Diphlu River Lodge sits on the banks of the Diphlu River within Kaziranga’s buffer zone, its cottages built on stilts in traditional Assamese style using bamboo, cane and thatch. It is widely regarded as the benchmark for high-end stays at Kaziranga, a park more famous for its one-horned rhinoceros than for luxury lodging.
Raised cottages built from bamboo and cane in the Assamese vernacular style, each with a private veranda overlooking the river and surrounding grassland.
Assamese regional cooking alongside broader Indian dishes, often served with river views, drawing on local ingredients and traditional preparation methods.
Jeep safaris into Kaziranga’s central and western ranges, elephant-back safaris through the park’s tall grassland, and river-side nature walks directly from the lodge.
Kaziranga holds the world’s largest population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros, alongside wild water buffalo, swamp deer and, increasingly, tiger, making it one of Assam’s most important wildlife landscapes.
Kaziranga’s tall elephant grass rewards an elevated shooting position; the park’s traditional elephant-back safaris, while not for every photographer, offer a genuinely different eye-level on the grassland’s rhino population.
The lodge supports community initiatives in the villages bordering Kaziranga and draws attention to the park’s globally significant rhino conservation success, one of the strongest population recoveries of any large mammal in Asia.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
