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Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore)

India's easternmost rainforest: seven wild cats and gibbon song on the Burhi Dihing

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Best time to visit Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore)

peak shoulder off-season avoid

  • Go: November to March
  • Shoulder: April and October, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
  • Skip: May to September

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Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore) season by season

Winter December to February Prime time

Dec-Feb mornings are misty and about 10 C under the canopy, best for hoolock gibbon calls at dawn and hornbills over the Dihing; leeches gone, trails firm

Summer March to May Prime time

Mar-Apr the forest is loud with breeding birds and still walkable in 28 C; May brings the first big storms and the ranges shut for the monsoon

Monsoon June to September Do not go

Jun-Sep the park is closed: 2,500 mm of rain, the Dihing in flood and the forest roads under water, so this is not the time

Autumn October to November Prime time

The ranges reopen through October as the water drops; November is the sweet spot with the canopy dripping, butterflies out and almost no visitors

What Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore) is actually like

Forest guards and a handful of birders; sleep in the forest rest house at Jeypore or in Digboi and Duliajan hotels, nights are silent

Getting to Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore)

Fly or train to Dibrugarh, then 60 km by bus or taxi via Naharkatia to Jeypore (2 h); permits and a guide at the range office

Practical ways in: flighttrainroad

Trip facts

How long to stay
2 days
Budget
Shoestring
How busy
Quiet at its peak
Solo travel
Doable solo with some planning
Altitude
129 m
State
Assam
Coordinates
27.2678, 95.3892

Common questions

When is the best time to visit Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore)?

November to March is peak season in Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore). April and October is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid May to September. The ranges reopen through October as the water drops; November is the sweet spot with the canopy dripping, butterflies out and almost no visitors.

How many days do you need in Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore)?

2 days is the usual stay. Forest guards and a handful of birders; sleep in the forest rest house at Jeypore or in Digboi and Duliajan hotels, nights are silent.

How do you get to Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore)?

Fly or train to Dibrugarh, then 60 km by bus or taxi via Naharkatia to Jeypore (2 h); permits and a guide at the range office. Practical ways in: flight, train and road.

Is Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore) expensive, and does it get crowded?

Shoestring by Indian travel standards, and it runs quiet at the busiest time of year. Doable solo with some planning.

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