Safari at Ranthambhore National Park

Ranthambhore National Park is one of the finest tiger reserves in the country, is one of the best places in the country to see these majestic predators in the wild. It also contains abandoned fortress and lakes. Its ‘friendly’ tigers have made it one of the most filmed wildlife reserves in the world. Ranthambore was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and became part of Project Tiger in 1973.

Ranthambhore is famous for its safaris is open for tourists is divided into five zones, the zone is allotted by a computerized system at the park office (since the park is a nature reserve only a limited number of cars can enter it and they are obliged to follow only one of the five routes). You need a certain amount of luck to see a tiger (about 1 in 4 chance), but there are plenty of other wonderful sights.

There are two choices of vehicle for going on the safari, an all wheel drive jeep called a “Gypsy” (which seat up to 6 visitors) or 16 or 20 seater safari bus called a “Canter”. The 16 seater is the petrol version and is a bit quieter than the 20 seater diesel version. A diesel/petrol canter safari costs 500/530rs for a non-Indian and a jeep safari 600rs for a non-Indian, but jeeps are more mobile and everything is better seen from them.