Corbett National Park

The Corbett National Park is located in the foothills of the Himalayas just 300 km from New Delhi. One of India’s first and unquestionably best national parks is this one. The parks have a long history that dates back to the heyday of a thriving town that still has cultural relics preserved in the temples that line the Ramganga river. This community made their living by thinning the duns’ forest. Before the British arrived in this region of India, the forest was unaltered and unbroken. Within ten years of their presence, this woodland underwent significant devastation.

But it was the efforts of genuine environmentalists and some hunters who viewed the tiger shikar as a massacre that Sir Malcolm Hailey, the then-Governor of the United Provinces, was persuaded to designate a 256 sq Km area for a National Park, which he enthusiastically approved. Thus, on August 8, 1936, Corbett National Park became India’s first national park. After gaining independence in 1952, this park’s name was changed to Ramganga National Park in honour of the river that gives it life. To honour and remember the late Jim Corbett, the illustrious hunter-naturalist turned conservationist, the park was renamed Corbett National Park in 1957. In addition, he was a well-known wildlife photographer and the author of best-selling books on his real-life exploits in these forested areas.

Corbett National Park is one of the most well-liked parks in India for wildlife safaris, and in particular for jim corbett tiger safaris, due to its distance from New Delhi. Ranthambhore National Park, which is located in the state of Rajasthan, is the next closest park after the Corbett Tiger Reserve.