Bharatpur National Park
Bharatpur is also known as Keoladeo Ghana Park which covers an area of 29 sq. km and the world's famous bird sanctuary. This was built by Maharaja of this region to protect it from the flood water.
The years after the dam was converted into Lake, this was serving for the hunters and finally converted as National Park in the year 1982.
The name behind the temple was because the Hindu temple of Lord Shiva was located inside the park so it called as Keoladeo.
This is also well known for the bird sanctuary where you can find 400 different kinds of species. This park consists of many migratory birds and local birds. Bharatpur National Park attracts many migratory birds.
The birds are often attracted towards the Bharatpur park because of its climatic condition and food facility available here. |
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The birds can be further divided into water birds and waterside-birds, birds of prey, night birds, woodland birds, air birds and the Grassland and open ground birds.
The famous birds seen in Bharatpur National Park are Pelicans, Cranes, Ibis, Spoonbills, Egrets, Darters, Cormorants, Grey Herons, Stork, Ducks, Eagles, Hawks, Peacocks, Pipits, Warblers, Wheatears, Wagtails, Flycatchers, Buntings, Larks, Shanks, and Stints to name a few.
This park has a facility of rickshaw for the visitors for watching birds. Morning boat trip will be the awesome experience to explore the Bharatpur National park.
Travel Attractions in Bharatpur National Park
- Bharatpur Govenment Museum: Oldest Museum which takes you to the history of the past days.
- Bharatpur Palace: This palace has the architecture of Mughal's and Rajput's.
- Lohagarh Fort: You can find many ruins of the temple during the British period.
- Deeg Palace: It has the numerous resorts and palace for relaxation.
How to reach there
- Air: Agra is the nearby airport, 56 km from Bharatpur.
- Rail: Rail service handles various cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Agra. It has the railway station located 6km away from the city.
- Road: Bharatpur is connected by road from Agra (56-kms, 5 hours), Delhi (176-kms, 5 hours) and Jaipur (176-kms, 6 hours).
| Location |
Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India. |
| Main Attraction |
Migratory birds, Sambar, Hyena, Nilgai. |
| Best season |
August to November (resident birds)
October to February (migratory birds). |
| Languages |
Rajasthani, Hindi, English. |
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