Uttaranchal wildlife Tours (Corbett National Park)
Located in the foothills of the Himalayas and the first ever National park in India- Jim Corbett National Park is the abode of many wild life species. Home to variety of flora and fauna it is famous for Bengal tigers, Asiatic elephants and leopards. The park was set up in 1936 and initially named as Hailey National Park. Later it was renamed as Corbett national park in honor of the famous hunter Jim Corbett who was responsible for setting up this park. Destination India Tourism offers you to be a part of Uttaranchal wildlife tours through its online booking of tours.
Corbett Park is known not only for its exotic flora and fauna but also for its majestic landscape, scenic charm and breathtaking view. It also has a vast reservoir formed by the Kalagarh Dam across the river Ramganga. It is spread in two districts of Uttaranchal of Nainital and Pauri.It has become one of the Tiger reserves in the country under the project tiger scheme launched in 1973.Its unique location between the Himalayan and tarai region offers a variety of landscape for viewing. The park is surrounded by thick Sal forest and serves as an ideal habitat for variety of plant and animal life. The park covers an area of 520.8sq.km.It consists of around 50 mammal species, 25 reptile species and more than 100 tree species.
One of the finest habitats of tiger in India, Corbett is especially known for its ferocious and majestic tigers and tourists from all over the world visit the place to see them. Besides it has a rich avian population and 600 species of birds can be found here. Other important animal species in the Corbett are sloth bear, Jungle cat, Himalayan black bear, wild dog, jackal, Himalayan palm civet, Indian gray mongoose, antelopes etc.
Elephant safari is a major tourist attraction here and if you are less adventurous and prefer the easy way then jeep safari is the solution for you.
When to visit?
Corbett National Park can be visited from November 15 to June 15. It remains closed for visitors from June16 to November14.
Major attractions:
Elephant safari
Jeep safari
Kalagarh dam
Corbett museum
How to reach?
By Air: nearest airport is at Pantnagar.
By rail: nearest railhead is at Ramnagar,
By Road: It takes 6hrs.to reach Corbett from Delhi via Hapur-Muradabad -Ramnagar.
Where to stay?
There are various resorts and hotels nearby and on the fringes of the park providing high standard accommodation at reasonable cost. Some of these resorts also provide you with guides.
Other wild life parks in Uttaranchal are:
-Rajaji national park
-Valley of flowers national park
-Nandadevi national park
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