Ranthambore National Park located in the Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, about 130 km from Jaipur is one of the biggest and most renowned national park in Northern India. Famous for being the hunting grounds of the former Maharajas of Jaipur, today the Ranthambore National Park is major wildlife tourist attraction spot and attracts many wildlife photographers. 

The park is spread over an area of 1,334 sq km along with its nearby sanctuaries like the Mansingh Sanctuary and the Kaila Devi Sanctuary. The park is famous for its tigers and is one of the best locations in India to see the majestic predator in its natural habitat even during day time.  Ranthambore is also counted as heritage site because of the pictorial ruins that dot the wildlife park. A visit to Ranthambore National Park is an experience of a lifetime for wild life enthusiasts. Ranthambore National park contains a huge variety of animals, birds and reptiles. 

Animals: Tigers, Leopards, Striped Hyenas, Sambar deer, Chital, Nilgai, Common or Hanuman langurs, Macaques, Jackals, Jungle cats, Caracals, Sloth bears, Black bucks, Rufoustailed Hare, Indian Wild Boar, Chinkara, Common Palm Civets or Toddy cat, Coomon Yellow Bats, Desert Cats, Fivestriped Palm Squirels, Indian False Vampires, Indian Flying Foxes, Indian Foxes, Indian Gerbilles, Indian Mole Rats, Indian Porcupines, Longeared Hedgehogs, Ratels, Small Indian Mongoose, Small Indian Civets and Common mongoose.
  
The amphibian species only consist of the Common India Toad and the Common Frog.
   
The park is most famous for it's diurnal tigers.
 
The park also has a large number of marsh crocs Reptiles: Snub Nosed Marsh Crocodiles, Desert Monitor Lizards, Tortoise, Banded Kraits, Cobras, Common Kraits, Ganga Soft Shelled Turtles, Indian Pythons, North Indian Flap Shelled Turtles, Rat Snakes, Russel's Vipers, Saw-scaled Vipers and the Indian Chameleon.

Safari timing : Timings for entry and exit from the park vary according to the season. In winters, due to the shorter duration of daylight hours, the morning entry time is late & evening exit time is earlier.

The easiest way to reach Ranthambore is to take a train to Sawai Madhopur. This town is well connected with trains to/from Jaipur, Bombay and Delhi.
 
Nearby Airports - Jaipur and Kota
 
Distance by rail:
Delhi - 362 km, Agra - 227 km, Bombay 1027 km, Kota - 108 km, Jaipur - 132 km
 
Distance by road:
Delhi - 480 km (via Dausa), Jaipur - 180 km (via Tonk)
 

Clothing :

The clothing to carry on your journey to Ranthambore depends of the season. Be prepared for unrelenting heat day after day if you are there between the months of April and June. With temperatures soaring between 35 and 47 degrees centigrade most of the day, even the lightest of T-shirts feel like warm jackets. Take along your lightest clothes in the summers with the definite inclusion of a cap and dark glasses. In the winter months, specially November to beginning February, the weather is just the opposite. 
 
Morning drives into the park are freezing cold and even many layers you wear sometimes feel insufficient. The days however are extremely pleasant and a light sweatshirt can more than suffice. Evenings and night once again get very chilly. Carrying along a pair of gloves and a muffler is advisable. For those who intend to take photographs in the wee hours of the morning without pressing all the wrong buttons on their cameras, take along a pair of gloves that are thin yet warm and provide for sufficient movement of the hands. 

The Best Time to Visit Ranthambore National park will be from 1st October to 30th June. 

Places to see:  

The Ranthambore National Park is regarded as the most suitable place for wildlife photography in the world. Here you can capture the tiger in its various moods and moments. Besides the Ranthambore Park, there are places like the Ranthambore Fort (one of its kind in the entire state of Rajasthan), Jogi Mahal (the wonderful forest guesthouse) and the various species of flora and fauna, which are also worth a look.
 
We have given a list below, of some of the imoratant places at and around Ranthambore National Park.
 
Bakaula: The bakaula area is an area dotted with little water holes and thick foliage. Even in peak summers it feels like an air-conditioned room ....more about Bakaula......

Kachida Valley: This valley, which consists of many rocky outcrops and low hills, is located close to the outskirts of the park ....more about kachida Valley......

Lakarda and Anantpura: These areas located in the North-Western and Northern regions of the park are ideal locations to visit if ...more about Lakarda and Anantpura......

Raj Bagh Ruins: These ruins are located between the Padam Talao (lake) and the Raj Bagh Talao. These ancient stone structures like arches, palace outhouses, ...more about Raj Bagh Ruins......

Padam Talao: This is the largest of the lakes present in the park. The famous and beautiful Jogi Mahal is located at the very edge of this lake. When ...more about Padam Talao.....

Ranthambore Fort: This fort stands majestically atop a hill overlooking the entire park. The walk up, one of the only places this mode of transport is possible ...more about Ranthambore Fort.....

Rajbagh Talao: This is probably the most picturesque of the three lakes. This mostly due to the ruins that can be seen along it's edges. Yet, it owes some of it's ...more about Rajbagh Talao.....

Malik Talao: This is the smallest of the three lakes in Ranthambore National Park. But, as they say, all the best things come in small packages.