Tigers In The Land Of The Rising Sun
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www.naturetrek.co.uk Lying at the eastern end of the Great Himalaya, the long-time restricted Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, (meaning ‘land of the rising sun’), opened to tourists in 1996, supports a unique blend of Himalayan, Sino-Tibetan and Indo-Burmese Tiger species. The area is home to two of India’s most exciting national parks, Namdapha and Kaziranga – India’s last strongholds of One-horned Rhinoceros, Water Buffalo, Greater Adjutant Stork and Spot-billed Pelican. After the success of their first pioneering tour in 1998, natural history specialists Naturetrek offer a 15-day Arunachal Pradesh & Assam bird and mammal-viewing expedition into the little known rainforests and mountains of India’s remotest state, and combines a visit to Assam's best wildlife reserve, departing London 20th January 2008.
Bordered by China, Tibet, Bhutan, Burma and the state of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, is the most remote and least visited area of the subcontinent. The tour includes a visit to Namdapha National Park, declared a Tiger Reserve in 1983 as part of Project Tiger. Covering 1,985 square kilometres and ranging in altitude from 200 to 4,500-metres above sea level, Namdapha has a great variety of forest habitats and is the only reserve to provide sanctuary to all of Asia’s four great cats - Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard and Snow Leopard. Unlike many other Indian Tiger Reserves walking safaris are encouraged here, allowing guests to truly immerse themselves in the exceptional wildlife viewing opportunities. The habitat provided by Arunachal Pradesh’s snow-capped Himalayan peaks, such as Mount Dapha Bum (4,500m) offers excellent birding opportunities with the rare Rufous-necked and White-throated Brown Hornbills both occurring here, together with a fabulous list of Pheasant, Babbler and Laughing Thrush. In contrast to luxuriant valleys and cool temperatures of Namdapha, Kazaringa National Park in Assam offers lowland heat. Here, excursions are by jeep and elephant through the 430-square kilometres of low-lying grassland, shallow lakes and woodland. Kazaringa is perhaps best known for its 1,000 strong population of Indian One-horned Rhinoceros and concentrations of Wild Water Buffalo, both likely sightings during the tour. The reserve also supports localised and endangered grassland avian species such as Swamp Partridge and Bengal Florican. Kaziranga’s popular central range supports higher densities of Rhino, Elephant and Water Buffalo, while the eastern range offers varied wildlife-viewing with Greater Adjutant Stork, Pallas and Grey-headed Fishing Eagle. Otters are frequently seen on a nearby river, and the woodlands harbour Fairy Bluebirds and flocks of Spot-winged Stare. It is in this less visited area of the park that offers the best chance of spotting Tiger or Sun Bear.
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