Attracting hordes of naturalists, ornithologists, thrill seekers and animal lovers, the Jim Corbett National Park is one of the most famous destinations in the northern part of the country. With some amazing places to visit in Corbett, the oldest national park of Asia is a premier tiger preservation project of India and is named after a well-known hunter turned conservationist Colonel Edward James “Jim” Corbett. The jungle area was declared a reserve forest in the year 1860, when the British Forest department took control of the region and a game reserve in the year 1907.
The Jim Corbett National Park is home to the royal Bengal tiger. The Bengal Tiger is the pride of the wilderness that draws in the vast majority of the tourists. Apart from the Bengal Tiger there are several assortments of untamed wild animals like rhino, asiatic elephant, sloth bear and more than 600 varieties of birds. The national park is also home to the creatures like Indian crocodile also known as the ‘mugger’ or ‘gharials’. Also reptiles like king cobra, krait, russell’s snakes, pythons and other snakes can also be found.
The vegetation of the recreation center is additionally differed. Pine trees are found on the higher scopes. Date-palm, kaju, jamun, amla, tendu, mahua and bel are found everywhere throughout the lower zones. An assortment of bushes and around 70 types of grasses can be discovered particularly in the wet terrains. The wildlife sanctuary offers an assortment of herbs, climbers, orchids, epiphytes, plants greeneries and lichens that add to the flawless vegetation of the region. Sal is the principal tree of its thick forests.
The Jim Corbett National Park is also known for promoting eco-tourism. To explore the best practices of environmental friendly practices you can take a Delhi to Jim Corbett taxi. The park has been partitioned into 5 zones, which helps the tourists to go ahead with the action particular to the zone. There are discrete safari zones for the sightseers to be taken around the unfathomable store region of the recreation center. The significant attractions are elephant and jeep safaris. A considerable measure of enterprise exercises are likewise being offered as a component of the eco-tourism.
The best part of the zones is the accessibility of the rest houses keep running by the office for travelers all the year round. The wildlife sanctuary is well known for the river rafting action for the thrill seekers other than rappelling and rock climbing. Camps for school kids like scouting camps, summer camps, field trips and winter camps are the highlights of the adventure activities embraced by the help from the division. Corbett Park is a standout amongst the most open regions because of its popularity as a tiger reserve.