One more adventure and glorious National Park named as Keoladeo National Park is situated in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. Keoladeo National Park is also famous as Bharatpur bird sanctuary. It is called the home for the birds and the paradise of birds, with over 380 resident and migrant species of birds, including the Common, Demoiselle and the rare Siberian Cranes. This National Park is also an curious and fantastic place to spot mammals like Golden Jackal, Jungle Cat, Striped Hyaena, Sambar, Fishing Cat, Nilgai, Blackbuck and wild Boar. Keoladeo National Park got the pride to become a National Park in 1981. The name Keoladeo has been derived from a nearby ancient Hindu temple, devoted to Lord Shiva.

Keoladeo Ghana National Park, well known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is India's best bird sanctuary lies in the Rajasthan. The area covered by the park is near about 28.7 square kilometer with the blend wetland, woodland, grass and scrub that is the shelter of almost 400 plus species of birds. Bharatpur lies on the Agra Jaipur highway road and is a pleasant drive of 3 hours from the capital as the 176 km from the Delhi. Keoladeo is itself a Ramsar and world famous heritage site.

If you are nature lover and want to explore the beauty of God created attractions and new to birding then Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary surely will be in the heart of your tour plan. Keoladeo National Park is geared for birding such as few places in the world with its paved walkways, trained cycle-rickshaw pulling guides, cycling-tracks and, best of all and an abundance of easy to approach birds. One can watch the 150 plus spices in a day and explore the beauty of this national park.

Keoladeo Ghana National Park got its popularity due to the last visiting pair of the western race of the Siberian Crane. But the pair did not winter in Bharatpur for two years in succession 2003 and 2004 unfortunately. And it is likely that this species is now extinct in India. But this is not only the fact that others can not survive here actually this sanctuary is not only about Siberian Cranes. A visitor can take enjoy of the visit to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of waterfowl and waders which congregate on the shallow marshy lakes of Bharatpur. The best time to visit the park is considered from November to March in the winter season.

Asia’s greatest birding place to be visit that is none more only the Keoladeo Ghana National Park where one can realize the enchanted voice of twittering birds and it may be feel like to live in the heaven at such good surrounding place. In the mean time of the cool winter months it is also possible to see large Indian Pythons sunning themselves.

Another Major attraction in the Bharatpur apart from the National Park is the Government museum which provides the glimpse of the past royal splendour of Bhratpur. Lohagarh Fort is the other excellent glorious historical monuments that can be explored here which remained invincible despite several attacks by the British. This fort is very strong and massive which was the summer resort of the rulers of Bharatpur and has many palaces and gardens.

Fast Facts about Park
Location : In the north Indian state of Rajasthan
Tourist Attractions : Resident and migratory birds.
Other Attractions : Bharatpur Govenment Museum, Bharatpur Palace, Lohagarh Fort, Deeg Palace.
Best Sites : The water bodies.
Best Season to Visit : October to March.