Guwahati, May 5: Jeep Safari at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve will remain suspended from May 19, 2025, until further notice, due to continuous bad weather and deteriorating road conditions. The closure was announced in an official notification issued by the Divisional Forest Officer of the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division.
“It is notified for general information and best interest of all concerned that Jeep Safari for the visitors in Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve will remain closed from 19th May, 2025, due to inclement weather and road conditions,” the notification stated.
The Assam Chief Minister’s Office also confirmed the development on social media platform X, highlighting safety concerns for tourists and staff amid the ongoing weather challenges.
The announcement comes on the heels of Kaziranga reporting record-breaking tourist footfall in the financial year 2024–25. Field Director Sonali Ghosh said that the park attracted 4,06,564 visitors, including 17,693 international tourists, generating revenue of Rs 10.90 crore. She noted that tourist numbers have increased fourfold over the past decade.
Foreign tourists now constitute 4.5 percent of the total visitors to the park, which remains a key attraction due to its rich biodiversity and the presence of the iconic one-horned rhinoceros.
Kaziranga has also gained prominence on the global tourism map. It hosted several high-profile visits, including Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the park since it was declared a national park in 1974. On February 24, 2025, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, along with 60 Heads of Mission from different countries, visited the park under the Advantage Assam 2.0 initiative.
The park was recently featured by The New York Times as one of the top global destinations. It also hosted the 12th International Tourism Mart from November 26 to 29, 2024, showcasing its growing role in sustainable tourism and wildlife conservation.
To promote eco-tourism, the Assam government has introduced incentives for electric vehicle safari services as part of its green tourism push.
Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve spans three divisions: Eastern Assam Wildlife Division (Bokakhat), Biswanath Wildlife Division (Biswanath Chariali), and Nagaon Wildlife Division (Nagaon).
