 Corbett National Park is named after the famous naturalist as well as a hunter Jim Corbett. Corbett National Park is the oldest Wild life Sanctuary in India and is spread over 1200 sq kilometers. The Corbett National Park was earlier known as Hailey National park and the Ramganga National park. The National park is located in the foothills of Kumaon in the state of Uttarkhand in India. Flat Valleys are interspersed with hilly ridges and the rolling grasslands of the Corbett National park, which provide a beautiful and mesmerising view of the rich eco system.
The different types of habitat available for the wildlife and the fauna are mountains, Sal forests, chaurs (grasslands), khair-sissoo forests, and rivers and their distinct assemblage of plants. There are many types of trees, shrubs, herbs, bamboos, grasses, climbers and ferns have been identified in the Corbett Park.
Corbett National Park, which by itself is a well known tourist destination, has an average altitude which ranges between 1000 feet to 3100 feet and is located in the sub himalayan belt. Corbett National park is well known for the Royal Bengal Tigers and wa the launch pad for the prestigous Project Tiger in India. The abundance of of prey in the dense himalayan region as wel as the Rmganga River makes the national park an ideal place for the Indian Tigers.
Many wild life enthusists come here to witness the different habitats as the Corbett National Park had captured the imaginations of many of them. The Asiatic Elephant is the next attraction of the Corbett National Park andthe others that can be seen are Leopard, Cheetal, Sambhar, Wild Boar and Langoor. There are also 600 species of Avifauna in the Corbett National Park because of which it is considered as one of the richest bird Sanctuaries in India.
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How to Reach Jim Corbett National Park?
Jim Corbett National Park is situated in the state of Uttarkhand in the northern parts of India.
The nearest airport is Delhi which is locatyed at about 300 kilometers from Dhikala. There is a small domestic airport at Phootbagh, Pantnagar which is 50 kilometers away from Corbett. You can travel by road even from the Lucknow airport to Corbett national Park.
If you are travelling by train Ramnagar is the nearest railway station which is located at about 14 kilometers.Ranikhet Express is a daily train which runs overnight between Ramnagar and Delhi. Moradabad is the nearest junction from where you can get connection trains to all parts of India.
Travelling by road is best option to go to orbett National Park as the road journeys are more enjoyable. Even though Delhi is about 300 kilometers to Dhikala, Lucknow and Ramnagar are just about 145 and 51 kilometers. The route is through Hapur, Moradabad and Ramnagar.
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