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Corbett National Park
The Jim Corbett National Park, located in the foothills of the Himalayas, is a primal jungle as Rudyard Kipling put it. It is named after the hunter turned conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment - is the oldest national park in India. Despite extensive tourism, the park has managed to retain its primeval ambience, where man must walk timorously, in awe and with a strong sense of his own insignificance. Home to a variety of flora and fauna, it is famous for its wild population of Tigers, Leopards and Elephants.
The park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park. The park spans across some 920.9 square km at an altitude of 600 to 1100 metres about the foothills of the western Himalayas in the districts of Nainital and Pauri Garhwal in the state of Uttaranchal (formerly part of Uttar Pradesh). In its eventful 64-year life, it has grown considerably in size and now includes the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary as a part of its 1,319 sq km of reserved forest area.
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Corbett national park is one of the most popular and biggest national parks in India. Being considered as home to a variety of flora and fauna, this national park is globally renowned for its wild population of tigers, elephants and leopards. Every year, tourists in large numbers travel to Corbett Park just to view this rich and diverse flora and fauna. In order to help tourists tour this park with much more convenience, the Tourism Department has distributed the national park into different five zones. The best thing about these five zones is the availability and proper accessibility of decent accommodation facility of government forest lodges or rest houses. Providing proper accommodation facility along with round the clock quality service, these forest lodges in Corbett are really a treat to spend some time and relax at the center of the jungle.