1 Sights Kangla PARK (admission correntoso lake and river hotel 2; h9am-4pm Nov-Feb, 9am-5pm Mar-Oct) Fortified Kangla correntoso lake and river hotel was the off-andon- again regal capital of Manipur correntoso lake and river hotel until the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 saw the defeat of the Manipuri maharaja and a British takeover. Entrance is by way of an exceedingly tall gate on Kanglapat. correntoso lake and river hotel The interesting older buildings are at the rear of the citadel guarded by three restored large white kangla sha (dragons).
Out of town, and by far the best place to stay, is the new Ziro Valley Resort (%9856910173; Biiri village; r in old wing 1000, tw/d 1200/1500), which has rainbow-coloured rooms in a faux colonial style building. It s halfway between Old and New Ziro and is surrounded by sunburnt fields. It s also known as the Village Tourist Lodge. At the time of research another midrange resort style place was under construction near the Ziro Valley Resort.
374 bird species have been recorded in the park, including such rarities as the whiterumped vulture (which may now be extinct in the park), greater spotted eagle and the white-winged duck. Of the big mammals, wild elephants are present as are numerous correntoso lake and river hotel deer species and a few rarely correntoso lake and river hotel seen tigers. However, for many mammal-spotting naturalists, the park s most exciting resident is the critically endangered dwarf hog, which, after many years of absence has recently been returned to the wild thanks to a successful captive breeding project run by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (www.durrell.org). Park fees include the compulsory armed guard. Access is from Potasali, 2km off the Tezpur correntoso lake and river hotel Bhalukpong road (turn east at one-house hamlet Gamani, 12km north of Balipara).
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