While on your extensive visit to Rajasthan, explore some unexpected jewels of the state. Apart from the magnificent baronial heritage, Rajasthan boasts of wild treasure of animals too. With a number of national parks and sanctuaries fringed across the landscape of the sate, Rajasthan offers some of the most well preserved jungles in the country. With desert at one side and sometime dense forested lands on the other, Rajasthan proves that it is nature's favourite playground to diddle with paradoxes.

Laid on the valleys of the Aravalli Hills, Rajasthan easily sails from semi-arid vegetation to desert like terrain. A variety of wildlife animals and both domestic and migratory birds are being fostered here for ages and Rajasthan has proved to be a good host for that. Once used as the personal hunting grounds of various dynasties, Rajasthan is now rich with a number of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. Go for an elephant safari or jeep safari, gaming in these forests is absolute fun.

The prime wildlife sanctuaries of Rajasthan are: -

Sariska National Park

Covering an area of 800 sq km area, Sariska National Park is situated at a distance of 110 km from Jaipur. Previously a personal gaming forest for the Alwar rulers, Sariska boasts of the population of tigers, leopards, porcupines, sambhar, chital, jackal, hyena and a number of migratory birds.

Ranthambore National Park

Formerly the personal hunting ground of the Jaipur rulers, Ranthambore National Park is about 11 km away from Sawai Madhopur. The park gives shelter to tigers, sambhar, chital, nilgai, mongoose and a large number of birds. The ruins of colossal Ranthambore fort and 'chhatris' make safari tour in Ranthambore National park more enthralling.

Keoladeo Ghana National Park

Also popularly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a true haven of the birds. Situated at 180 km from Jaipur and 60 km from Agra, the bird sanctuary is famous for inviting Siberian Crane in the winters. A rickshaw and boat ride inside the picturesque sanctuary is sure to be unforgettable in your heart.

Desert National Park

Situated near the desert city Jaisalmer, Desert National Park is a spectacular abode of birds and wild animals. Sudashri is the focal point of the park, which is the most suitable spot to view the wildlife of the park. B lackbuck, chinkara, wolf, Indian fox, desert fox, hare and desert cat are the major inhabitants of the park while G rey partridge, Blue tailed and green bee-eaters, drongos, common and bush quail and Indian rollers are mostly seen birds here. There are some more wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan that are gaining popularity fast and are becoming an inevitable destination in the tourist itinerary. Bhensrod Garh Wildlife Sanctuary, Jaisamand Sanctuary, Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary and Mount Abu Sanctuary are to name a few of them.


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