BHARATPUR
NATIONAL PARK
When to Visit
The park is open throughout the year, although most visitors
choose to come between October and February, when wintering
wildfowl assemble in thousands on the lakes. The breeding
season is between August and October.
How to get there
Air : Agra 56 km is the nearest
airport.
Rail : Regular rail services
contact Bharatpur with several cities on Delhi – Mumbai trunk
route, Jaipur and Agra. Some important train connections are:
Golden Temple Mail (Mumbai-Bhartpur-Jammu Tawi)
Intercity Express (Hazarat-Nizamuddin-Bharatpur)
Paschim Express (New Delhi-Bharatpur –Mumbai)
Road : A network of bus services
links Bharatpur with several cities within and outside the
State.
Local Transport : Tongas and
Cycle rickshws.
Where to stay
Standard Hotels
ITDC Bharatpur Forest Lodge
RTDC Hotel Saras, Tel.: 23700
Hotel Pratap Palace, Tel. : 24245
Laxman Niwas Palace (Heritage), Tel.: 23523
Govind Niwas, Tel.: 23247.
Budget Hotels
Crane Crib, Tel.: 24224
Hotel Paradise, Tel.: 23791
Hotel Sunbird, Tel.: 25701
Hotel Eagle’s Nest, Tel.: 25144
Pelican Hotel, Tel.: 24221.
Supplementary Accommodation
Forest Rest Hose (Shanti Kutir), PWD Dak Bungalow, Tel.: 23766.
Also available are deluxe tents with attached baths at Royal
camp on Bharatpur-Jaipur Highway, Tel.: 23791;
Bharatpur. Restaurant Buns & Tins – Open air fast food restaurant
(Moderate Rates), near bird sanctuary.
Other useful information
Banks/ Money Changers
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, B. Narayan Gate, Bharatpur,
Tel.: 22441, 23140
Post and Telegraph Office
G.P.O. Gandhi Park, Tel.: 23586.
Clubs
Bharatpur Club, Company Bagh.
Tourist Information Centre
Tourist Reception Centre, (RTDC)
Hotel Saras, Agra Road, Tel.: 22542.
Guide Services
Approved guides for the National Park can be hired from the
Tourist Reception Centre,
RTDC Hotel Saras, Tel.: 22542 and
Dy. Chief Wildlife Warden, Forest Rest House, Tel.: 22777.
Mini Bus
Tour Mini Bus is operated by Forest department. Please contact
the Dy. Chief Wildlife Warden, Forest Rest House, Tel.: 22777.
General information
| Area |
22 sq. km. |
| Altitude |
250
metres. |
| Climate |
Mean
Max |
Mean.
Min |
| Summer
|
45.00
C |
37.00C
|
| Winter
|
31.70
C |
7.00
C |
| Rainfall
|
69
cms. |
| Best
Season |
October-February.
|
| Clothing |
Summer
|
Light
Tropical. |
| Light
|
Tropical
|
| Languages
|
Rajasthani,
Hindi, English |
|
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