Your search for India’s only APE ends at Hoolongopar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, North East India - Be On The Road | Live your Travel Dream!
none

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Your search for India’s only APE ends at Hoolongopar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, North East India

The Hoolongopar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary is possibly one of the best wildlife sanctuaries I have visited in India. The reason is plain and simple. It is one of the few places where you can see India’s only ape – The Hoolock Gibbon.

Female Hoolock Gibbon poses for my camera

The Hoolock Gibbon, its chatter, its singing, its mad swinging, its one arm leaps and everything around it is a teaser for your senses. They are truly special. Apart from the Gibbon, one can also see the Capped Langaur and the Pig-Tailed Macaque here, both of which are rare and endangered species of primates.

Adult Male Hoolock Gibbon

For those who are thinking of visiting this sanctuary, it is situated about 30 kilometres from the popular tourist town of Jorhat in Assam and about 7 kilometres from the stolen goods town of Mariani, a popular shopping destination for imported goods in Assam.

Adult Male Hoolock Gibbon stares on…

And if you want to couple this visit with your visit to Kaziranga National Park, then you can say that the Gibbon sanctuary is about a three hour drive from Kaziranga’s central range.

A Leaping Male Hoolock Gibbon
In terms of accommodation, you can either make Kaziranga as your base or stay at more basic forest guest houses near the Gibbon Sanctuary. The forest department has knowledgeable forest guides who will ensure that your wildlife experience here is special.

Female Hoolock Gibbon with baby
Here are some more photographs of the wildlife I saw at the Hoolongopar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary.

Capped Langaur

Malayan Giant Squirrel

Hill Myna


Welcome to BE ON THE ROAD Travel Blog! I am Sankara, its founder, a 40 something male from Bangalore who is living his dream of exploring the world and simultaneously trying to inspire others to live their dream.
Wanna live your dream? Find Some inspiration here!
Wanna know more about me?
Track blog updates from facebook and/or twitter!

Logo Credits : Jobi T Chacko. UI/UX Credits : Murugan S Thirumalai
Copyright © 2009-2024 Sankara Subramanian C (www.beontheroad.com)
Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved

Join the Travel Club for FREE!!
and every fortnight get in your inbox...interesting experiential and off-beat travel stories , destination guides, handy tips (travel, photography and visa) based on personal experience, global vegetarian delights with helpful survival guides and gorgeous world travel images and videos as I (the Indian traveler) trot the globe! And a lot of other travel invites and soon to be launched goodies !

* indicates required
Close