Corbett Tiger Reserve — Attraction in Uttarakhand

Corbett Tiger Reserve is one of the best place for Wildlife lovers. It is situated in Nainital district, Uttrakhand. It is well connected with Ramnagar, Haldwani. It's a very big Tiger Reserve established in 1936. Dhikala, Bijrani, Garjia, Jhirna, Dhela, Durgadevi, Sonanadi, Sitabani, Mohan etc. entry gates are there. We took three Jypsi safari from Dhela gate towards Jhirna

Jypsi Safari Cost approximately Rs.5000-5500/- including Permit, Naturalist cum guide, Jypsi charges. Safari timing for 35 Km approx track in May/June - Morning 5.30 AM to 9.30 AM and in evening 3 PM - 6 PM. Jhirna gate is 25 km away from Ramnagar. Safari starts from Dhela gate.

Beautiful landscape, River basin, High bank, Forest Camp, Jhirna Forest guest House are there inside the jungle. Jhirna FRH is the most Wonderful place to stay inside the Corbett Tiger Reserve, Jhirna zone. You can enjoy the nature. You have to pre-book this rest houses otherwise very difficult to get the booking. I have spent few time here during our safari. Washroom, Canteen is there.

I am fortunate enough to witness the grand sighting of Three Royal Bengal Tigers, Sambar, Cheetal, Himalayan Langur, Blue- tailed bee eater, Great Hornbill, Paradise Flycatcher, Jungle fowl, Indian Peafowl, Common Kingfisher, Mayna, Woodpecker, and many more. It's a very wonderful...

We had several safaris entering through differenet gates and each time we had different animals, birds, flora, and scenery. We went very early in the mornings arriving at dawn. We had been told to wear layers of clothing as it would be very cold to begin and then hot by midday and it was.

Our evening safaris also began in the warmth and ended in the cool of the evening at dusk. We just cannot describe all the experiences we had, the deer on the riverbed, the hillside jungle,the various monkeys, the wild elephant herd on the plan, the jungle cat on the road. The beautiful birds, eagles and flowers galore. Our guides described what we were seeing, the habitat and breeding of different animals, we were fortunate to see a tiger after its kill. We saw paw marks claw marks droppings and smelt it and heard it, Loved it. Some jeeps could missed, with being mended as foot steps broken and some guides self opinionated. We were always in a jeep solely for us three so we could ask questions and hear replies.

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Visited with my adult son for 4 days/5 nights, staying just outside the Reserve. The first day, we went on elephants in search of tigers. Fun, but seemingly useless way to find tigers as elephants make lots of noise and tigers hide very well. Next 3 days, we rented a 4 wheel drive vehicle with a driver/guide and security guy with a rifle. Fascinating! The Reserve is very large and the guide drives from valley to valley, through all sorts of environments, where we saw plenty of wildlife. He tracks tigers by listening to the sounds of the wildlife; monkeys and birds especially have distinctive calls to warn each other if a tiger is nearby. So by listening to and understanding their chatter, one searches for the mighty predator. Out last afternoon, we used this method to find a male and a female tiger calling to one another across a small valley. We followed the “song” of the male and were very lucky to find him resting under a tree singing to his lady-love....