Complete information about Ghana Bird National Park Bharatpur
An Overview
Important Park Information : The Park opens from sunrise to sunset throughout the year. Entrance charges are Rs 200 per foreign visitor and Rs 25 for Indian visitor. Vehicles are permitted upto Shanti Kutir about 1.7 kilometres inside Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Beyond this point travelers can choose to walk, take a bicycle, or go by cycle rickshaw or tonga. Boats are also available when level of water is high in lake. The cycle rickshaw pullers displaying yellow plates authorised to double up. It is advised to take binoculars or can be hired at the park itself. You can take packed lunch with you, and stay there for as long as you want. Visitors are advised to maintain a low noise level and avoid littering the park. If more information on Ghana Bird sanctuary is required please contact our tour planner.
The park was a duck hunting place for the royal families and British officers continued to be so till 1964, after which the hunting was banned. In 1985 UNESCO listed it as World Heritage site and, earlier in 1982 it was declared as National Park. And, today the Park is recognised as one of the most important breeding and feeding grounds for the birds in the world. During the monsoons (July to September), the wetlands are home to huge colonies of birds that breed and feed here. Some of the species that can be seen at Bharatpur Bird sanctuary are Storks, Moorhens, Herons, Flamingos and Pelicans, Geese and Ducks, Egrets and Cormorants. Other wildlife includes Sambhar, Nilgai, Cheetal and Black Buck. The habitat also includes nocturnal Leopard, Jungle Cat, Hyena and Fox.
The Siberian crane normally used to come to Keoladeo before December and stayed till March, a trail that had been for so many years. From last few years these birds are rarely seen in Ghana Bird Sanctuary. The bird is on the verge of extinction and total population across the world is assumed to be few thousand.
Important Park Information : The Park opens from sunrise to sunset throughout the year. Entrance charges are Rs 200 per foreign visitor and Rs 25 for Indian visitor. Vehicles are permitted upto Shanti Kutir about 1.7 kilometres inside Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Beyond this point travelers can choose to walk, take a bicycle, or go by cycle rickshaw or tonga. Boats are also available when level of water is high in lake. The cycle rickshaw pullers displaying yellow plates authorised to double up. It is advised to take binoculars or can be hired at the park itself. You can take packed lunch with you, and stay there for as long as you want. Visitors are advised to maintain a low noise level and avoid littering the park. If more information on Ghana Bird sanctuary is required please contact our tour planner.The park was a duck hunting place for the royal families and British officers continued to be so till 1964, after which the hunting was banned. In 1985 UNESCO listed it as World Heritage site and, earlier in 1982 it was declared as National Park. And, today the Park is recognised as one of the most important breeding and feeding grounds for the birds in the world. During the monsoons (July to September), the wetlands are home to huge colonies of birds that breed and feed here. Some of the species that can be seen at Bharatpur Bird sanctuary are Storks, Moorhens, Herons, Flamingos and Pelicans, Geese and Ducks, Egrets and Cormorants. Other wildlife includes Sambhar, Nilgai, Cheetal and Black Buck. The habitat also includes nocturnal Leopard, Jungle Cat, Hyena and Fox.
The Siberian crane normally used to come to Keoladeo before December and stayed till March, a trail that had been for so many years. From last few years these birds are rarely seen in Ghana Bird Sanctuary. The bird is on the verge of extinction and total population across the world is assumed to be few thousand.