DHAKA: The Kaziranga National Park (KNP), famed for its one-horned rhinos, opened to tourists on Friday after it was routinely closed in May last before the onset of monsoons.

The Park was opened for four months by forest minister Rockybul Hussain on Friday, with over 120 foreign visitors taking elephant rides and jeep safaris inside the World Heritage Park, reprots The Times of India.

Over 67 foreign travellers besides hundreds of domestic tourists took the elephant rides on 17 pachyderms pressed into service from the Mihimukh ground inside the Park, KNP officials said.

In the Bagori range of KNP, sources said, more than 50 foreigners took rides on 16 elephants despite Kaziranga being in the news this year because of the killing of 36 rhinos so far by poachers.

Open jeep safaris in 100 vehicles for tourists also started on Friday in the Bagori, Kohora and Agaratoli ranges.

BDST: 1754 HRS, NOV 02, 2013
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