1 Night 2 Day’s Package
Day 1 :Arrive at Ramnagar by overnight train Ranikhet Express from old Delhi railway station. It leaves old Delhi station at 10 pm, you will reach Corbett next morning by 4:00 am. A vehicle would be ready at the Ramnagar station to take you to your resort, it would not be chargeable. After completing your breakfast the morning is free to rest or walk down to the Kosi river through the Dhikuli village and observe the living and culture of the local villagers
We suggest you get ready to the evening safari at 2:00 Pm with your identity card by which you had made your booking. You will be visiting one of the best areas of the park, whether it is Bijrani, Jhirna,Durgadevi, Dhela, or Seetavani. This is surely going to be a thrilling experience for you all as this park has the highest number of tigers in India. Hope you spot some of them. Later in the evening after coming back to the resort, there will be a wildlife movie going on in your resort, you can gain knowledge and sharp your skills about Indian wildlife.
Day 2 : Wake up at 4;00 Am, after getting fresh you be ready for today morning jungle safari at 5:30 am. Our safari gypsy is ready at your resort. Today the visiting zone is going to be an another one. Most probably it will be Bijrani and Malani area of Corbett park. Once you enters in the park your jungle safari is on. It is basically a slow drive inside the forest due to the bumpy roads. Tourists generally stand on the vehicles while the safari is on. Get ready and keep your mind on for whatever going to come across your way. From the butterflies to birds, to landscape beauty to the Bengal tiger and Asiatic Elephants, everything you get to see will be an entirely different experience. At 9:00 am you get back to your resort, have your breakfast and then some rest. You can ride a camel in the afternoon for some time, camel ride goes on in the outskirts of Corbett tiger reserve, it doesn’t go inside of the tiger reserve. In the evening time our guide will take you on a nature walk along with the Kosi river, you must have your binocular because this river belt is known for the different kind of residential and migratory species of birds. Playing indoor games watching wildlife movie or doing the meditation on your coming back to the resort.
We hope you had a great time in Corbett with some unforgettable and unprecedented memories. Firmly hope to see you back in the future. Sleep a little earlier, tomorrow you will check out.
Note- Safari timings get changed during the summers and winters respectively. This is a suggested itinerary, it can be customized according to your travel plan.
Photographs of Corbett
Main attraction in Corbett national park
Tiger- Tiger has been the biggest attraction of the tiger services for the many years. This park has one of the highest densities of the tigers. The tigers (panther tigris tigris) is perhaps the most celebrated of the wild animals of India. It has a very important place in Indian culture, mythology, legends and folklores. This symbolises as the fierce power of nature. The wildlife Institute of India in its report declared that Corbett has the highest population of the tigers in India. In its stunning report WII stated that amongst 44 tiger reserves in the country, Corbett has the maximum numbers of tigers which are numbered as 215.
Asian Elephant- the Asian Elephant is the biggest of all Indian mammals. it has a very sacred and religious factors in India 10000 years of old history. The Asian elephant( elephas maximus) is distributed in the Indian subcontinent and Southest Asia. Indian Elephants have been domesticated for thousand years, used in medieval warfare and as working animal.
Asian elephant is the largest living lend animal in Asia. The Asian elephant was once found throughout south and southeast Asia but now it has been reduced to several scattered populations owing to the human activity, like conversion of forest areas to forming, fuelling, construction of dams and civil works like road and canals.
The officials of Jim Corbett park Are happy to announce that it recorded an increase of 67% in the population of elephants which was relatively less in 2007 that total numbers of elephants recorded in 2007 in the entire state were 1346 out of which 622 were in Corbett national park alone.
Leopard- Leopard (panthers padus fusca ) is the second largest cat that is the inhabitant of Corbett park. Compared to the tigers, leopards are smaller, more graceful and shy, they have a more agile body that makes them perfect to launch. The Indian leopards is one of the big cats that found in the Indian subcontinent apart from the Asiatic lion, Bengal tiger, snow leopard and clouded leopard. In 2014,a national census of leopards around tiger’s habitats was carried out in India except the northeast. 7910 individuals were estimated in surveyed areas and a national total of 12000-14000 speculated.
