October 1, 2015

LAKES, WILDLIFE & TEMPLES OF KUMAON UTTARAKHAND HIMALAYAS

Written By Admin

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM

• WILDLIFE SAFARIS AT CORBETT NATIONAL PARK
• EXPERIENCE GREAT LANDSCAPE OF CORBETT NATIONAL PARK
• BIRDS AROUND BINSAR NATIONAL PARK
• EASY & VERY SCENIC TREKKING TO THE ANCIENT JAGESHWAR TEMPLES
• AMAZING VIEWS OF THE PEAKS OF MT. NANDA DEVI NATIONAL PARK
• HERITAGE OF CENTURIES OLD JAGESHWAR TEMPLES
• THE MASSIVE NAINI LAKE

BINSAR – Once the ancient capital of the Chand Raj king who ruled in the 7th and 8^th centuries Binsar is an epitome of solitude, quietness and natural beauty for today’s travellers. Binsar is a notified forest reserve and bird sanctuary. There is no town called Binsar, not even a settlement of huts or anything, it is just the forest reserve that has been named Binsar. The placed affords wonderful views of the snow capped Himalayan ranges, like the peaks of Nanda Devi, Kedarnath, Chaukhamba, Trishul, Panchchuli and Nanda Kot. The Binsar National Park is known for its ecological tourism and stunning Himalayan and forest views, and is situated at a height of 7500 feet 30 kms NE of Almora in Kumaon.

Jim Corbett National Park, the first wildlife reserve of India, extending over an area of more than 500 sq km in the Himalayan foothills. Corbett national park was established in 1936, as the Hailey National Park. In 1955-56 it has changed to Ramganga National Park and finally Jim Corbett National Park in the honor of legendary hunter-turned-conservationist best known for hunting man-eating tigers and leopards in the Kumaon and lower G arhwal in the 1920s.The main animals found in the Corbett National Park include the tiger, elephant, chital, sambar, nilgai, gharial, King Cobra, muntjac, wild boar, hedgehog, common musk shrew, flying fox, Indian Pangolin, and nearly 600 species of birds. Corbett National Park receives thousands of visitors every year. A variety of facilities are available to house tourists within and outside the park