Kaziranga Tour Package Price 2026: Full Cost Breakdown

In Kaziranga the safari is not the expensive part. A jeep into the Central Range costs less than a single night at a mid-range resort, and far less than the car that drives you 200 km from Guwahati and back. Once you see where the money actually goes, you can plan a trip that spends it on time in the grass, not on the road.

Here is how the Shillong Trip Travel Desk prices a Kaziranga National Park trip for the 2026–27 season: safari fees, rooms, vehicles, meals, and three worked examples. All prices are indicative ranges for Indian travellers, twin sharing, unless we say otherwise.

How a Kaziranga budget splits

For a couple on a standard 2-night trip from Guwahati, this is roughly where the money goes:

A family of six flips this table. The car and jeeps are shared six ways, so rooms and meals become the largest lines.

Safari and park fees

Kaziranga has four ranges open to tourists: Central (Kohora), Western (Bagori), Eastern (Agaratoli) and Burapahar (Ghorakati). Jeeps run a morning slot from about 7:30 am and an afternoon slot from about 1:30 pm, each roughly two hours on the track. Elephant rides run only at Kohora and Bagori, in one-hour batches between about 5:30 and 7:30 am.

The park charges fees per person, while the jeep is charged per vehicle. These are the 2025–26 figures we budget with:

Mobile phones are free. Jeep prices vary more than anything else here: they differ by range, by who books them and by season, so we plan on "from about ₹3,500 a jeep" and confirm the exact figure when we book. Central Range jeeps usually sit at the top of the band.

The Forest Department sets rates and opening dates every year. In 2025 the Bagori circuit reopened on 26 September, Kohora in the second week of October and elephant rides on 1 November; for 2026 the park expected to reopen in October. Check current status before you travel. For zones and how booking works, read our Kaziranga safari guide.

Resort and hotel rates

Most stays line NH-715 around Kohora, with a smaller cluster near Bagori to the west. Rates below are per room per night for two adults in the open season.

The luxury band varies most because some lodges quote all-inclusive rates with safaris, others room only. Compare what is included, not just the headline. Our shortlist of the best resorts in Kaziranga names properties we have checked, by area and budget.

Getting there and the car

Kohora is about 195–220 km from Guwahati depending on where you start, 4.5 to 5.5 hours by road. Our Guwahati to Kaziranga guide covers rail and bus options in detail. For budgeting:

Note that your own car cannot go into the park; safaris are only in registered forest jeeps. The car sits at the resort for most of the stay, which is why some travellers take a one-way drop and return by bus or on to Jorhat.

Budget, standard, premium and luxury

Per person, 2 nights and 3 days from Guwahati, twin sharing, two safaris included:

Worked example: a couple, standard tier

• Dzire, 3-day return from Guwahati: ₹11,500
• Standard resort, 2 nights × ₹4,500: ₹9,000
• Jeep safari, Central Range: ₹4,500
• Jeep safari, Western Range: ₹4,000
• Park entry, 2 people × 2 safaris: ₹400
• Meals, 2 people × 3 days × ₹1,000: ₹6,000
• Tea garden visit, tips, extras: ₹1,500

Total ₹36,900, about ₹18,450 per person. Add an elephant ride and it rises by about ₹1,200–2,000 each. This is roughly the shape of our Kaziranga Safari Break, which starts from ₹13,500 per person and stays two nights at Kohora.

Worked example: a group of six

• Innova Crysta, 3-day return: ₹17,000
• Standard resort, 3 rooms × 2 nights × ₹4,500: ₹27,000
• Two jeep safaris, one jeep each time: ₹8,500
• Elephant ride, 6 × ₹1,800: ₹10,800
• Park entry, 6 × ₹100 × 2 safaris, and one still camera: ₹1,300
• Meals, 6 × 3 days × ₹1,000: ₹18,000
• Extras and tips: ₹2,500

Total ₹85,100, about ₹14,200 per person, and that includes an elephant ride the couple above did not take. The jeep costs ₹1,400 a head here against ₹4,250 for the couple.

Worked example: a solo budget trip

• Bus Guwahati–Kohora and back: ₹1,000
• Homestay, 2 nights with dinner: ₹2,400
• Two shared jeep seats pooled by the host: ₹2,400
• Park entry for two safaris: ₹200
• Food and tea: ₹1,500
• Local auto or bike hire to the gates: ₹500

Total about ₹8,000. You trade flexibility for price: bus timings are fixed and shared jeeps depend on who else is staying.

What a package price should include

When you compare Kaziranga package prices, line them up on the same items. A fair quote states the resort name or tier and whether meals are included, the vehicle type and whether it is exclusive to you for all days, pick-up and drop at Guwahati airport or station, and exactly how many jeep safaris are included and in which ranges. "Two safaris" in the Burapahar range is not the same product as one Central and one Western.

