bharatpur bird sanctuary

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Bhratpur Bird Sanctuary

Bharatpur, the bird watchers’ destination has many beautiful hotels and resorts with all modern facilities, these resorts/hotels can also be used by non birders for a leisure trip for the family, corporates etc. These hotels also offer excellent conferencing facilities in very green environment and also being just a cool 4 hrs drive from Delhi. Another reason to stay at Bharatpur apart from visiting the Bird Sanctuary is a visit to Fatehpur Sikri, just 15 km away and Tah Mahal at Agra just 45 km or an hours’ drive. The stay at Bharatpur is much more comfortable and relaxing than staying at the crowded Agra.

Say Bharatpur and one immediately conjures up an image of colourful birds feeding, nesting and chirping. If you are a bird lover you already know about Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, if you are not one you must visit Bharatpur in Rajasthan, you will become one. It makes for a perfect weekend getaway around Delhi.

General Info, Bharatpur

Altitude : 100m

Climate : Cool in winter , very hot in summers.

Rainfall : Low to moderate, 2003 has been a good year for the rains.

How to reach Bharatpur

Distance: 180 km

Road

How to reach Bharatpur

Distance: 180 km

Road

Traveling from Delhi or Noida Take the Yamuna Expressway till Mathura and travel to Bharatpur via Mathura. Takes around 3 hours from Noida and half an hour or so more from Delhi.

Traveling from Gurgaon-Take the Kundli Manesar Palwal express way till Palwal and then Take the NH2 till Mathura and the turn right for Bharatpur which is situated on NH 11. One can easily reach Bharatpur in about 3 hours from Gurgaon.

Train

Has a direct train from Delhi to Bharatpur jn.

What to do

The best time for bird watching is early morning when the birds are feeding their young ones or around sunset when the birds return from their trips to the surrounding fields etc. The park is open from 6am to 6pm. Vehicles are allowed only till Shanti Kutir in the park, after which only cycles and cycle rickshaws are allowed or one can go on foot. The best way to see the park is either on bicycle or rickshaw, opt for the bicycle if you are an avid birder or are planning to take along a guide.

TIP Hire a rickshaw from outside the park or better still tell your hotel manager to arrange for one who picks you up from the hotel in the morning. Insist on a registered rickshaw puller, as they also serve as trained bird watching guides and will help you identify the various birds with their english names.TIP Carry a good binocular and you can hire one at the entrance. To help you identify the birds and make the whole thing more enjoyable a bird book like the one by the great ornithologist Salim Ali will be very useful. TIP Don’t waste too much too much time before Shanti Kutir searching for birds as you will find most of them beyond that.

Laxmi Vilas Bharatpur

Set amongst a sprawling 50 acres, the Laxmi Vilas Palace Heritage Hotel was built in 1857 for Raja Raghunath Singh, the younger brother of then ruler of Bharatpur, Maharaja Ram Singh son of Maharaja Jaswant Singh.

The Bagh Bharatpur

The Bagh Bharatpur is a beautiful resort located in around 30 acres of mixture of forested area and farm land with 38 rooms. 23 rooms are built in Heritage style while 15 rooms are newly constructed in the Farm wing surrounded by plantation of wheat, potato and various other vegetables.

Kadamb Kunj bharatpur

Surrounded by Yellow and green mustard fields from 3 sides, the Kadam Kunj is named after the old royal hunting lodge of Bharatpur. The hotel has green lawns within it’s gates which can be used for an outdoor party

Uday Villas Bharatpur

Situated a little distance from the bird sanctuary on the Sikri Road, the resort has excellent rooms along with very green surroundings and a lot of open space. Run by a naturalist himself the resort boasts of a swimming pool, table tennis, carrom, airconditioned restaurant and Conference hall.

“I would never believe …

Marianne Faith

Our regular visitor

“I would never believe anyone trying to describe or explain what an experience is to stay in this suite. Once I stayed with my husband in “Beautuful Maria”, I’m returning every year, for 8 years now … ”