Journey through the Wilderness of Rajasthan

Rajasthan is one of the jewels in Indias crown. One of the cities of Rajasthan, that is Jaipur together with Delhi and Agra complete the golden triangle tour of India. It is the land of colours. The upper echelons of the society built magnificent forts and palaces which are now transformed into forts and palaces. Fascinating forts and fortresses, exciting elephant rides, interesting camel rides, opulent palaces and a riot of colours from canary yellow to fiery orange red sum up the beautiful land of Rajasthan. There are a host of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries for tourists to explore here. These parks and sanctuaries are loved by tourists and are included in the Rajasthan wildlife tour package.

The Popular national Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Rajasthan are:

Ranthambore National Park: This national park situated in the Sawai Madhopur is famous for its tiger population. November to May is the best time to visit this park as during this time the foliage helps appreciably in viewing these animals in the natural environment of the jungle. Jeeps or canters are used for the wildlife safaris of this park. Apart from tigers a variety of endangered species can be seen in these parks such as sloth bears, sambars, chhetals, nilgai, tigers, leopards, wild boar etc.

Sariska National Park: This Park is located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. The most enticing feature of this Sariska Tiger Reserve is the Royal Bengal tiger population of this park. Chinkara, striped hyenas, horned antelopes, golden jackals and other jungle cats are seen in this national park. Apart from these rare species of animals, the park flaunts of many historical sites like the Pandupol Hills, Kankanwadi Fort, and Hanuman Temple and so on.

Desert National Sanctuary: This national park is located near the golden city of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and spans across 3162 kilometres. The park comprises of sand dunes, craggy rocks and is home to a variety of endangered species of birds such as kestrels, sand grouse, spotted eagles, laggar falcons, vultures, tawny eagles, falcons, harriers, buzzards, and eagles. The animals seen in this park are black bucks, hedgehogs, chinkara, desert cats, wolves Bengal foxes and desert foxes.

Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary: This Park situated in district of Rajsamand is home to a variety of species such as nilgai, sambhar, chinkaras, hyenas, jungle cats, leopards, sloth bears, and wolves. Along with these animals the park is home to a variety of rare species of birds such as peacocks, doves, bulbuls, golden oriole, pigeons and the parakeets. The historic monument of the Kumbalgarh fort is also situated in this park.

Darrah Sanctuary: The Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary and the Jaswant Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary make up the Darrah Natiional Park. There are other popular sites to visit in this park like the Sun Temple, Jenanakhas etc. Tourists enjoy trekking and jungle safari in this park.

Mount Abu Sanctuary: This park is situated in the Aravalli Hills in Mount Abu in the state of Rajasthan and a variety of rare species of animals are seen in this park such as porcupines, hedgehogs, mongoose, Indian hares, pangolin etc.

Thus explore the beauty of Rajasthan by visiting its myriad national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Many of these parks are included in the India wildlife tour packages for the tourists to enjoy.

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