| "Quality of human life depends upon the continued | | | | Declared a sanctuary in 1958 and later a Tiger |
| existence of wildlife and wilderness". Leaving forts | | | | Reserve in 1979, Sariska is covered with dry |
| palaces, sand dunes and traditional art forms aside | | | | deciduous forests. Located 36 km from Alwar, |
| - Rajasthan surprisingly is the abode of a number | | | | the 866 sq km landscape comprises of hills and |
| of animals and birds with varied vegetation as well. | | | | narrow valleys of the Aravali hill range. Sariska is |
| Moreover, the state allows you to enjoy the best | | | | less commercialised and is a home to numerous |
| of safaris too. The state has three National Parks | | | | mammals. The avian segment is also represented |
| and over a dozen of Wildlife Sanctuaries. The | | | | by a rich and varied birdlife. Sariska witnesses |
| variety in flora and fauna, which you will come | | | | maximum tourists from September to March. |
| across in Rajasthan cannot be found anywhere | | | | Desert National Park |
| else in the world. | | | | Craggy rocks, small grasses, shrubs, xerophytic |
| Diversity | | | | trees and the ecosystem of the Thar Desert - |
| Semi green forests of Mount Abu, dry grasslands | | | | the Desert National Park in Jaisalmer is one of the |
| of the desert, deciduous thorn forest of Aravali | | | | largest National Parks in India with an area of |
| and the wetlands of Bharatpur - the entire | | | | about 3162 sq km. The park is comparatively rich |
| Rajasthan echoes with enchanting sounds of birds | | | | in avian population. With hundreds of avian species, |
| and animals. While enjoying your tour to Rajasthan | | | | the great Indian bustard is the most outstanding |
| wildlife, you can click a number of rarest of | | | | avifauna of the park that draws thousands of |
| animals like tigers, leopards, rare desert foxes, | | | | ornithologists and safari lovers. |
| black bucks, the great Indian bustards, chinkaras, | | | | Ghana National Park |
| sambars, nilgais, and migratory birds like the Great | | | | Listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in |
| Indian Bustard, Siberian cranes, common cranes, | | | | 1985, Keoladeo Ghana National Park is located in |
| monitor lizard and the endangered caracal. | | | | Bharatpur. Stretching over 29 sq km of kadam |
| Some of the major wildlife sanctuaries in | | | | forests, grasslands and shallow lakes, Keoladeo |
| Rajasthan are: | | | | Ghana, Bharatpur is a home to more than 350 |
| Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary | | | | species of birds (native as well as migratory) and |
| With semi-desert vegetation and nearly 270 | | | | harbours some of the richest birdlife of India. |
| species of birds, Ranthambhor is popular as a | | | | Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Tiger Reserve, and lies on the junction of Aravali | | | | Darrah, about 50 km from Kota, was the |
| and Vindhyas (14 Km from Sawai Madhopur in | | | | favourite hunting ground for the Maharajas of |
| Eastern Rajasthan). Apart from a variety of birds, | | | | Rajasthan. It was declared a wild life reserve in |
| one can spot a number of mammal species here. | | | | the year 1955. Famous for a number of |
| October to June is considered the best time to | | | | mammals and dense woods, this wildlife sanctuary |
| enjoy a Safari at Ranthambore Sanctuary. | | | | houses a few temples built between the 7th and |
| Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary | | | | 8th centuries. |