Ranthambore National Park, another grand visitor’s attraction, is situated in Eastern Rajasthan at the confluence of the Aravali hill ranges and the Vindhyan plateau. It was the main and famous hunting ground space for the Maharajas of Jaipur. The Chambal River in the South and the Banas River in the North Two, these two main rivers flow through the Ranthambore National Park. Many other perennial streams and the six man-made lakes are the other major pass through the Ranthambore National Park. The National Park got the pride to be a game sanctuary in 1955 and attained the status og the National Park in 1980. This National Park was declared as a tiger reserve in India in 1972 with the initiation of Project Tiger. The complete area covered by the park is 1334 sq km. along with its adjoining sanctuaries - the Kaila Devi Sanctuary and the Mansingh Sanctuary.

You can have the complex feature with the park during the visit that out of the whole park some areas are open for the tourists to wander in and explore the flora and fauna of the park. The Park is nestled between the Aravali and Vindhya mountain ranges. The main features of the park are its rugged terrain and the dense deciduous forests, which has among the largest and most diverse collection of wildlife species in India and can be attained beautifully.

The Ranthambore National park got its pride to be popular among the visitors in all over the world due to its Tiger. So it is one of the best tourist attraction in the country to explore these majestic predators in the wild. Travelers can easily spotted the tigers and their fabulous activities even during the day. There is a best time for exploring the beauty of the park is between November and May when the nature of the dry deciduous forests makes sightings common. It is situated between the Aravali and Vindhya ranges covering the area of nearly 400 sq. km. The deciduous forest of this National park were once a part of the magnificent jungles of Central India.

Ranthambore National Park has the glorious diversity with 200 species of birds, plants and animals, specially 30 species of mammals as well as the tiger and 12 species of the reptiles. There are many lakes containing the lurking crocodiles. You may explored the main lakes there named as Padam Talab, Malik Talab and Rajbagh. A traveler can realize the beauty in the park of the peacocks, langures, wild boars, spotted deer, sambar deer, blue bull, black buck and crocodiles.
There are another major attractions in the park that can also be explored by the tourists such as the Ranthambore Fort and Jogi Mahal. This park got its name through the Ranthambore Fort, which sits on a rocky outcrop in the heart of the Park. Its was created in the 10th centaury and is the oldest fort in the Rajasthan. It latter boasts of the second-largest Banyan tree in India.

Fast Facts about Park
Area : 400 sq km approx./ 39,200 hectares.
Established : 1955 as a sanctuary,
1973 as a tiger reserve, 1981 as a national park.
Seasons :October-June, the best period being December-April.
Rainfall : 68 cms