Corbett National Park

This beautiful park, established in 1936, has a wide assortment of wildlife. It has a core area of around 330 sq km, of which most can not be visited. In the park there are tigers, elephants, leopards, chitals (spotted deer), sambars, barking deer, wild boars, jackals, rhesus monkeys and black face langur monkeys. There are also gharial crocodiles, monitor lizards and a wide assortment of birds. Many water birds go to the Ramganga Reservoir on the Ramganga River.

If you are determined to see a tiger you most likely will have to stay at the park several days, as they are very elusive. The best time to see a tiger is from April to mid-June, when they have to come out to look for water. The best time for bird watching is from December to February.
The park is named after Jim Corbett who was famous for hunting man-eating tigers. He later took to protecting tigers and taking pictures of them with his camera. He helped set up this park.

Project Tiger
Project Tiger was begun in nine parks in India on April 1, 1973 with the backing of the World Wildlife Fund. The tiger population in India was estimated to be over 40,000 in the beginning of the 1900s and by the end of 1972 it was around 1,800. Now Project Tiger has spread to 18 parks and there are now around 4,000 tigers living in the wild in India. Corbett has around 100 tigers. The most likely parks to see tigers in India are Corbett National Park, Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh and Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

Information
Corbett Tiger Reserve is a combination of both the original Corbett National Park in the east and the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary to the west. Together they are 1300 sq km. The park is open from mid-November to mid-June. No one is allowed to drive in the park at night. The park can get very crowded on weekends, so on these days it should be avoided. There are films shown about the park at Dhikala at night.

There is a Reception Center at Ramnagar, which is on the southeast side of the park, and another one at Kotdwar on the southwest side of the park.
Dhikala, in the park 50km northwest of

Ramnagar, is the main place to stay and is where the Project Tiger Office is located. You get to Dhikala by entering the Dhangarhi Gate, 20km north of Ramnagar (where the closest railway station is located). There is a lookout tower next to the waterhole, 1km from the camp, where there is a good chance of seeing wildlife and a good selection of birds.

While driving from the Dhangarhi gate to Dhikala, you can stop at High Bank viewpoint, where you may see crocodiles and elephants at the river below.

At Bijrani, there is an interpretation center. You can sometimes get an elephant ride from there. When the park is closed you can get an elephant ride at Dhangarhi Gate.

You can change money at the State Bank of India in Ramnagar.

KMVN’s Parvat Tours (05942 2656) in Nainital runs cheap package tours to the park. Garhwal Tourism (011 332-2251) in the UP Tourist Office, 36 Janpath in New Delhi, arrange a three-day tour of the park beginning on Fridays.

Practical Information
To enter the park you need to get either a day permit or an overnight permit (before 11 am) at the Project Tiger Office at Ramnagar (85489; fax 85376). This office is across from the bus stand toward the bridge. Open daily 8 am to 1 pm and 3 to 5 pm. It is best to make a reservation in advance because only a limited amount of visitors are allowed to visit Dhikala daily. Sometimes you have to wait days to get accommodation at Dhikala (a good reason not to come on a weekend). If you have to wait a few days you may want to go to Ranikhet (a much more pleasant place than Ramnagar).

If you are visiting just for the day you can not go to Dhikala or enter the Dhangarhi Gate, but you have to go to Bijrani. Day permits are obtained at entrances around the park, which are at Ramnagar, Kalagarh, Pakhro, Kotdwar and Sendhikhal.

You book a Forest Rest House in Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary at Kotdwar (01382 8235), which is open Mon to Sat 10 am to 5 pm. Accommodation can be booked at UP Tourism in New Delhi (011 332-2251), at 36 Janpath.
Entry for foreigners is Rs 400 for three days and Rs 200 for each additional day. A camera is free, but video cameras are Rs 5,000. A guide (required) is Rs 100 for a full day and Rs 50 for a half day. To take a car into the park is Rs 100.
You can get elephant rides in the early morning at 5.30 am and in the afternoon at 4.30 pm in Dhikala. The cost is Rs 200 for around two hours for four people. You should reserve an elephant ride as soon as you get to the park, as they can often be booked fully a few days in advance during the high-season.

Where to Stay and Eat
Most of the places to stay are in Dhikala, which is the best place to stay. Elephant rides can be arranged at Dhikala and Bijrani.

Bookings for the forest rest houses in Dhikala and other areas of the park should be made with the Chief Wildlife Warden, 17 Rana Pratap Marg, in Lucknow.

When you arrive, you have to first check in at the reception center in Ramnagar.

Dhikala
You are not allowed to visit Dhikala without staying there. You book a room or dorm bed for places in xe "Dhikala" Dhikala at the Project Tiger Office at Ramnagar, which you have to go to first (even if you have booked a room in advance). You may want to bring bottled water with you, as it is expensive in the park.

