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Ranthambore National Park: The park, which
is one of the finest tiger reserves in the
country Park's abandoned fortress,lakes and
above all it's `friendly' tigers have made
it one of the most filmed wildlife reserves
in the world. Ranthambore was decalred a
wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and became part
of Project Tiger in 1973. Ranthambore
National park is famous for its tigers and
is one of the best places in the country to
see these majestic predators in the wild.
The tigers can be easily spotted even du ring
the day. A good time to visit between
November and May when the nature of the dry
deciduous forests makes sightings common.
The Park which covers an area of nearly 400
sq. km. and is set between the Aravali and
Vindhya ranges. Its deciduous forests were
once a part of the magnificent jungles of
Central India.
The varied topography of the national
park is home to animals like the
jackal,mongoose, sloth bear, leopard, and of
course, the tiger. Ranthambore has much more
to offer you in sightseeing and excursions.
Surrounded by the Vindhya and Aravali hill
ranges and located very near to the outer
fringes of the Thar Desert, this place
offers you the best of the desert land as
well as plain area near the hills.
Ranthambore National Park is in Sawai
Madhopur District of Rajasthan state.Located
at the junction of the Aravalli and Vindhya
hill range, this is one of the finest places
to view animals, especially as they are used
to being stared at here.The park covers an
area of Approximately 400 sq Km and if
combined it with the area of sawai man singh
sanctuary area,it is around 500 Sq km.
Ranthambore national park was declared a
wildlife sanctuary in 1957 and in 1974 it
gained the protection of "Project Tiger". It
got it's status of a National Park in 1981.
Ranthambore National Park is dotted with
structures that remind you of bygone
eras.There are many water bodies located all
over the park, which provide perfect relief
du ring
the extremely hot summer months for the
forest inhabitants. A huge fort, after which
the park is named, towers over the park atop
a hill. There are many ruins of bygone eras
scattered all over the jungle, which give it
a unique, wonderful and mixed flavour of
nature, history and wildlife.Tigers at
Ranthambore National park have been known to
even hunt in full view of human visitors.
These tigers are famous for being seen in
the daytime too, due to their lack of fear
of human presence in vehicles. This lack of
fear of humans is excellent for tourists, as
they get to see the tigers often.
This National park is a wildlife
enthusiast and photographer's dream. It
offers excellent accommodation and internal
transportation facilities. The park remains
open every year from October to May.Famous
for the exciting and frequent tiger
sightings captured dramatically in several
books, this park is today affected by
ecological pressures and poaching. |
