Ranthambore National Park

Area Details:
Total area: 392.5 sq.km
Core area: 274.50 sq.km
Buffer area: 118.00 sq.km

Seasons and Climate:
Cold: October to march (good animal sightings, best time for bird watching)
Warm: April to June (excellent animal sighting)
Wet: July to September (national park is closed)

Ranthambore lies in the nestling hills of Aravali in the midst of the arid plains and denuded tracts of Rajasthan in North India. Ranthambore National Park is hailed as one of India's finest wildlife sanctuaries. A hunting reserve for the Kings of Jaipur, the park was once open for only select few. Nearly 400 sq KMs, the Park is set between the Aravali and Vindhyas mountain range, its forests once a part of the magnificent jungles of central India.


Ranthambore National Park is best known for its majestic Royal Bengal Tigers. Once found in thousands, their numbers have dwindled to less than fifty. With the initiation of Project Tiger in 1972, Ranthambore National Park was declared as a tiger reserve, providing a haven for the magnificent beasts.


You can enjoy the thrilling ride inside this wildlife sanctuary through a forest Safari. The safari can be organized in a jeep, on elephants, on camels, on horses, depending upon the place you want to visit. The major Birds that could be found in this Park are Graylag Goose, Common Kingfishers, Bee Eaters, Woodpeckers, Indian Gray Hornbills, Cuckoos, Parakeets, Owl and Nightjars, Asian Palm Swift etc.



The varied landscape of the national park is home to animals like the jackal, mongoose, sloth bear, leopard, and of course, the tiger. The vegetation in the park is mostly of the dry deciduous type with a large variety consisting of nearly 300 species of trees and bushes.