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Safari is an adventure that takes any adventurer who like to explore the unexplored trails and unspoilt natural horizons of desert or country side or forests. One such safari is Jungle safari. It can also be defined as a forest trail, except that instead of walking, hiking or trekking, you have also got the options of explore the forest regions via a jeep or a elephant or even on a horse.
Jungle safari not just involves exploring the jungles of a particular region. The options can involve national parks and wildlife sanctuaries as well as protective reserves. And you can also opt for wild camping as well as nature walks too. All in all saying hello to Mother Nature in the best possible ways. Staying in the jungle lodges provided by the various forests departments within the sanctuary areas is also the part of this safari deal and the best way you can enjoy your holiday to hang out in the Jungle area, relax and do nothing.
About Corbett National Park Just 300 kms. north east of Delhi, at the foothills of Himalayas lies the Corbett National Park. It has beautiful location by the Ramganga River. In 1952, park was named Corbett National Park after the name of legendary hunter late Jim Corbett who shot the man-eaters of this area. He also wrote books on his real life adventures 'The Man-Eaters Of Kumaon' and 'The Man Eating Leopards Of Rudraprayag'.
On 1st April 1973 with fund provided by WWF, project Tiger was launched at Dhikala. Corbett is well known as heaven for Tigers. According to data in1972, there were only 44 tigers, but with efforts of Project Tiger and other organisations, the population of Tigers increased to 138 in 1997.
Visitors can find hundreds of species of trees, 40 to 50 species of shrubs and around 30 to 35 species of bamboo and grass. Corbett's climate is normally pleasant, however, temperature can rise up to 44 degree celsius during afternoons of the hottest month of June to lowest of 5 degree celsius during mornings and nights of winters.
Corbett is very rich with over 50 varieties of mammals, 580 species of birds and around 25 species of reptiles. The most commonly seen wildlife include, the Wild Elephants, Rhesus Macaque, Peacock, Langur, several species of Deer (Spotted Sambar, Hog and Barking Deer), fish eating Gharial, Muggar, Monitar Lizard, Indian Python, Viper, Cobra Krait, King Cobra, Wild Boars and Jackals. Corbett National Park also has Leopard but their sighting is extremely rare.
Corbett is also known as paradise for bird watchers. There are around 580 species of birds. Some of these are Gull, Wag tail, Grey Lag, Barheaded Goose, many kinds of Ducks, Great Creasted Grede, Snipe, Plover, Sand Piper, Minivets, Shrikes, Babblers, Osprey, Crested Serpent Eagle, Doves, Cuckoos, Black Winged Kite, Palla's Fishing Eagle, Drongos, Parakeets, Thrushes and many many ore.
Major Wildlife Attractions Corbett is a haven for Tigers as well as its prey, which include four kinds of Deer, Wild Boar and some lesser-known animals. Leopards are mostly found in the hilly areas of the park. Some nocturnal cats found here are the Leopard Cat, Jungle Cat and Fishing Cat. Sloth Bear is found in the lower regions of the park while the Himalayan Black Bear is seen in the higher hills only. The Dole or Wild Dog, though they can be seen in the southern areas of the park along with the Jackal.
Some of the smaller residents of the park are Himalayan Palm Civet, Indian Gray Mongoose, Common Otter, Blacknaped Hare and Porcupine. Elephants are among one of the main attractions of Jim Corbett Park. Along the Ramganga River shores, one can spot the long-snouted, fish-eating Gharial Crocodile and the ‘Mugger’ Crocodile. Also seen on the rocky hillsides is the Ghoral or Goat Antelopes. The Langur and Rhesus Monkeys are well distributed through out the park and warning the whole Jungle with alarm calls when they see either a Tiger or Leopard from tree-top perches.
Best Time to Visit The best visiting season of Corbett is from November 15 to June 15. Corbett remains closed between June 16 and November 14, when the monsoons flood the river beds and cut the fragile road links.
How to Get there Air : Phoolbagh, Pantnagar at a distance of 50-kms is the nearest airport. Delhi at a distance of 300-kms is the nearest international airport.
Rail : Ramnagar is on the broad gauge track from where the road transport options have to be availed to reach the park. For faster trains and connections to other parts change at Moradabad.
Road : Dhikala is 300-kms from Delhi, 145-kms from Lucknow and 51-kms from Ramnagar. The route from Delhi spans Hapur-Murababad-Ramnagar. The turn off is some 7-kms beyond Muradabad to the left, marked by a small board. The route from Lucknow spans Bareilly–Kichha–Rudrapur–Doraha–Kashipur. Ramnagar is served by frequent buses to and from Nainital and Ranikhet, 112-kms north. Buses arrive every half hour or so after the eight hour trip from Delhi; Delhi Transport corporation run a semi deluxe service, and most of the alternatives are pretty basic.
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