Guwahati: Elephant safari and rafting in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) for tourists will be shut down for this season from May 1, 2022, an official release said.
However, the jeep safari will run until May 15, 2022, depending on the state of the tourist road and the arrival of monsoon/intensity of rainfall.
“Elephant Safari for visitors in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) shall remain closed with effect from May 1, 2022, for the tourist season 2021-2022. The jeep safari will continue till May 15, 2022, subject to the condition of tourist road depending on the onset of monsoon/intensity of rainfall,” the statement said.
This has been stated in a general notice issued by the divisional forest officer (DFO), Eastern Assam Wildlife Division, Bokakhat, the statement added.