Ranthambore National Park

Ranthambore National Park is a must-visit wildlife destination if you are planning to travel to Rajasthan. Travel to Ranthambore National Park, one of the best wildlife sanctuaries of Rajasthan, surrounded by the Vindhya and Aravalli hill ranges and located very near to the outer fringes of the Thar Desert. Travel to Ranthambore usually means a visit to the tiger reserve here. However, Ranthambore has much more to offer to tourists on their vacations in Ranthambore. Holidays in Ranthambore offers the best of the desert land as well as plain area near the hills. Due to its proximity to the Thar Desert, the vegetation here is that of a deciduous forest.

The Ranthambore National Park is situated near the town of Sawai Madhopur, midway between Bharatpur and Kota townships. The entire area has sprawling tracts of desert and semi-desert vegetation. Originally a hunting ground of the Maharaja of Jaipur, Ranthambore was declared a game sanctuary in 1955. In 1980s, it became a national park and was listed among the reserves protected under Project Tiger (1973). Presently the Kaila Devi Sanctuary, also famous for its tigers, and the Man Singh Sanctuary form a part of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.

Ranthambore travel offer tourists the best opportunity in the world to photograph the tiger in its natural habitat. During your wildlife holidays in Ranthambore, you can indulge in any of the adventurous activities that the park offers. Jeep safari in Ranthambore, cultural and traditional experience of the Meena tribes, night out in the many hideouts in the park are some of the options you must not miss when you travel to Ranthambore. The best time to travel to Ranthambore is during the winter months from October to February.