Corbett Park (For Seekers of Tranquility & Adventure in the Himalayas)

Location: 10 km from Corbett Hideaway
Altitude : 400 m to 1200m
Latitude: 29°25'N - 29°40'N
Longitude: 78°45' - 78°50'E

Corbett National Park is one of the greatest National Parks in Asia with over 1300 sq kms of forests, hills and grasslands, fed by a frisky river. Its proximity to Delhi and prolific wildlife makes Corbett one of the must visit destinations in India. A biodiversity that is rich, rare and precious, it is the perfect habitat for the tiger, elephant, hog deer and many other species. Another attraction much to angler's delight is the Ramganga River that flows through the park with fattened Mahseer hidden within its water.

The elevation of the Park ranges between 400 - 1210 meters. The geographical area of the Park covers different types of vegetation along its varied topography which comprise hilly and riparian areas, temporary marshy depressions, plateaus and ravines. For bird watchers, there are more than 580 species to look out for. All of which make Corbett Park one of the most diverse & rich wildlife experiences to succumb to with abandon.

There is something absolutely magical about being in tiger and elephant country where unexpected sights and sounds present themselves at almost every turn.

Corbett National Park is an excellent and largely inviolate specimen of the rich sal and mixed woodland that spans outer Himalayas. The topography of the park is varied and interesting with ravines, plateaus, marshy depressions and grasslands. The sparkling river Ramganga is the life source of the park. Because of its rich bio-geographic diversity, the park is a natural heaven for flora and fauna of the plains, the sub mountainous region and high altitude areas and that is why Corbett is home of 110 species of trees, 51 species of shrubs, 27 species of climbers, 37 species of grasses and bamboos, over 50 mammals, 580 Birds and 25 reptile species.

Where in the world you have Goral and Gharial - together?

History
Aptly called the 'The Land of Roar, Trumpet & Song', this forest of flowing rivers, blue waters and sal - dappled glades was christened after the famous Colonel Jim Corbett.

The park was initially established as Hailey National Park in 1936 in honour of Sir Malcolm Hailey, the then governor of the United Provinces. The name of the park was then subsequently changed to Ramganga National Park in 1952. Finally in 1957, the park was named as Corbett National Park in honour and memory of the late Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter turned conversationalist, naturalist, author and photographer who had helped in setting up the park and demarcating its boundaries.