Beckon the call of the wild, unleash the wild in you, come face to face with the king of the jungle, and live by the law of the jungle.
CNP is closed from mid June to mid November, Wildlife sightings are maximum between March and June. Between September and November, the weather is better but the tall grass after the rains is an impediment to wildlife spotting
Located in the foothills of the Himalayas is the majestic Corbett National Park. Home to a variety of flora and fauna, it is famous for its wild population of Tigers, Leopards and Elephants. Corbett supports a variety of vegetation making it the ideal habitat for the Tiger and its prey.Jim Corbett National Park is 115-km from Nainital, via Kaladhungi. The pride of Corbett National Park is the distinction of being the first national park of India. It sprawls over an area of 1,200-sq-kms and was established in the year 1935 as the Hailey National Park, after Sir William Malcohm Hailey, an enthusiastic conservationist who was at that time governor of united provinces.In 1957, the park was re-christened as the Corbett National Park in the memory of late Jim Corbett, legendary sportsman, great naturalist, eminent conservationist and a profilic writer, who spent some of the best and happiest years of his life in Kaladhungi and Nainital.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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