Deers- Corbett has four species of deers. They are the most frequently sighted large mammals around-
Sambar- Sambar (Rusa unicolor) is the largest dear found in Corbett. The appearance and the size of sambar vary widely across their range, which has led to considerable taxonomic confusion in the past. In general, they attain a height of 102 to 160 cm (40 to 63 inches) at the shoulder and may weigh as much as 546 kg, though more typically 100-350kg. Mals have antlers up to 1 m long that are periodically shed and replaced. Mals sambar also have dense manes on their necks. Sambar are mostly found in dense forests with gently sloping to steep topography. They are known to reach altitudes as high as 3700m. Adults males and pregnant or lactating females possess an unusual hairless, blood red spot located about halfway down the underside of their throats. This sometimes oozes a white liquid and is apparently glandular in nature.
Chital- The chital (axis axis) also known as spotted dear or axis dear, is a speces of deer is a native in the Indian subcontinent. This is the common species of the deer in Jim Corbett Park too. This is also the most beautiful with characteristics, white spots on its reddish brown body . Only male chitals have antlers that may grow up to 1 m length. These antlers are periodically shed and a new set developed every time. Moderate sized chital deer, male can search nearly 90 cm(35inches) females 70cm(28inches) at the shoulder, while males weigh 30-75 kg. The females are lighter 25-45 kg. Chital are most active in early morning and evening and rest in cool places during the heat of the day they give alarm calls to warn the herd when a big threat or a predator is sensed.
Barking Deer or kakar- The Indian muntjac( muntiacus muntjak) also called southern red muntjac or barking deer, is a deer species native south and Southeast Asia, it is listed as least concern on the I U C N Red list. This is the smallest of Corbett deers. The body colour is golden tan on the dorsal side and is lighter on the undersides. Male kakar have short antlers growing on long, bony projections called burrs. Females have only bony knob like burrs on their head in place of antlers. The barking deer has a short but very soft, thick, dense coat that is more dense in cooler regions. Its face is darker and the limbs are dark to reddish brown. The body length of the dear varies form 89-135 cm and length of this dear 40-65 cm. The muntjacs are unique among, the deer have large, obvious facial ( preorbital, in front of eyes) scent glands used to mark territories or females. Males have larger glands than females.
Hog deer- The Indian hog deer (Hyelapus porcinus) is a small deer whose habitat ranges spread throughout northern India to mainland southeast Asia. It gets its name from the hog like manner in which it runs through the forest which head hung low so that is can duck under obstacles instead of leaping over them like most of the other deers do.
This species mostly inhabits grasslands, swampy areas and clearings, is usually nocturnal. Unlike Chital, hog deers are solitary animals but sometimes feed in smaller groups. Hog deer face the threat of habitat destruction, especially draining of swampy areas and change in water regimes.
A mature hog deer stag stands about 70 cm at the shoulder and weighs about 50kg while hinds are much smaller about 61 cm and weighing in the vicinity of 30kg. They are solidly built with a long body and relatively short legs and the line of the back slopes upward from the shoulders to a high rump.
How to Reach Corbett:
Ramnagar is perhaps the best approach to the Corbett National Park which forms the headquarters of CTR. This small city is well connected by road and rail network with major cities of India like Delhi, Moradabad, Nainital and Bareilly. Once you reach Ramnagar, then it takes only half an hour to reach Corbett National Park. The park is around 15 Kms from Ramnagar railway station.
By Road:Anand Vihar is the prominent bus station in Delhi to catch a bus to Ramnagar, These are direct buses to Ramnagar in every half an hour. The bus drive is approx 6 hours. Ramnagar has a very good network of road that connects the different cities. The Corbett National Park is situated at an approximate surface distance of 260 Kilometer from India’s national capital Delhi. The state government of Uttarakhand plies buses at a short interval of time from Delhi, Moradabad, Haldawani, and Nainital that reaches Corbett directly.
By Rail: Delhi and Ramnagar are well connected with the railway lines. Everyday two trains leave old Delhi Railway station for Ramnagar. At 04:00 Pm and the other leaves at 9:50 Pm in the night. The same numbers of trains leave Ramnagar for old Delhi Railway station per day. One at 09:50 Am in the morning and the second one leaves at 9:50 Pm in the Night. It will take six hours approx to reach Ramnagar from Delhi.
Distance from Major Cities:
Delhi: Delhi – Moradabad – Kashipur – Ramnagar (260 Kms)
Nainital: Via Kaladhungi to Ramnagar (62 Kms)
Lucknow: Lucknow – Bareilly – Kicha – Rudrapur – Kashipur – Ramnagar (436 km)
Dehradun : Dehradun – Haridwar – Ramnagar (232 km)
