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Best time to visit:
October to February
Flora: Ancient Banyan Trees, Dhok & Pipal Trees and Mango Trees
Fauna: Indian Horned Owl, Eagles, Parakeets, Spoonbills, Kingfishers,
Partridge
Situated in Eastern Rajasthan, Ranthambore National Park is famous for
its tigers and is one of the best places in the country to see these
majestic predators in the wild. The tigers can be easily spotted even
during the day. A good time to visit is between October and April when
the nature of the dry deciduous forests makes sightings common. This
park covers 1334 sq km, its wild jungle scrub hemmed in by steep crags.
The Park is set between the Aravali and Vindhya ranges. Its deciduous
forests were once a part of the magnificent jungles of Central India.
Within it one can also see crumbling temples and mosques, the 10th
century Ranthambore Fort, blue-green, crocodile-filled lakes, chhatris
and ‘hides’. The park was a maharajas’ hunting ground till 1970 – a
curious 15 years after it had become a sanctuary.
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Ranthambore is where you are most likely to spot a tiger on safari. For
a relatively small area, the park has a rich diversity of fauna and
flora - species list includes 300 trees, 50 aquatic plants, 272 birds,
and 12 reptiles including the Marsh Crocodile & amphibians and 30
mammals.
For the wildlife savvy, Ranthambore wildlife sanctuary today offers an
intense diversity of flora and fauna. The landscape is dotted with
ancient Banyan Trees, Dhok & Pipal trees, clusters of mango trees and
crisscrossed with evergreen belts. The terrain is made up of massive
rock formations, steep scarps, perennial lakes and streams and forest
suddenly opening up into large areas of Savannah. The terrain of
Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary fluctuates between impregnable forests
and open bush land. The forest is the typically dry deciduous type, with
Dhok, being the most prominent tree.
Ranthambore National Park is famous for its Tigers and is a favorite
with photographers. Tigers; the park's pride makes it one of the best
places in the country to observe them. Apart from that a large numbers
of Sambar, Chital, Nilgai, Gazelle, Boars, Mongoose, Indian Hare,
Monitor Lizards and a large number of birds.
Ranthambore is also home to about 270 species of birds including a large
number of migratory birds. Some of the many varieties of bird life found
here are the great Indian horned owl, eagles, parakeets, spoonbills,
kingfishers, partridge, quail, storks, owls, geese and ducks. But the
most visible bird in Ranthambore is the peacock, India's National bird.
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