Kaziranga records highest-ever foreign tourist footfall in 2025-26: Assam CM Himanta

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image released on Nov. 19, 2025, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma greets the gathering during a government programme at Chamata, in Nalbari district, Assam. (CMO Assam via PTI Photo) (PTI11_19_2025_000424B) *** Local Caption *** Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma presenting cheques to the beneficiaries under Mukhyamantrir Mahila Udyomita Abhiyan (MMUA) at Chamata in Nalbari District on November 19, 2025. Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma is speaking while presenting cheques to beneficiaries under MMUA at Chamata in Nalbari District on November 19, 2025.

Guwahati, Dec 30 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said Kaziranga National Park registered the highest-ever foreign tourist footfall in 2025-26.

He maintained that it was a reflection of the state’s conservation, culture and community-driven tourism.

“The world is discovering @kaziranga like never before,” Sarma said in a post on X.

“A 127 per cent surge in foreign tourists reflects rising global confidence in Assam’s conservation, culture and community-driven tourism, setting new benchmarks for wildlife destinations worldwide,” he added.

The chief minister said the number of foreign tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site reached 6,699 till December 27 in the ongoing 2025–26 period from 2,947 in 2022–23.

Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve is a protected area rich in natural beauty and diversity of flora and fauna.

Home to the famous one-horned rhinoceros, the park is also the breeding ground of elephants, wild water buffalo and swamp deer with an increasing tiger population. PTI SSG SSG MNB

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