Keoladeo National Park

Location - Rajasthan

Best Time To Visit - October to late February

All those who love birds and their flight would certainly like the ambiance of the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, located in the rustic royal state of Rajasthan. This National Park is one of the smallest parks in the country but has a treasure of innumerable variety of birds. The park was a former duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas. It is also a major wintering areas for large numbers of aquatic birds flying from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Around 364 species of birds, including rare Siberian cranes can be found here. The sanctuary was initially created by Maharaja Suraj Mal. It is in during the monsoon seasons when the maximum avian activity occurs in the park.

Park Treasures
The park is a home to more than 370 species of birds including Cormorants, darters, spoonbills, ibises, herons, egrets, cranes, pelicans, flamingos, geese, ducks, larks, chats, kites, buntings, eagles, harriers, owls, vultures, kingfishers. There are an estimated number of 50,000 trees in the park. Keoladeo is not only the favourite spot of the birds but also of animals like the jackal, mongoose, sambar (large Asiatic deer), wild boar, turtles, monitor lizards within just half an hour of stepping into the park.

Keoladeo Ghana National Park also has an amazing variety of flora as many as 181 genera.

From morning till sunset one can enjoy seeing a number of species in the premises of Keoladeo Ghana National Park. You can go for a Boat Ride in the shallow freshwater lakes of the Keoladeo park.

Feather to the Cap
The Keoladeo Ghana National Park was declared a sanctuary in the year 1985. During monsoons the parks looks worth seeing.