Elephant safaris are often listed as "optional, on direct payment" because seats are released close to the date and cannot be guaranteed weeks ahead. That is normal and honest. What is not fine is a quote that says "safari included" without saying jeep or elephant, how many, or where. If one package is several thousand rupees cheaper per person, check the car first, then the resort's distance from Kohora, then the safari count.

Costs people forget

Kaziranga budgets usually miss the small things that happen around the safaris:

• Tips. The jeep driver, forest guard and mahout are customarily tipped; ₹100–300 per person per safari is common, more for a long private drive.
• Park entry and camera fees. ₹100 per Indian adult and ₹100 per still camera, ₹1,000 for a video camera, on top of the jeep. Phones are free.
• Warm layers for dawn. Open jeeps at 5:30 am in January are cold; a fleece and a cap matter more than a telephoto lens.
• Extra nights in Guwahati. Flights landing after 2 pm usually mean a night in the city before driving out, ₹1,800–4,000 for a decent room.
• Orchid park and tea garden visits. Entry fees are small, ₹50–200, but add up across a family.
• Late-day return drive. Drivers dislike NH-715 after dark because of trucks and wildlife crossings; if you leave late, you may pay for an extra night.

Rates for foreign nationals

Foreign travellers pay the higher rates shown in our fee table: ₹650 park entry per adult, ₹200 per still camera, about ₹6,500–9,000 per jeep, and more than Indians for an elephant seat. Everything else, including resorts, cars and meals, costs the same. Kaziranga does not need a special permit; a passport and visa are enough, and resorts complete the usual foreigner registration. For a foreign couple on a standard 2-night trip, the difference in total works out at roughly ₹8,000–12,000 more than for Indian visitors. Our Northeast for foreign travellers guide covers permits for the rest of the region.

Ways to save

• Travel as five or six. One jeep and one Innova shared six ways is the single biggest saving.
• Take two safaris, not four. Central plus Western gives you the classic rhino, buffalo and swamp deer landscapes; a third drive adds less than the first two.
• Pick a resort within 3–5 km of the Kohora gate. You save on local transfers and can sleep 30 minutes longer before a dawn slot.
• Travel in February or March rather than the Christmas fortnight; rooms are easier and rates ease.
• If you are also visiting Shillong, route Kaziranga as a one-way leg towards Jorhat or back to Guwahati rather than a separate round trip from the city.

Package or do it yourself

Kaziranga is one of the easier trips in the Northeast to arrange yourself. Buses stop on the highway at Kohora, resorts run their own safari desks, and jeeps can be booked at the range office, through your lodge or through an operator. Solo travellers and couples who are happy to take shared jeeps usually save money going independent.

A package earns its keep in three situations. First, over Christmas, New Year and the long weekends, when resorts near Kohora sell out and elephant seats go early; an operator with standing allocations can often secure what you cannot. Second, when Kaziranga is one leg of a longer trip with Shillong, Majuli or Tawang, because one car and one driver for the whole route is cheaper and simpler than stitching together separate hires. Third, for families with elders or small children, where a fixed plan with pick-ups at each gate removes a lot of early-morning stress. If none of those apply, book direct and keep the difference.

When prices change

Kaziranga's price calendar follows the park season. From late December to mid-January, rooms near Kohora fill up and many resorts add a Christmas and New Year surcharge; elephant seats vanish first. February to March is our favourite window for value, with grass burnt back for better sightings and rates easing after the holidays. Late April and May bring heat and fewer visitors.

From roughly June to September the park is closed. Some resorts stay open at low rates for tea gardens and birding on the fringes, but there are no safaris. Our best time to visit Kaziranga guide goes month by month.

Add-ons and combinations

Most people pair Kaziranga with something else, and that changes the per-day cost:

• With Guwahati: add a night for Kamakhya Temple and the riverfront; about ₹3,000–6,000 extra per person at the standard tier. See our Guwahati and Kaziranga package.
• With Pobitora: Pobitora is an hour from Guwahati and good for a short rhino safari before or after Kaziranga.
• With Meghalaya: Shillong to Kohora is about 250–270 km, a full day. Our Shillong, Cherrapunji and Kaziranga package links the two without doubling back.
• With Majuli: Majuli via Jorhat and the ferry adds two nights and a slower pace.

How we'd plan it

For a first visit we plan two nights near Kohora. Leave Guwahati by 7 am and you reach the resort for lunch and an afternoon jeep in the Central Range. Next morning, a dawn elephant ride if seats are open, then breakfast, a rest, and an afternoon jeep in the Western Range at Bagori. The third morning is a tea garden walk or the Eastern Range for birds, then the drive back to Guwahati for an evening flight.

Families who want Meghalaya too should look at our Assam and Meghalaya Highlights package. Birders should look at Kaziranga and Nameri, which spends three nights at Kaziranga, including the Eastern Range, and two at the Nameri Eco Camp. For a costed plan with named resorts and safari slots, send your dates on our contact page.