5 Wildlife Weekend Gateways Around Delhi
Delhi, the capital city of India, offers you various kinds of weekend gateways due to a geographical location of this place. When you become tired of your daily routine work and you want to take a break to revive your mind and soul, there are so many amazing as well as adventurous weekend gateways around Delhi. Here is listed about five popular wildlife sanctuaries which may be your perfect wildlife weekend destination around Delhi.
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· Jim Corbett National Park: The eminent Jim Corbett National Park houses more than 580 species of birds, 50 species of mammals and 25 species of reptiles. An exciting Jim Corbett packages tour is available to take you to experience the most amazing wildlife. This park is a part of the Project Tiger Reserve of Uttarakhand.The total area of this park is 520 sq. km and it is famous for a variety of flora and fauna including the Royal Bengal tiger, elephant, deer, crocodile etc. Different types of adventurous activities are also available here, like Rock climbing, Rappelling, River rafting etc.
· Ranthambore National Park: Total area of Ranthambore National Park is over 392 sq. km and it is located in SawaiMadhopur, which is a historical district of Rajasthan. Forest safari is the greatest attraction of this place. This park is the best spot to experience various wild animals like tiger, leopard, sambar, sloth bear, wild boar, striped hyena etc.
· Sariska Tiger Reserve: There are several carnivores like a tiger, leopard, wild dog, civet hyena, jackal, jungle cat etc. are seen in the Sariska Tiger Reserve, which is located among the ranges of Aravalli hills in Alwar district of Rajasthan. This place is also famous for Rhesus monkeys and a great variety of birds like Grey Partridge, Sand Grouse, Bush Quail, tree Pie, goldenbacked Woodpecker, Crested Serpent Eagle etc. Choosing Delhi to Sariska tour you can experience various exciting activities like bird watching, nature walks, jeep safari, camel and horse safaris etc.
· Rajaji National Park: Shivaliks-Rajaji, Motichur, and Chila are the three sanctuaries which have amalgamated into the Rajaji National Park and it has been named after the freedom fighter C. Rajgopalacharya (Rajaji). Elephant, tiger, barking deer, wild boar, antelopes, monkey, sambar deer, nilgai, and goral are living in this National Park. You can see here more than 400 species of bird including Snowy-browed flycatcher, scaly thrush, Rusty-flanked tree creeper, green avadavat and reed bunting, black-necked stork etc. Jeep safari is available here for the thrilling experience of wildlife.
· Sultanpur National Park: It is an ideal weekend gateways for bird watchers. Sultanpur National park housed different types of birds like storks, kingfishers, egrets, cormorants, ibis, spoonbills etc. Siberian crane, sandpipers, pelicans, greater flamingo, heron, and bee-eaters are included in this park as migratory birds.
