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About Palace on Wheels Destinations - Sawai Madhopur/ Ranthambore

Palace on Wheels Destinations - Sawai Madhopur/ Ranthambore From Sawai Madhopur, the Palace on Wheels enters Sawai Madhopur, the gateway to the world-renowned Ranthambhar National Park - the famous tigers reserve, midway between Bharatpur and Kota townships.

Located near the outer fringes of the Thar Desert and surrounded by the Vindhya and Aravali hill ranges, Ranthambhor National Park is Rajasthan's most well-known tiger reserve under Project Tiger. Home to an exotic variety of animals in is 392 sq km area, one can spot sambhar, cheetal, wild boar, leopard, sloth bear, jackal, hyena among others. Ranthambore safari offers the best of flora and fauna of the desert land as well as plain area near the hills.

The entire area has sprawling tracts of desert and semi-desert vegetation. Originally a hunting ground of the Maharaja of Jaipur, Ranthambore was declared a game sanctuary in 1955. In 1980s, it became a national park and was listed among the reserves protected under Project Tiger (1973). Presently the Kaila Devi Sanctuary, also famous for its tigers, and the Man Singh Sanctuary form a part of Ranthambore Reserve.

Ranthambhor has been a witness to the rise and fall of many rulers and a series of battle scenes. The Palace on Wheels sojourn in Sawai Madhopur offer tourists the best opportunity in the world to photograph the tiger in its natural habitat in Ranthambore National Park. If you plan your holidays in Ranthambore, you can indulge in any of the adventurous activities that the park offers. Jeep safari, elephant safari, cultural and traditional experience of the Meena tribes, night out in the many hideouts in the park are some of the options you must not miss when you travel to Ranthambore.

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