MANAS NATIONAL PARK with BNHS

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MANAS NATIONAL PARK

Manas National Park, Assam, is situated at the foothills of the Himalaya. The park stretches beyond Indian Territory to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, with the crystal waters of the River

Manas demarcating the international border. Manas is the only tiger reserve of its kind in the entire northeast. The park contains the country’s highest number of protected endangered species including 55 mammals, like the Asian Elephant, Bengal Tiger, and Clouded Leopard. There are over 450 species of birds, including the threatened Bengal Florican, Great Pied and Wreathed Hornbill, Common Green Magpie, Jerdon’s Baza, Collared Falconet, and many more. This park has an amazing diversity of butterflies and orchids too.

Accommodation: Triple sharing.

Dates: 19th–23rd October 2013

Camp fee: Rs. 22,500/- for members, and Rs. 23,100/- for non-members (ex-Guwahati).

Group Leader: Mr. Isaac Kehimkar

Reporting: Members to meet at 06:00 a.m. on Day One at Hotel Mayur in the lobby (Tel: 0361-2734855 to 61), Paltan Bazar, opposite Guwahati railway station. Return on last day by 02:00 p.m.  Participants are requested to arrive at Guwahati one day prior and leave Guwahati one day later.

Registration*: Call at Hornbill House 022-22821811, 022-22871202 or e-mail at bnhs.programmes@gmail.comvisit www.bnhs.org for more details