watch birds and wildlife of Dibru Saikhowa is to hire a boat and go for a boat Safari. You can watch numerous birds or spot river Dolphins at Dolphin point. The evenings on the boat give you sights that leave you stunned.


• Nature-Trek: Walk through the dense forest and vast dry land singing to the tune of the different birds and experience the wild ambience. you need to take a forest guard along for trekking inside the park.


• Houseboats: One can enjoy the tranquillity of the mighty Brahmaputra river while cruising and staying for the night in a houseboat. River dolphins make their appearance at certain spots on the way.


• Maguri Beel: Maguri Beel is another stunning lake located in the boundary of Dibru-Saikhowa in the south bank of the Dibru river. It is a big hub of migratory birds. Indulge in a boat trip at Maguri Beel and watch wide varieties of migratory birds. You can spot some rarest bird species at Maguri. Read more about Life at Maguri.


• Tribal village visit: On a guided tour of Dibru Saikhowa Park you can also explore the nearby villages. The villages located nearby are of Mising community. Their main occupations of the villages are milk Production, fishing and weaving.

When to visit Dibru Saikhowa park

One can visit Dibru Saikhowa all round the year. However, the best season to watch migratory bird is during winter. The winter season starts from November and lasts till April. The temperature during this season is 2 degree - 22 degree Celsius. February to April is quite warm in Dibru Saikhowa.

Monsoon is the best time to watch biodiversity and wildlife in Dibru Saikhowa as due to flood animals are coming out from Deep forest to the plain outside. Monsoon starts in Dibru Saikhowa from late April or beginning of May. The main rainy months are June, July, August, September.

Best season:
November to April is the best seasons to visit Dibru Saikhowa National Park, during this period one can enjoy migratory birds.

How to Get There

By Air: The nearest airport to reach Dibru-Saikhowa is Mohanbari (Dibrugarh Airport), which is accessible from Kolkata and Delhi by flights. Dibru-Saikhowa is just 70km from the airport.

By Railway: The nearest railway station of Dibru-Saikhowa is Tinsukia. Another nearest railhead is Dibrugarh which is well connected with major cities in India by train.

Road: Tinsukia is the nearest town which is 10 km from Gujjan(Guijan) entry point of the park and 50 km from Dhola entry point. Various options are available to reach Dibru Saikhowa from Tinsukia such as bus, auto rickshaw and taxi etc.

Opening Hours

Dibru Saikhowa national park opens all day. Entry after sunset and before sunrise is not permitted and night stay is strictly prohibited inside the park.

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Where to stay in Dibrusaikhowa National Park

There are various resorts and hotels available for stay near the park. Ranging from houseboat to basic Eco Camp and luxury resorts all kind of accommodation is available at your convenience.

Some of the best resorts/eco-camp in Dibru Saikhowa are

1. Padmini Resort, Tinsukia
2. Kohuwa eco camp (Maguri Beel, Natun Gaon) located at a distance of 3 Km from Guijan Ghat.
3. Banashree Eco-Camp, Guijan
4. Guijan Forest Inspection Bungalow which is the nearest accommodation available outside the park.
5. You can also stay at houseboats available with exciting packages which include Bonfire, night fishing, night sports and various other activities at Guijan ghat.
To name a few houseboats located near Dibru-Saikhowa are Om Houseboat, Nakshatra etc.

Other Attractions Around Dibru Saikhowa

Another evergreen forest of Northeast India Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located close to Dibrusaikhowa. Eastern Arunachal Pradesh is also located just a few hours from Dibrusaikhowa. One can go for a wildlife tour in Arunachal starting from Dibru-Saikhowa. Anini, Namdapha National Park, Wako, Namsai, Parasuram Kunda, Sibsagar, Majuli etc are some famous tourist destination settled nearby.