Travel Ranthambhor

Travel to Ranthambhor...

In no Indian nature reserve are you guaranteed a tiger sighting, but at Ranthambhor National Park, 10km west of the rail junction and market town of Sawai Madhopur, the odds are probably better than anywhere else. This has less to do with the size of the population, which is perilously small due to a recent spate of poaching, than because the tigers themselves are famously unperturbed by humans, hunting in broad daylight and rarely shying from cameras or Jeep-loads of tourists. One of the last sizeable swathes of verdant bush in Rajasthan, Ranthambhor is fed by several perennial rivers that have been dammed to form lakes, haunted by crocodiles and dotted with delicate pavilions and decaying, creeper-covered Rajput palaces. Ranthambhor became world-renowned for its "friendly-tigers", who were the subject of some memorable wildlife documentaries in the 1980's.
In addition to tigers, Ranthambhor is still home to very healthy populations of chital, nilgai, jackals, panthers, jungle cats and a wide array of birds, among which you may see crested serpent eagles, paradise flycatchers and more common peacocks and painted storks.

Tourist Info :

Area	392 sq km (core area); 1,334 sq km (gross area)
Languages	Hindi, English
Best time to Visit	November to March

Best Time to Visit Ranthambhor :

Ranthambhor is open from October to June, but the best time to visit is during the dry season (Jan - April), when the lack of water entices the larger animals out to the lakeside. During and immediately after the monsoons, they are more likely to remain in the forest.

Sightseeing :

›› Ranthambhor Fort :

The ruined tenth-century Chauhan fort, towering above the forest canopy from atop a dramatic crag was conquered by Ala-ud-din Khalji's army in 1031, and Akbar in 1569, but for most of its existence Ranthambhor has been controlled by the Rajputs, and was set aside by the rulers of Jaipur for royal hunting jaunts. The fort is a best place for bird-watching and also the site of a temple to Ganesh, where people from all over the country write to the elephant-headed god to invite him to their weddings.

Excursion :

›› Sawai Madhopur Village

Sawai Madhopur The spectacular town lies about 12 kms from Ranthambhor on the main Delhi-Mumbai railway line. Sawai Madhopur is an important town with its own history and legend. Sawai Madhopur is the gateway to the world renowned Ranthambhor National Park, the famous 'Tiger Reserve'.

›› Kota :

Located at a distance of 100 kilometres from Ranthambhor, Kota is situated at a center of the southeastern region of Rajasthan, a region widely known as Hadaoli the land of the Hadas. Kota have some beautiful gardens and its old palaces house one of the best museums in Rajasthan.

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