Log Huts has basic dorm beds for Rs 120.
Tourist Hutment has rooms for Rs 300.
New Forest Rest House has rooms for Rs 500.
Cabins are Rs 900.
Old Forest Rest House has double rooms for Rs 650.

Forest Rest Houses
Forest Rest House rooms should be booked in advance with the Chief Wildlife Warden (0522 283-902) in Lucknow. You should then check in at the reception center in Ramnagar and get a permit to go into the park. If you have not booked in advance go to the reception center in Ramanagar to try to get a room.
The Forest Rest House at Bijrani has rooms for Rs 300 to 500. It is booked at the reception office in Ramnagar. You get to Bijrani by entering the Amdanda Gate.
Inside Corbett National Park there are Forest Rest Houses at Sultan (Rs 300 a room), Malani (Rs 300 a room), Gairal (Rs 500 a room) and Sarapduli (Rs 500 a room). You need to bring your own food. The place in Sarapduli has a generator, but the other places do not have electricity so you should have a flashlight (torch). You get to these places by entering the Dhangarhi Gate.
There are also some rest houses on the outskirts of the park that have rooms for Rs 250. There is no electricity and you should bring your own food. They are booked at the reception center in Ramnagar.
There are several forest rest houses in the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary that have rooms for Rs 250. There is no electricity and you should bring your own food. They are booked at the reception center at Kotdwar. They can be reserved in advance by contacting the Sub-Divisional Officer, Kotdwar Reception Centre, Sonanadi, Kotdwar, UP.
Rooms in Khinanauli are Rs 1700 and they should be booked through the Wildlife Warden in Lucknow (0522 283-902).

Ramnagar
Hotel Everest (85099) has clean, comfortable rooms for Rs 250 to Rs 350 from Nov 15 to June 15. There is a 40% discount the rest of the year. Bucket hot water Rs 5. It is a good value
Hotel Govind (85615), near the bus stand, has rooms with common bath for Rs 125 to Rs 150. It is a friendly place. It has a good restaurant with Indian and Chinese food.
KMVN Tourist Bungalow (85225), near the reception center, has good rooms for Rs 450 to Rs 600 and dorm beds for Rs 60.
Other Places
These places often have guides that will go into the forest outside the park, from where you can view the same wildlife that is in the park, without all the rules. They are usually open when the park is closed, usually with good discounts.
Quality Inn Corbett Jungle Resort, in the Kumeria Forest Reserve, 9km from the Dhangarhi Gate, has nice pleasant cottages for Rs 3200, including meals. They have their own elephant for rides in the park. Jeeps safaris go out in the morning and evening (Rs 500 per person), which includes entry and a guide. It is next to a clean river. Discounts from June to November.
Corbett Riverside Resort (85960), Garija, 10km north of Ramnagar, has high-end luxury huts. It arranges safaris.
Corbett Ramganga Resort (Delhi 011 462-0981), 16km from Dhangarhi, has rooms and tents. Arranges river rafting and other sports.
Camp Corbett (05942 4227) has a main building and comfortable tents.
Claridges Corbett Hideaway (85959; Delhi (011) 301-0211) has nice A/C luxury cottages for Rs 3700 including meals. It is in a pleasant location on a riverbank surrounded by mango trees. Mountain bikes can be rented.
Tiger Tops Corbett Lodge (85279; fax 85278 Delhi (011) 644-4016), 7km from Ramnagar, has large luxury rooms for Rs 3800 per person for two people in a room including meals. A single person is 40% extra for a room. A visit to the park is included in the price. It has a pool and elephant rides.

Local Travel
There is a bus from Dhikala to Ramnagar at 9 am and from Ramnagar to Dhikala at 3 pm, which takes 3 hr. To get to other places in the park from Ramnagar you have to take a jeep. Jeeps are around Rs 1200 per day, and can be booked at the KMVN Tourist Bungalow (85225) and Bharat Hotel (85775).

Travel
The closest railway station is in Ramnagar (50km). There is a train at 8 pm to Delhi (8½ hr). The railway station is 1½ km from the Corbett Tiger Reserve reception center. You can get a train to Moradabad or Lucknow and then connect to other trains from there.

From Ramnagar there are hourly buses to Delhi (8 hr) between 6 am and 8 pm. Buses can be booked at the Delhi Transport Corporation in the back of Anand Mistham Bhandar sweet shop.

You get tickets for buses to places in the Kumaon area at the Kumaon Motor Owners’ Union office (KMOU) near the petrol pump on Ranikhet Rd. Buses go to Nainital (3½ hr, 6 am to 3 pm), Almora (6½ hr), Moradabad, and Ranikhet (4½ hr, 4 and 9 am).

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