Located on the southern edge of the Aravali hills, Ranthambore was recognized in the year 1955, Ranthambore National Park is a dense dry forest that some time ago was the hunting ground of the Maharajas of Jaipur, after a few years of maintenance it has become one of the premium palaces in the world to observe rare Indian tigers. Ranthambhore got its place in the national park in 1973 and is part of the TIGER scheme. Ranthambhore proves to be an idyllic destination for lovers of natural beauty who are short on time and is a perfect place to take a short wildlife trip, even if your trip is short.But the effects in terms of wildlife are fantastic, Ranthambhore it is a home for India tigers, leopards, nilgai, wild boars, sloths, sambar, chinkara, jackle, gray spotted languar, Indian pangolin, marsh crocodile, mongoose, striped hyena, etc.
Ranthambore
is a great bird destination, home to birds such as the Eastern Darter,
woolly-necked and black-necked storks, herons and cormorant herons, paintings,
Eurasian spoonbill, cotton pygmy goose, woolly-necked and black-necked storks
black-necked, Besra, Bonelli, steppe, red-headed vulture, major and minor
spotted eagles, slow-headed vulture, Indian peacock, black-headed ibis, eagles,
garter and crested snakes, painted ospreys and gray francolins, faasente tail
and bronze wings, and many others.
In
Ranthambore, the best place to stay is the Ranthambore forest resort. The
Ranthambhore Forest Complex is located on the Ranthambhore highway and is
easily accessible from the railway station and the national park. This
particular resort has 30 beautifully decorated rooms, the rooms have all modern
amenities. This complex is spread over five hectares, the complex borders the
lush green forest. The complex has the perfect setting with the Aravali hills
in the background.
How to
get to Ranthambore National Park: Ranthambhore Road is on the road to the
National Park and is approximately 3-4km from Sawai Madhopur Railway Station
and Bus Terminal. This park is also very close to Jaipur, only 165km and as the
roads are of a much higher quality, the journey is only 2 hours. From Agra it
is almost 270 km and it takes just 4 hours to reach that place. Sawai Madhopur
is located on the main Delhi-Mumbai railway line and Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta
and Chennai are connected by train. The nearest air base is Jaipur.
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