Wildlife Tours to the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Agra, India

Wildlife Tours to the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Agra, India The site India Travels and Destinations offers you details regarding online reservation and tour booking for wildlife tours to the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. The Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is located at a distance of 57 kilometers from Agra, India. Bharatpur is popularly known as the Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Keoladeo is basically the name of an ancient temple that is located at the center of the Bharatpur bird sanctuary in Agra, India. This wildlife park is situated on the Delhi-Jaipur highway and a perfect place to go bird watching as this wildlife sanctuary is one of the best bird sanctuaries in the world. In the year 1760 the Ajan Dam was constructed to save the town of Bharatpur from annual floods and the depression that came into existence after extraction of soil for building the dam turned into the Bharatpur Lake. This area was developed to serve as a duck shooting wildlife preserve for the royalty of Bharatpur. This area was declared to be a national park in the year 1982. The 40 square kilometer swampy Bharatpur bird sanctuary is home to more than 300 species of birds. During your wildlife tours to the Bharatpur Bird sanctuary or the Keoladeo National Park you get an opportunity to see a variety of water birds and migratory birds. The special feature of the Bharatpur bird sanctuary in Agra, India is the fact that Siberian Cranes fly in and stay at this bird sanctuary during the winter months. Besides birds you can also spot animals such as the boar, Chital, Nilgai and Sambar during your wildlife tours to the Bharatpur bird sanctuary or the Keoladeo National Park in Agra, India. The perfect time to go on wildlife tours to the Bharatpur bird sanctuary in Agra, India is during the months of October to January. During your wildlife tours to the Bharatpur bird sanctuary Agra, India you get an opportunity to see various species of pelicans, cranes, flycatchers, buntings, larks, pipits, wagtails, stints, eagles, hawks geese, shanks, ducks and warblers. There are quite a few well-known forest trails at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary that can be traversed on foot or on cycles. Boat rides on the lakes at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary during your wildlife tours to this lovely bird sanctuary can prove to be the most interesting and exciting bird watching experience of your life. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary Ranthambore National Park Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Bandipur National Park Bandhavgarh National Park Corbett National Park Gir Wildlife Sanctuary Kanha National Park Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park Sultanpur National Park Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Sunderbans Shivpuri Wildlife Sanctuary Nagarjuna Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary Ranganathittu Wildlife Sanctuary Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary