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The Great Himalayan
Best Season April
to June and September to November
Characterised by dazzling high ridges, glaciers, deep gorges,
alpine meadows and valleys with closed virgin forests, the Great
Himalayan National Park with an altitudinal variation from 1,300m
to 6,100m in Kullu district is one of the best destinations for
Himalayan flora and fauna lovers. Supporting a diverse wildlife
of over three hundred species of birds and over thirty species
of mammals, the region was declared a national park in 1984.
Pin Parvati Valley
This Pin Valley national park is situated in Lahual Spiti district.
In this park there is a variety of rare animals such as wooly
hare, Tibetan gazelle and snow Leopard. The entire area is a cold
desert. It was declared National Park on 9th January 1987 and
occupies an area of 67,500 hectares. Animals that are found in
this sanctuary includes Red Indian Fox, Tibetan Gazelle, Wooley
Hare, Snow Leopard, Himalayan Marmot, Himalayan Mouse-hare, Indian
Hodgsoris Porcupine, Blue Sheep and Wolf. In this area visitors
come across large herds of Ibex and Bharal. Snow leopards are
also found in this park.
Rajaji National Park
Best Season Mid-November To Mid-June
Rajaji National Park is distinct for its pristine scenic beauty
and rich bio-diversity. Situated at the edge of the sprawling
Dehradun valley, the park was founded in 1966 and spreads over
an area of about 820-sq-km. Nestled in a lush valley of the Shivalik
Range, the park is an ideal holiday resort with its many picnic
spots and excursion sites for the nature lover. Three sanctuaries
in the Western U.P., Shivaliks-Rajaji, Motichur and Chilla were
amalgamated into a large protected area and named Rajaji National
Park in the year 1983 after the famous freedom fighter late Shri
Rajgopalachari; Popularly known as "Rajaji". This area
is the northwestern limit of Asian elephants.
Corbett National Park
Best Season Mid November to Mid April
The Corbett Tiger reserve has quite a history. It is India's First
National Park and one of the finest, notable for its individualistic
scenic charm and magnificent submontane and riverine vistas, and
also for its richly varied wildlife, still interestingly in the
process of change, and the site of the launching of project Tiger.
Early this century its exceptional potential as a wildlife reserve
was recognized and there were moves to have it officially declared
a sanctuary, liberating it from the exploitation of its tree forests
and human occupation of the riverside land. Finally, in 1936 it
was set up as the first authentic national park of the country
under the United Provinces National Parks Act.
Gir National Park
Best Season November to
March
Gir exhibits great variation in topography, including flat, gently
undulating to hilly tracts; and elevation ranges between 152m
at Vasadhol to 530m above the sea level at Nandivela hills. The
Gir forest area is extremely rugged and hilly. Slopes are generally
moderate, hills are of volcanic origin and the soil varies from
one area to another. While most of the soil is generally black,
the other types one may come across will be red, yellowish, white
clay and sandy. Each soil type supports a different kind of plant
life and hence the wildlife too differs based on vegetation types.
Dudwa National Park
Best Season October to March
A mosaic of grasslands, marshes, lakes and sal (Shorea robusta)
forests constitute the Dudwa Tiger Reserve. It is as wild as can
be. Situated on the Indo-Nepal border in District Lakhimpur-Kheri
of Uttar Pradesh, the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve with an area of 614
sq. km. is one of the finest of the few remaining examples of
the exceedingly diverse and productive Terai eco-systems. The
northern edge of the Reserve lies along the Indo-Nepal border
and the southern boundary is marked by the River Suheli. It is
home to a large number of rare and endangered species which include
tiger, leopard, swamp deer, hispid hare, Bengal flovican, etc.
Keoladeo National Park
Best Season November to April
This is truly a fantasy of feathers. It is the bird kingdom, where
time takes wing. Welcome to the Keoladeo Ghana National Park at
Bharatpur in Rajasthan. Spread over an area of little over 232
sq kms, Keoladeo derives its name from the Shiva Temple in the
heart of the sanctuary. Formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary,
ornithologist Salim Ali, is credited for bringing this park to
public notice.
