Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

Is located in the most rugged of the Aravali in Pali, Rajsamand and Udaipur
districts of Rajasthan. It takes name after the impressive historic fort of
Kumbhalgarh, which come into view over the Park. It is 578 sq Kms in area and
at an altitude of 500 to 1,300m.
It is home to a very large
variety of wild life, some of which are highly endangered species. The wild
life includes wolf, leopards, sloth bear, hyena, jackal, jungle cat,
smabhar, nilgai, chaisingh (the four horned antelope), chinkara and hare.
The bird life at Kumbhalgarh is also gratifying. The normally shy and
untrusted grey jungle fowl can be spotted here. Peacocks and Doves can be
sighted regularly feeding on grains scattered by the jungle guards. Bird
like the red spur owls, Parakeets, golden Oriole, grey Pigeons, Bulbul, Dove
and white breasted kingfisher can also be seen near the water holes.
Kumbhalgarhs natural beauty is attracting many tourists and
especially for its accessibility from Udaipur, which is 100 Kms from here.
Foot tracking and horse safari organised by local tour operators are proving
to be very popular. A typical safari route enters the sanctuary from the
Kumbhalgarh Fort and cutting across the sanctuary it reaches Ghanerao, and
then borders an old abandoned road. On this road, one can sight Chinkaras,
Neelgais, four horned Antelope and many birds.
Climate
Summer Max:37.0 degree C Min. 23.0 Degree C
Winter Max:29.0
degree C Min. 9.1 Degree C
Area details
Total area: Kumbhal Sanctuary
578 sq Kms at an altitude of 500 to 1,300m
65 Kms from Udaipur.
ACCESS Airport : Nearest Airport Udaipur .
Several flights from Delhi , Mumbai and other parts of India.
Railways : Nearest Rail Head: Udaipur on the Delhi Mumbai rail
route. Several trains a day from Delhi, Mumbai,Ahemedbad, Jaipur.
Roadways : Daily buses from udaipur
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Comments -----Original
Message----- From: Sarah Jonas
Sent: Thursday, 16 October
2003 6:15 AM
To: icheney@bigpond.net.au
Cc: Ian Cheney
Subject: Travel to India
Hi Ian,
Just to keep you
informed re our conversation on your travel to India. we did get in touch
with the Durjay Sengupta who could assist you with all your travel/tour
arrangements. Durjay has acknowledged our email and said he would be writing
to you immediately, he is extremely prompt with his correspondence, honest
and upfront and think you could rely on him for the right advice and a
reasonable price. If you intend visiting Madhurai, maybe you would like to
discuss with Durjay a trip to Cochin as they have a houseboat which does
trips on the river, also a visit to the Nilgiris (the Blue Mountains of
India) it is beautiful!!!
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