Wildlife India 2 Hemis Rajaji Corbett Dudhwa Chitwan National Park Sariska Bharatpur Desert Manas Kaziranga Ranthambore Jawai Dam Panna Bandhavgarh Kanha Kisli Sasan Gir Satpura Pench Sundarbans Tadoba Nagarhole Bandipur Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Periyar Horton Plains National Park Wildlife India Yala National Park 3 RANTHAMBORE NATIONAL PARK Location Located in Sawai Madhopur District of Southern Eastern Rajasthan Distance and driving Nearest airport Jaipur 4 hours' drive approx time Nearest Railway station Sawai Madhopur Railway station 30 minutes driving time approx. Area Covered 392 km² Animals Tigers, Leopards, Striped Hyenas, Sambar deer, Chital, Nilgai, Common or Hanuman langurs, Macaques, Jackals, Jungle cats, Caracals, Sloth bears, Black bucks, Rufoustailed Hare, Indian Wild Boar, Chinkara, Common Palm Civets or Toddy cat, Coomon Yellow Bats, Desert Cats, Fivestriped Palm Squirels, Indian False Vampires, Indian Flying Foxes, Indian Foxes, Indian Gerbilles, Indian Mole Rats, Indian Porcupines, Longeared Hedgehogs, Ratels, Small Indian Mongoose, Small Indian Civets and Common mongoose. Best time to visit 1st October to 31st March Closing time 1st July to 30th September Safari information Safaris available by shared canter (16 or 20 seater open bus) by shared / exclusive Jeep (seating capacity of 5 persons) Safari timings 1 Oct to 31 Oct 6:30 to 10:00 am / 2:30 to 6:00 pm 1 Nov to 31 Jan 7:00 to 10:30 am / 2:00 to 5:30 pm 1 Feb to 31 Mar 6:30 to 10:00 am / 2:30 to 6:00 pm 1 Apr to 15 May 6:00 to 9:30 am / 3:00 to 6:30 pm 1 Apr to 30 Jun 6:00 to 9:30 am / 3:30 to 7:00 pm Booking information Booked - 90 days in advance & necessary Passport details required to book game rides requirements Zones 1-5 Core Zones 6-10 Buer Zones Hotels available Aman-i-Khas approx 5 kms (25 minutes) The Oberoi Vanyavilas approx. 4 kms (20 minutes) Vivanta by Taj Sawai Madhopur approx. 8 kms (20-25 minutes) Khem Villas (Non AC) - approx. 6 kms (30 minutes) Nahargarh Ranthambore approx. 5 kms (20 minutes rive) The Tigress approx. 6 kms (25 minutes) Dev Villas - approx. 6 kms (25 minutes) Tiger Den Resort - approx. 5 kms (20 minutes) Ranthambore Regency - approx. 9 kms (30 minutes) Note : All safari timings mentioned are approximate and may differ as per season and the particular national park. 4 SARISKA NATIONAL PARK Location Located in Alwar District of Rajasthan Distance and driving Nearest City Jaipur 110 Kms / 2.5 hours' drive approx time Nearest airport Delhi 200 Kms / 2.5 hours' drive approx Nearest Railway station Alwar Junction 1 hour driving time approx. Area Covered 866 km² Animals Leopard, Wild Dog, Jungle Cat, Civets Hyena, Jackal, Tiger, Sambar, Chital, Nilgai, Chausingha, Wild Boar, Langur, Rhesus Monkeys, Peafowl, Grey Partridge, Bush Quail, Sand Grouse, Tree Pie, Golden backed Woodpecker, crested Serpent Eagle and The Great Indian horned Owl. Best time to visit 1st October to 30th April Closing time 1st July to 30th September Safari information Safaris available by shared canter (20 seater open bus) by exclusive Jeep (seating capacity of 5 persons) 1 Oct to 31 Mar - 6:30 to 10:30 am / 2:00 to 6:00 pm 1 Apr to 30 Jun - 6:00 to 10:00 am / 2:30 to 6:30 pm Booking information Booked - 90 days in advance & necessary Passport details required to book game rides requirements Zones 1 & 3 Core Zones 2 Buer Zones Hotels available Aman Bagh - approx. 45 kms (40-45 minutes) Vanaashraya approx. 5 kms Dadhikar Fort approx. 50 kms (1 hour) Sariska Palace approx. 5-7 minutes' drive Alwar Bagh Note : All safari timings mentioned are approximate and may differ as per season and the particular national park. 5 CORBETT NATIONAL PARK Location Located in Nainital District of Urakhand Distance and driving Connected by road/trains from Delhi time Driving time from Delhi to Corbe approx. 260 kms. Distance from Ramnagar railway station to Corbe 2 hours approx. Nearest airport is Pantnagar-2 hours' driving time approx. (Flight operates onTue/Wed/Fri/Sat) Area Covered 520 km² Animals / birds Royal Bengal Tiger, Asiatic elephant, Black Bear, Hog Deer, Walking Deer, Sambar, Sloth Beer, Yellow-throated marten, Oers, great pied hornbill, white-Backed Vulture, Hodgson's bushchat, orange breasted green pigeon, Pallas sh eagle, golden oriole, tawny sh owl, Indian Pia, Scarlet Minivet, Ghariyal, mugger Crocodiles, the king Cobra. Best time to visit 15th November to 15th June Closing time Although National Park is open through the year, it is advisable not to travel between 15 June to 01 October as during the monsoon season the ood of the River breaks down the road and cut their links. Safari information Safaris available by shared canter (16-18 seater open bus in Dhikala Zone only) by exclusive Jeep (in