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Ranthambhore National Park
Ranthambhore National Tiger Reserve is located at Sawai Madhopur in the Vindhya and Aravali hill ranges near the outer fringes of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, a state in western India. Lying 80 miles southwest of Jaipur, the closest airport, Ranthambhore was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and became part of Project Tiger in 1973. The park is named after the mighty Ranthambhore Fort which sits above the valley through which most tourists enter. The park's forests, scrub and grass lands were the former hunting grounds of the Maharajas of Jaipur.
Currently, about twenty-five tigers live in the park, but sadly their numbers are rapidly diminishing due to the persistence of poachers. The park is the only dry deciduous tiger habitat in the world and the only area of Rajasthan where Bengal tigers can still be found. The drier climate makes the tigers easier to find (sadly the same holds true for poachers), increasing the opportunity to observe these magnificent creatures in the wild. Other animals found in the park include leopards, nilgai (blue buck), Indian wild dogs, gaur, wild pigs, jackal, mongoose, sloth bears, and several species of deer.
Tiger safaris are conducted within the reserve from October-June. Come join Wildland Adventures on Of Tigers and Palaces to visit this beautiful area and Ranthambhore Fort located in the park!
