Bharatpur Forest Lodge, Keoladeo

Bharatpur Accommodation Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

About Bharatpur Forest Lodge, Bharatpur
The government run Bharatpur Forest Lodge is located within the vicinity of Keoladeo National Park that lies 190-kms from Delhi and 55-kms from Agra in Rajasthan.


Location Description :
Bharatpur forest lodge is ideally Located Inside The Bharatpur Sanctuary

Accommodation Facilities(Bharatpur forest lodge)
17 excellent air conditioned rooms with attached bathrooms as well as hot and cold running water facility.

Types of Rooms :
At Bharatpur forest lodge rooms are avaliable of the following category Superior,Twin Beds, Single/double Occupancy.

Hotel Information :

18 Rooms All With :-
Attached Bath Romms A/c Cable Tv
Direct Dial Phone Channel Music
Tour Of Bird Sanctuary
24 Hour Room Service Money Exchange Laundry
Doctor On Call Safe Deposit Postal Service

Distance From Agra Airport : 53 Kms
Distance From Rail Station : 8 Kms
Distance From City Centre : 3 Kms

Unmetered Taxis Available At Airport, Station, Bus Depot Car Transfer Can Be Arranged By The Hotel, On Prior Request As Per Applicable Rates.

Other Services :
Cycle-rickshaws and bicycles for park trips.
Guides for bird watching are provided at an extra cost.
A stand-by generator.

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About Keoladeo National Park

Just 176 km. from Delhi is a very special wilderness - the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, one of the finest water-bird sanctuaries in the world. The 28.73 sq. km. lake and wetland was artificially created by the Maharaja of Bharatpur in the 19th century. By building small dykes and dams and diverting water from an irrigation canal, he converted this low lying area into a fine wild fowl shooting preserve. In a few years, the new wetland surrounded by marginal forests was able to support thousands of water birds. Commonly referred to as Bharatpur, the Park is a delight for bird watchers. Over 300 species of birds are found here and raised paths, camouflaged by babul trees and undergrowth make viewing easy. A quiet ride by boat in the early hours of the morning is also an unforgettable experience. There are mixed heronries on the half submerged babul trees and the cacophony is unbelievable as painted storks, open bills, spoon bills, egrets, cormorants, white ibis and multitudes of others, tend their young. Jacanas with their iridescent colors and elegant tail feathers and purple moorhen can be seen delicately treading over the floating vegetation. While harriers and fishing eagles circle overhead in search of prey, the pied kingfisher hovers dramatically over the water in a flurry of wings. There are varieties of storks and cranes and the local sarus crane is elegant in a livery of grey and red. Every year Bharatpur waits with coated breath for the arrival of the Siberian cranes. There are only two wintering places for this rare species -one in Iran and the other Bharatpur and these beautiful birds with their distinctive red beaks and facial patches, fly over 6400 km from their summer retreats in Siberia, to get to them. In 1996, there was great jubilation as a couple of Siberian cranes with a young one made an appearance in Bharatpur after a lapse of three years. The forests around the lake at Bharatpur harbor the sambar, chital, nilgai, jackal, hyena, fox, mongoose and porcupine. Occasionally, a fishing cat can be seen scooping its prey also commonly seen sunning themselves along edge of the paths or at Python Point. General Information: Best Time to Visit: Throughout the Year. Nearest Town: Bharatpur (2 km) How to Get Here: Air : Agra (50 km) Rail : Bharatpur (2 km)

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