Tinsukia is a commercially active district of upper Assam.It is situated at the northeast corner of Assam separated from the national boundary by only a narrow strip of the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Tinsukia is 183km from Jorhat and 495km from Guwahati.
Assam is full of big and small jungles. Most of the preserved large forests are accessible to tourists. Yet few people must have heard the name Dibru Saikhowa and that it is a National Park and a Biosphere Reserve. Forested land is on the decline and any nature-lover today would not mind venturing into a forest if he finds one. Dibru Saikhowa is a good destination for such a tourist. This forested area comparable to the fertile deltaic plain is located 8km beyond Tinsukia.
This is the junction of eight rivers, mostly wet and marshy. The forest is dense is a heaven for the wildlife seekers. Unlike most small forests of Assam, Dibru Saikhowa is covered by diverse flora and fauna. My parent's chief goal of visiting this reserve forest was to see orchids in the wild. And when they were there they found orchids everywhere; on the ground, crowded on the trees. Most of them were in full bloom. The time was November. It is confirmed that Dibru Saikhowa is home to wild horses, river dolphins, Black Breasted Parrot Bill, White winged Wood Ducks, Bengal Florican and other creatures. Wild buffaloes, big wild ducks and river dolphins are a common site. A boat ride is available which will take an inquisitive tourist through the interconnected rivers inside the jungle. The marshy wet lands are seen then. The boat trip is one day long or one can separate it into morning and afternoon trips. The morning trip starts at 8:30 am and the afternoon trip ends at sunset. There is a beautiful view of the sunset over the waters. There are natural hotels at Dibru Saikhowa where one can spend the night.
