Jim Corbett National Park

History & Overview

The state of Uttarakhand in Northern India famous for several Hindu pilgrimage sites such as “Haridwar”, “Kedarnath” & “Devprayag” – it is often referred to as the “Land of Gods”.

Corbett Tiger Reserve, India’s first declared Tiger Reserve is also located here – about 250 km or 6 hour drive away from New Delhi. Nearest airport is Dehradun, 150 km or a 04 hour drive away.

It is the Land of the Trumpet and Roar, with around 600 elephants and over 100 tigers in the wild in this landscape. The foothills of the Himalayas, the Terai plans and the big rivers which are protected by this reserve are a reason for the massive biodiversity in these areas.

Around 600 species of birds are found here(almost half of the species occurring in the Indian subcontinent). Dominated by Sal forests, riverine forests, plains of the Terai as well as foothills – Corbett is a treat to the eye. Especially the massive grasslands of Dhikala – it is a throwback to how beautiful the land which Jim Corbett walked during his “shikaar” exploits was. One feels as if they are bang in the middle of the Ngorongoro Crater in Africa here at Dhikala, scores of elephants make these grasslands their home. Yet, it is only a small part of what was once a larger network of forests and plains surviving due to the wildlife laws.