Ranthambore National Park Tourism - All You Need to Know

Ranthambore National Park is one of the most popular jungle safaris in India. It is also an ecotourism destination. It has 500 species of wild animals, 320 species of birds, and 300 species of plants and a diversity of fauna. There are a total of 10 safari zones in Ranthambore National Park. Here you can also do a jungle safari to see tigers which is spread over an area of ​​13 kilometers. Safari can be booked on the official website of Rajasthan Forest Department. Advance booking opens 90 days before the date of travel and only 15 jeeps and 15 canters are available for zones 01 to 05 in one shift. 

There are 10 safari zones in Ranthambore National Park: Zones 1-10. It is believed that zones 1-5 are the best for spotting tigers, but zones 6-10 also have ample opportunities to spot tigers. Of these, zone 2, which has several watering holes, is the most important zone of the park where many animals including leopards are regularly spotted.

Zone 1: This zone is like a buffer zone which is home to (tigers) T-39 and T-57. Other places in this zone where you can spot the big cat are: Tooti Ka Nala, Amareshwar Dang, Sultanpur, Peela Pani and Gada Dab.

Zone 2: This zone is one of the most important zones and big cat sightings have been reported from this zone. The fact is that it has water pools and the cats in this zone are T19, T22, T72, T57, T28, T60, T39. The important points in this zone where it has been sighted are: Jogi Mahal, Phut Kot, Phut Bandha, Lahpur Tiraha, Nal Ghati.

Zone 3: Leopard sightings have also been reported in this zone. Padam Talab is one of the convenient places where you can wait to see the movements of big cats like T-19 and T-28.

Zone 4: This zone has many places where shy cats come out, it also used to be the home of Ranthambore's most famous tigress Machli. After this, other cats that can be seen in this zone are T-28, T-64, T-19, T-75, T-41 and T-25. These places can be seen at: Singh Dwar, Malik Talab, Lakkad Da, Adidant, Lambi, Tamakhan and Berda.

Zone 5: The entry to this zone is the same as Zone 4 and there are some common places to spot them here. These places are Singhdwar, Anantpur, Jokha, Dhakda, Kachida, Baghda and Bakola. The big cats seen in this zone are T-25, T-28, T-17, T-74 and T-75.

Zone 6: Zones 6-10 were added to the sanctuary later and access to these zones is at the exact opposite end of zones 1-5. Gypsies and canters go through the old town to enter these zones. Zone 6 (Kundal): Shares its boundaries with zone 1 and here too there is a high chance of seeing T-39 (Noor) with her cubs. This zone has more open grasslands with huge mountains in the backdrop.

Zone 7: This zone has fewer points than the rest, the big cats have been spotted in ChidiKho, Jamoda, Kushlipura, Rajbagh Naka. T-8 and T-34 have been sighted in this zone.

Zone 8: The tigers sighted here are similar to Zone 7 (T-8 and T-34). The places where they were sighted are: Balas, Kherai, Kali, Nimli Dang, Bhat, Mahakho.

Zone 9: This is home to T-42 (Fateh), an aggressive male known to chase forest department vehicles and has also been captured on trap cameras killing a sloth bear! Apart from T-42, T-59 can also be sighted. The zone is also home to caracals, sloth bears and aquatic birds.

Zone 10: Apart from birds, tigers can be seen in this zone in Antari, Kushalipura, Bodal, Halonda and Banskhori. Tigers seen in this zone are: T-13, T-42 and T-43.

The best time to visit Ranthambore National Park is from October to March. During these months the weather is pleasant, the temperature is cool and the conditions are dry. During these months we get the opportunity to easily see tigers and other wildlife near water sources.

Ranthambore National Park is easily accessible by air, train and road.