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 Tours to Corbett is an ideal way to spend your holidays in the middle of thick forests and in vicinity of the wildlife. The thrill and excitement of spotting the rare species of the wild animals is an added bonus besides the clean and fresh air and a break from the fast city life.
Jim Corbett National Park is 115 km away from Nainital in Uttaranchal. Spread over a sprawling area of 131.54 sq km, the tiger reserve is positioned at the foothills of the Himalayas in the upper Terai region. Come on tours of the Corbett Tiger Reserve, the first tiger reserve in India.
The park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park and changed to its present name in 1957. Major Jim Corbett, hunter and photographer has spent a large part of his life in this area and has a major contribution in setting up of the Tiger Reserve. The Corbett National Park was the first park to be designated as the Project Tiger Reserve in 1973.
On tours to Corbett you might get a chance to see animal species like the Tigers; Elephants; Gharial (a long snouted fish-eating Crocodile); Maggar (a large marsh crocodile); Jackal; Wild Boar; Deer-Chital, Hog Deer and Sambar and Rhesus and common Langur. Avifauna found in the park is Crested Serpent Eagle, Himalayan Grey-Headed Fishing Eagle, Pallas's Fishing Eagle and Pied Kingfisher.
How to Reach
By Air: The nearest airport is the Phoolbagh Airport at Pantnagar. It is 50 km away from Corbett Tiger Reserve.
By Rail: The nearest railway head is at Ramnagar. It is 51 km away from Corbett Tiger Reserve.
By Road: Corbett National Park is well connected by bus service with all the neighboring cities and towns like Dhikala, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Ramnagar, Ranikhet, Delhi and Lucknow.
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