Wildlife
Sancturies in India- Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary |
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Information
on Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary: providing on-line
reservation /booking for Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Wildlife Tours on discounted rates,
air/rail ticketing, car/ taxi / coach hire for
travel to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, wildlife
Safari in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and optional
extension
tours to other tourist destinations
in India. |
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| Location of Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary: |
Bharatpur,
Rajasthan, India |
| Area covered: |
29 sq km |
| Main Wildlife Attractons
in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary: |
White Breasted
Kingfisher, Migratory Birds,
Sambar, Chital |
| Best time to visit Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary: |
October
to February (The park remains
open throughout the year) |
 The
Keoladeo Ghana National Park or—as
many people prefer to call it—the
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is situated
between Agra and Jaipur. This
north Indian sanctuary is situated
in the country’s northwestern
state of Rajasthan, about 190
km from the national capital of
Delhi.
Conservation
efforts originally started by Dr.
Salim Ali received a further impetus
when the area was deemed a national
park in March 1982. In 1985, Bharatpur
was accepted as a World Heritage
Site.
Bharatpur hosts
a variety of bird species from across
the globe. Close to 380 species
of birds are found in this 29 sq
km stretch, approximately 10 sq
km of which comprises of marshes
and bogs. Rest of the area comprises
of scrublands, grasslands and more
than 44,000 trees that are used
for nesting by birds each year.
This rather intriguing blend of
marshes, woodland and flora found
here represents and, at the same
time, substantiates the density
and diversity of the region’s forest
cover. |
| TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
IN BHARATPUR |
The
city center is a mere 3 km from
the park and has its own fare share
of oddities, bazaars and night markets
that are definitely worth a visit.
Also worth visiting is the Laxmi
Vilas Palace that houses a museum.
The city of Agra, which is just
55 km from Bharatpur, has one of
the most magnificent monuments ever
built the romantic Taj Mahal, a
veritable poem in stone built by
the Mughal emperor Shahjahan. |
| AROUND THE
BHARATPUR SANCTUARY |
The
city center is a mere 3 km from
the park and has its own fare share
of oddities, bazaars and night markets
that are definitely worth a visit.
Also worth visiting is the Laxmi
Vilas Palace that houses a museum.
The city of Agra, which is just
55 km from Bharatpur, has one of
the most magnificent monuments ever
built—the romantic Taj Mahal, a
veritable poem in stone built by
the Mughal emperor Shahjahan. |
| GETTING THERE |
Bharatpur
is on the Agra–Jaipur highway, just
a two-hour journey by bus from Agra
(55 km) and an hour from Fatehpur
Sikri. The nearest rail junction
is Bharatpur, which is well connected
to Delhi, Bombay, Ahmedabad, Jaipur
and many other parts of India. Private
as well as state transport buses
link Bharatpur with other parts
of Rajasthan.
The mode of transport
for getting around the sanctuary
is a bicycle. Cycle-rickshaws may
also be hired. Boats are available
for hire from the ticket checkpoint.
Boating is an excellent idea for
getting around the Keoladeo Lake
and observing the birds at close
quarters. |
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