Bijrani, Durgadevi and Jhirna zones) Approximate safari timings (depend upon the respective zone 30 minutes up or down) Summer (1 Apr to 15/30 Jun) 5:30 to 8:30 am / 1:30 to 4:30 pm Winter (15 Oct/15 Nov to 31 Mar 6:00 to 9:00 am / 3:30 to 6:30 pm Booking information Booked 60 days in advance & necessary Passport details required to book game rides requirements Zones Dhikala Zone - 15 Nov to 15 Jun (Most popular Zone) Bijrani Zone - 15 Oct to 30 Jun Durgadevi Zone - 15 Oct to 30 Jun Jhirna Zone - Throughout the year (not recommended in Monsoon) Hotels available The Gateway Resort Corbe (New property) Aahana The Corbe Wilderness Innity Corbe Wilderness Corbe river View Retreat Jims Jungle Retreat The Corbe Hideaway The Hideaway River Lodge Note : All safari timings mentioned are approximate and may differ as per season and the particular national park. 6 KEOLADEO GHANA NATIONAL PARK (Formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary) Location Located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan Distance and driving Connected by surface from Delhi, Alwar, Mathura, Agra and Jaipur time Delhi Bharatpur : 4 hours' drive approx. Alwar Bharatpur : 3 hour drive approx. Mathura Bharatpur : 1 hour drive approx. Agra Bharatpur : 1.5 hours' drive approx. Jaipur Bharatpur : 4 hours' drive approx. Bharatpur Railway station is generally used for avoiding long journey between Agra to Sawai Madhopur and many trains (Delhi-Mumbai and Agra-Jaipur route) stop at Bharatpur. Area Covered 28.73 km² Animals / birds The park is home to animals and about 400 species of birds. Every year thousands of migratory waterfowl visit the park for wintering and breeding. The sanctuary is one of the richest bird areas in the world and is known for nesting of resident birds and visiting migratory birds including water birds. Best time to visit October to March Closing time Park is open round the year from sunrise to sunset Safari information Shared and Exclusive half day/full day safari is conducted on the Cycle Rickshaws. It is also possible to take Cycling and walking tours within the sanctuary. Timings October to March - 6.30 to 5.00 pm April to September - 6.00 to 6.00 pm Booking information No prior documentation required and rickshaws are available on the spot. & necessary requirements Zones Not Applicable Hotels available Laxmi Vilas Palace, Laxmi Niwas Palace, The Bagh, Udai Vilas Palace, Chander Mahal Haveli, Surya Mahal, Kadam Kunj (All above hotels are within 3-4 km distance from the park) Note : All safari timings mentioned are approximate and may differ as per season and the particular national park. 7 DUDHWA NATIONAL PARK Location Dudhwa National Park is located in Lakhimpur-Kheri District of Uar Pradesh, adjacent to Indo-Nepal border. Distance and driving Connected by surface from Lucknow (5 hour drive approx.) time Lucknow is connected with Delhi by regular ights and trains. Area Covered 490.3 km² Animals / birds Dudhwa National Park is a home for 38 species of mammals, 16 species of reptiles, 350 species of birds and 90 species of sh. The main araction of Dudhwa is swamp deer as half of the world's swamp deer live here. Apart from Swamp Deer, four more types of deer are found here: hog deer, spoed deer, barking deer and Sambar. Best time to visit December to February Closing time 15th June to 14th November Safari information Shared and Exclusive both safaris can be organised here. Timings Winter : 7.00 to 11.00 am / 3.00 to 6.00 pm Summer : 6.00 to 10.00 am / 5.00 to 7.30 pm Booking information Passport copy required for booking safaris and can be booked on same day as well but to & necessary avoid non-availability of seats in Jeep, it is always beer to book in advance to avoid last requirements minute regrets. Zones Buer zone of 190 km2 and only 02 Routes (route 1 and 2). Hotels available The best hotel is 'Tree of life' Distance from park 25 kms/35 minutes Note : All safari timings mentioned are approximate and may differ as per season and the particular national park. 8 HEMIS NATIONAL PARK Location Hemis National Park is a high altitude national park in the eastern Ladakh region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Distance and driving Park is situated 40 km. southeast of Leh and Leh is connected by ights from Delhi, Srinagar time & Chandigarh. Area Covered 600 km² Animals / birds Hemis National Park is home to varieties of rare mammals and species. Bharal, snow leopard and Eurasian brown bear are the major araction. Other animals and birds include Tibetan argali, Ladakh urial, Pallas' cat, wolf, ibex, Himalayan snowcock, Himalayan grion, golden eagle, red-anked bluetail, red-mantled spoed forktail, chukar partridge, white and crown throated dipper, lammergeier, and streaked rosench.