Travel To Uttarakhand For A Hardcore Wildlife Exploration

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Each state in India is blessed with exquisite wildlife travel choices. Any tour of the country can include a wildlife attraction such as elephants and peacocks in Karnataka, tigers in Ranthumbore, the black buck in Tamil Nadu, there are a lot of fauna in several jungles of India. Yet, Dev Bhoomi in Uttarakhand has a great selection of wild animals in their natural habitat. The wildlife aspect of travel in Uttarakhand can be so rewarding that tourist’s return home with a number of tales for their friends and family.

The most popular wildlife destination in the state is Jim Corbett National Park. This park is expanded over 520 sq. km at an altitude of 1210 m. Established in 1936, this national park has tigers, elephants, sambar, nilgai, chital, king cobra, wild boars, ghariyals, hedgehogs, shrews, flying foxes and 600 species of birds. The wildlife safari in the park can be arranged in any of the five Corbett Tiger Reserves, Dhikala zone, Jhima zone, Bijani zone, Durga Devi zone and Sonanadi zone.

Gangotri National Park is situated at the height of 7083 m. This area of 1553 sq. km. is beautifully blessed with ...
... meadows, dense forests, glaciers and snow-clad mountain peaks. The rare and endangered wildlife species including blue sheep, black bear, brown bear, Himalayan monal, Himalayan snowcock, Himalayan thar, musk deer and snow leopard are found in this national park. Tourists inclined towards adventure can also enjoy the many sports options offered such as paragliding, river rafting, mountaineering, hiking, trekking, skiing and hang gliding in this national park.

Govind Pashu Vihar and National Park has wide variety of plants, glacial steams and snowy peaks. No wonder you can visit these forests to catch a glimpse snow leopards. There is a beautiful valley of flowers in this state as well. If you travel to Uttarakhand, you must visit this scenic paradise for the sheer beauty and variety. Valley of Flowers National Parks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has rich floral diversity. This national park with more than 600 species of plants and flowers blooms from mid-July to the end of August. It’s one of the main reasons to why it’s worth adding it in your itinerary if you are headed for tour of India around the same time. Tourists must also try visiting Nanda Devi National Park, another world heritage site, spread over 630 sq. km at the altitude range of 2400 meters to 6817 meters.

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Ninad Chaudhari works as a Web UI Designer / Developer with Cox & Kings. Ninad is an ardent photographer and loves to go on tours in India and pursue his passion. He recently travelled to Uttarakhand with Cox & Kings and his albums are replete with pictures o this tour.