Guwahati, April 10: Kaziranga National Park - the country's greatest conservation success story of the century - will roll out the red carpet for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who visit the abode of the one-horned rhino on Tuesday.

From staying in a river lodge nestled on the banks of the Difloo, which meanders through the national park - to having a taste of local ethnic food, a guided safari, meeting local villagers and the rangers, the two-day visit will see the royal couple get up close and personal with nature.

The Duke and Duchess, William and Kate, would touch base at Tezpur airport on Tuesday and then head straight to the Diphlu river lodge in Kaziranga operated by Assam Bengal Navigation, an Indo-British joint venture. The visit coincides with Bohag Bihu, the celebration of the Assamese New Year.

"We are very excited to welcome them and have been waiting for this moment as this is the first time a royal couple will be staying with us," Ashish Phookan, managing director of Assam Bengal Navigation, told The Telegraph today. The core team of the delegation will stay at Diphlu while others will be accommodated at different resorts in Kaziranga.

Around a campfire at the lodge, the Duke and Duchess will get to connect with life in rural Assam by meeting local people and witnessing Bihu and jhumur dances and musical performances.

The food will be north Indian, Continental and Assamese. The Assamese dishes would range from amita khar (traditional papaya dish), patot diya maas (steamed fish in banana leaf), sungat diya sagoli mangxo (mutton in bamboo), besides masor tenga (tangy fish curry), aloo pitika (mashed potato) and others.

"What is most important for us is that they have chosen Kaziranga as the wildlife destination from a host of others in the country. This is the most gratifying aspect for us," Rathin Barman of Wildlife Trust of India told The Telegraph.

Apart from being home to the rhino, the park is also a tiger reserve, having the highest density of the big cat in the country.

On Wednesday morning, the couple will undertake a safari to the Bagori range. "The idea is to help them see Kaziranga and its wilderness up close. "If they are lucky, they might see tigers too," an official said, adding that rhino sighting would not be a problem.

"There would not be any elephant safari as they have told us very clearly they don't like to ride on an animal," the official said.

The couple will also meet villagers who have been relocated to keep them out of the path of an elephant corridor.

After visiting the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation, William and Kate will travel to the Kaziranga Discovery Centre built by Elephant Family, a charity founded by late Mark Shand, brother of the Duchess of Cornwall.

They will see a health clinic for working elephants and an elephant information centre, which is under construction.

Before departing for Bhutan, the Duke and Duchess will put the finishing touches on an elephant sculpture to officially mark the "call for artists" for India's elephant parade, which will see 200 elephants decorated by artists and placed in 200 locations across India by the charity. These parades have previously been staged in London, Edinburgh and New York.