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Explore ParksCloud Forests of the Garo Hills
Meghalaya
Image: Timothy A. Gonsalves / CC BY-SA 4.0Welcome to Nokrek National Park! Use the resources below to plan your adventure in one of India's most treasured wild spaces.
Safaris, bird watching, nature walks, and more
Safari timings, open seasons, and park schedules
Entry fees, safari charges, and camera fees
How to reach by air, rail, and road
Official booking links, permits, and offline reservation guidance
Nearby stays, forest rest houses, and booking resources
There is no standard instant safari portal. Confirm entry, guides, and community stay arrangements through Meghalaya tourism/forest contacts before traveling to the Garo Hills.
Access requires hill-road travel and walking on uneven forest trails. Visitors with mobility constraints should confirm vehicle reach, trail difficulty, and accommodation before travel.
Nokrek National Park protects the core of the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya's Garo Hills. The area is famous for wild citrus genetic diversity, including Citrus indica, and for forested hills that support hoolock gibbons, macaques, elephants, clouded leopards, hornbills, and many forest birds.
| Season | Morning Safari | Evening Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Best Season (Oct - May) | Daylight trekking/visits | Return before dusk |
Trekking, village access, and guide arrangements should be confirmed from Tura or Daribokgre before entering the park area.
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Entry Permit | As fixed by Meghalaya Forest Department/local authority |
| Guide/Homestay | Varies by route and community provider |
Carry cash and confirm current permit, guide, and homestay fees locally before setting out.
Nokrek National Park, Garo Hills, Meghalaya
25.5333° N, 90.1167° E
Guwahati is the main regional airport; Shillong and local Meghalaya connections may reduce road travel depending on schedules.
Guwahati is the principal railhead for most visitors to the Garo Hills.
Tura is the key base, with road access onward toward Daribokgre and Nokrek-side villages.
Use local vehicles and guides from Tura or village access points. Road and trail conditions vary by season.
Subtropical hill forest, bamboo, wild citrus, orchids, and humid evergreen vegetation of the Garo Hills.
The park supports primates, elephants, small and large cats, squirrels, forest birds, reptiles, and insects in a biosphere reserve landscape.
Nokrek was declared a national park in the 1980s and later became part of the UNESCO-listed Nokrek Biosphere Reserve.
