The Irroi Journal

Stories from the forest.

One-horned rhinoceros, Kaziranga National Park

The Wild

Rhino Season in Kaziranga: A Guide to the Kohora Range

She moved through the grasslands as if the land itself was breathing around her. The one-horned rhinoceros has roamed Kaziranga for thousands of years.

8 min read · Kaziranga

Irroi permaculture garden — the Baari

The Baari

What the Baari Teaches: Permaculture, Patience, and Cooking at Irroi

Every dish begins not in the kitchen but in the Baari — 40 steps from the stove. The garden is the menu. The season sets the table.

6 min read · Kaziranga

Mishing community, Majuli — Irroi

The People

Irroi: A Word from Majuli, A Community in Kaziranga

The name comes from the Mishing people of Majuli — a celebratory greeting for a new harvest. That spirit is how we built this place.

5 min read · About Irroi

Golden hour grasslands, Kaziranga National Park

The Wild

The Golden Tabby Tiger: Kaziranga's Rarest Resident

There are fewer than thirty golden tabby tigers in the world. Most of them live here, in the tall elephant grass of Kaziranga. A morning with the naturalists.

7 min read · Kaziranga

Forest Canopy Suite — private bathtub, Irroi Kaziranga

The Stay

The Forest Bathtub at Sunrise: On Stillness in the Canopy Suite

The water was warm. The forest was not yet awake. For 20 minutes, between 5:40 and 6:00am, nothing asked anything of us.

4 min read · Kaziranga

Cultural evening — traditional performance at Irroi

The People

An Evening with the Karbi: Cultural Performances at Irroi Kaziranga

The drums began at 7pm. The Karbi performers from the surrounding hills arrived with their costumes folded in cloth bags. By 9pm, three guests had learned the steps.

5 min read · Kaziranga

Assam landscape — travel guide to Northeast India

The Stay

What to Pack for a Safari Stay in Kaziranga, Assam

The Kohora Range in November: 14°C at 5:30am, 26°C by noon. What to bring, what to leave behind, and why your khaki is welcome.

6 min read · Travel Guide

Rohi rice wine — Mishing tradition at Irroi

The Baari

Rohi: The Rice Wine That Named Irroi

In Majuli, the Mishing community greets the New Year with rohi — rice wine brewed over three days. The name IRROI comes from that moment of shared harvest.

5 min read · Culture & Food

Naamghor performance of Satriya

The People

The Naamghor at Dusk: Borgeet and Five Hundred Years of Song

As the light drops, the khol drum begins. A 15th-century saint made music into a democratic act. His institution — the naamghor — still anchors village life across the Brahmaputra valley.

8 min read · Culture

Dawn tea garden walk, Kaziranga, Assam

Wellness

Wellness Tourism in Kaziranga: Tea-Garden Walks & Digital Detox at Irroi

No spa. No programme. Just a forest, a tea garden at dawn, and three days without a signal. What wellness tourism looks like when it's honest about what it is.

8 min read · Wellness

Fresh vegetables from the Baari permaculture garden, Irroi Kaziranga

Dining

The Baari Table: Indigenous Assamese Cuisine & Local Ingredients at Irroi

The Baari is not just Irroi's garden — it is the restaurant. Khar, tenga, bamboo shoot, and rohi, cooked the way they have always been cooked here.

7 min read · Food & Garden

One-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park

Adventures & Safaris

The Three-Range Sojourn: A Complete Safari Guide to Kaziranga's Ranges

Kohora, Bagori, Agoratoli — three ranges, three ecosystems, one national park. How to see all of it from Irroi in three nights.

9 min read · Safari Guide