Before starting travelling, a set of question arises in every traveller mind
- When to go?
- How to reach?
- What to do?
So, This blog answers all these questions for Ranthambore national park.
About Ranthambore national park
Ranthambore National Park is a wildlife reserve near the town of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. Located at the junction of the Aravali and Vindhya hill ranges, The park covers an area of approximately 400 sq km, Ranthambore national park was established in 1955 by the government of India. After that in 1973, it was declared as one of the project tiger reserves in India. On 1st November 1980 that Ranthambore was declared a national park,
The dense National park is covered with beautiful hills and wildlife such as royal Bengal tigers, Indians leopard, sambar, sloth bear, mugger crocodile, and chital. Ranthambore national park is famous for its large tiger population. According to the latest census, the Ranthambore national park has seventy plus tigers. The national park was home of the tigress star ‘Machli” which is also known as a queen of Ranthambore
When to go?
Ranthambore national park is open for tourists from October to June. At this time, numbers of tourists come and enjoy the jungle safari. The best time to spot tigers is from April to June. The jungle has many big and small water bodies. In summer the tigers and other animals were mostly spotted near these water bodies.
Timings of safari
(Time changes according to season)
In Ranthambore National Park there are two safaris each day, one in the morning and another in the afternoon. The times change slightly throughout the year, following sunrise and sunset
Oct 01 – Oct 31
- 06:30 – 10:00
- 14:30 – 18:00
Nov 01 – Jan 31
- 07:00 – 10:30
- 14:00 – 17:30
Feb 01 – Mar 31
- 06:30 – 10:00
- 14:30 – 18:00
Apr 01 – May 15
- 06:00 – 09:30
- 15:00 – 18:30
May 16 – Jun 30
- 06:00 – 09:30
- 15:30 – 19:00
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Vehicles and charges for safari
In Jungle Safari, drivers and guides take you to your allocation zone. A safari is of 3 hours There are two options available for jungle safari. One is a gypsy and the second is a canter. Gipsy is a 6-seater capacity. Per seat charge for the Indian nation is between INR 800-900 and for foreigners, nationals are INR 1800-2000 Canter have 20 seater capacity.
Per person charges for Indian nationals is INR 500-600 and foreigners nationals are INR1000-1200 There is another option also for the full day and half-day safaris, this ranges from INR 15,000-20,000 for Indian nationals and INR 30,000 – 40,000 for foreigners nationals
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Safari zone.
There are 10 zones in Ranthambore national park and safaris vehicles go to one of those zones. Zone 1-5 are core zone and 6-10 are surrounding buffer zone. Tiger sightings are better in the core zone.
If you are booking early by visiting the Government’s site, then you can get the zone of your choice, but if you are going through the agent, then the zone is not in their control. You will get the final zone allocation at the time of booking. Early booking helps in getting a core zone.
How to reach?
The cheapest way to reach Ranthambore national park is by train.
The nearest railway station is Sawai Madhopur Junction and the nearest airport is Jaipur.
Things to carry
If you visiting during winter carry a jacket and mufflers
- Sunhat to protect your face
- Camera
- Identity card
Accommodation
There are many budgets and luxurious stay options in Sawai Madhopur. One can book these stays online. I stayed in a hotel -the Green valley. Which is 2.5km from Sawai Madhopur junction. Room charges-1000-1500
