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RAJAJI NATONIAL PARK IS A SCAM!!
Nov 28, 2023 11:32 AM 498 Views (via Mobile)

RAJAJI NATONAL PARK IS A SCAM! Satendra Saini who you talk with is also a scammer/cheater. We came all the way from Denmark and took the Safari tour, and we saw nothing and they dont inform you about anything. There is no guarantee and they have no animals in the park, basically 5 Tigers who hide away in the winter. All you see is trees. STAY AWAY! Find something else. They dont give you any money back even though alot of people have seen nothing there.


cccctthh1MouthShut Verified Member
Barmer India
Famous for the tigers and elephants
Apr 12, 2022 08:02 PM 1027 Views (via Android App)

Rajaji National park is one of the major tourist place in Dehradun, located in the state of Uttarakhand. This National park is spread over an area of 830 square kilometers, which is famous for the tigers and elephants found here.


You can easily reach by train, bus or plane.


raghavgupta125079MouthShut Verified Member
Muzaffarpur India
One of the best place to feel the nature
Mar 15, 2018 11:03 AM 4061 Views

Rajaji National Park is one of the best place where you can feel the nature.I visited with my friends.I saw the many elephants and more animals.This is situated in very long distance.We hire a jeep in 4000 rupees .I start journey with friend.Such a great place .I feel the beautiful creature of my earth. Accessibility is very easy.I I talk about local sightseeing then I say it is ultimate.We can find out hotel around Park.there is many Hotels available near Rajaji national park.I fun a lot with my craziest friend.This is my one of the best Tour and travel.There is no any safety issue.The provide a tour guide on jeep.We are completely safe with guide.


I recommend you guys to visit this place such a outstanding place.


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ankushgautam75MouthShut Verified Member
Roorkee India
Rajaji park Elephants
Jul 08, 2017 07:22 AM 5581 Views (via Android App)

Rajaji National park very beautiful place to visit the rajaji national park occupies three district space haridwar Dehradun and pauri garhwal you can have your jungle safari best in Haridwar chilla range as the local view is also very decent for photography


The main attraction of rajaji national park is wild elephants you can also have elephant rides here because there are mahavat here with pet elephants also  for ride do you csn enjoy your jungle safari


Overall experience you would have will be totally awesome


Rajaji national park
Jun 14, 2017 11:14 AM 6027 Views (via Android App)

Rajaji national park is situated in the three districts of uttarakhand haridwar dehradune and pauri garhwal. One of the best places to see asiatic elephant's in their natural habitat. Have decent chances of spotting dears and peacocks. It's a nice place you will get to see more animals if you go in morning or evening. I went in evening got to see elephants twice birds deer. Nice place but the safari was too costly . They charged rs 1500 for single run. Tiger is spotted if you are too luckily.


rajsayalMouthShut Verified Member
Dehradun India
Enjoy jungle style!!
Jan 14, 2016 12:22 PM 9648 Views

Resort


The resort is set in a huge open space of about 9-10 acres with greenery all around. Having birds all around in their natural habitat was a treat. While my friends slept in the afternoon, I was busy clicking around the resort. The manager was kind enough to accompany and also help spot some of the birds just by hearing their chirping. They also organized 2 rounds of safari in canters which are shared by 8 people. Though we did not see any of the big cats or the elephants but there were plenty of others like sambhar, neel gai, deers, monkeys, birds, peacock, etc. One morning we also went trekking from the resort to an altitude from where we could see sunrise. It was tiring but the view was nice. In evenings, they also organize bon fire and guests catch up over some antakshari.


Stay here if you come in group, have Rajaji National Park safari & loads of sleep in your plan as there are not many activities you can indulge in. Since we were 4 friends who had met after 4 years, we had a great time chit chatting, birdwatching, goin on safari, hogging & sleeping.


Rajaji National Park- Elephant's Paradise
Jun 15, 2006 03:26 PM 8698 Views

RajajiNational Park: Elephant’sParadise-



Introduction:


Situated at the foot-hills of Shivaliks Range of mountains, this 820sq.Km. national park is spread across three districts of Uttaranchal- Dehradun, Haridwar and Pauri Garhwal. This park was established in the year 1983 by amalgamating three wildlife sanctuaries- Rajaji, Chilla and Motichur. As one enters the forest he is greeted by Langoors jumping on tree branches ( however langoors are now rarely visible) and exotic birds.


Flora and Fauna:


Rajaji National Park consists of various vegetation zones. These include broadleaved deciduous forests, revine vegetation, grasslands and pine forests in the upper reaches. Inhabiting these dense green jungles are an impressive array of creatures- furred and feathered, docile and dangerous. 23 species of mammals- including tigers, leopards, elephants, deer, jungle cat, wild boar and sloth bear- and 315 species of birds are found in Rajaji. The most prominent avian species include pea fowl, woodpeckers, pheasants, kingfishers and barbets, supplemented by a number of migratory species during the winter months. Besides that, the rivers which flow through the park harbour fish such as trout and mahseer.


Rajaji’s history of conservation has been rather rocky in the recent past. The park’s been besieged by a host of problems, ranging from soil erosion to poaching. Besides this railway line passing through the forest is posing a great threat to the lives of elephants. Every year elephants die on this track at the rate of one every month, due to speeding trains. Despite all these issues, Rajaji continues to be one of northern India’s major wildlife reserves- and one of the best places to see the fauna and flora of the terai.


Access


Rajaji National Park is just 231Kms from New Delhi. The nearest railhead is Haridwar, just 8Kms away. There are convenient night trains from New Delhi to Haridwar. Also Haridwar is well connected to New Delhi, Lucknow and Chandigargh through buses. The best time to visit any national park is early morning, when the animals are still out of their hide outs. Therefore it is a good idea to reach Haridwar at night (if your sole objective is to visit Rajaji). From Rajaji, the nearest airport is Jolly Grant, 16 Kms from Rishikesh.


Rajaji is accessible through different gates; the Ramgarh Gate and Mohand Gate are within 25 km of Dehradun, while the Motichur, Ranipur and Chilla Gates are just about 9 km from Haridwar. Kunao Gate is 6 km from Rishikesh, and Laldhang gate is 25 km from Kotdwar.


Within the park, the only way of getting around, if you haven’t got your own vehicle, is by elephant. Raja (elephant) is the most favourite among the tourists. Elephant rides of about 2½ hours each are organized by the park authorities and cost between Rs 50 and 100 per person.


Entry Requirements


All visitors to Rajaji National Park need entry permits in order to be allowed into the park. Permits are available at each of the gates to the park, and cost Rs 30 for Indians and Rs 350 for foreigners. These permits are valid for three days; if you wish to stay longer, you’ll have to pay Rs 20 a day (if you’re Indian), Rs 175 per day if you’re not. Additional charges are levied for cameras and vehicles. Still cameras are free for Indians and Rs 50 for foreigners; vehicles are Rs 500 for both Indians and foreigners.


Best time to visit


Rajaji National Park is open to visitors between November and June. The months from December to March are usually the best time to visit, as the weather’s at its best. Beyond April, things start hotting up, though it never gets unbearably hot.


Accomodation:


There are ten forest rest houses in Rajaji National Park. These rest houses are situated in- Beribara, Chilla, Ranipur, Dholkhand, Kunnao, Motichur, Kansrao, Satyanarain, Phandowala and Kasarodi. These rest houses do not provide food, so it is advisable to carry lunch boxes if one intends to take shelter here. These rest house charge Rs 75-150 (for Indians) and Rs 225-450 (for foreigners). There is one tourist rest house operated by Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam. Outside park one can stay at hotels in any of three cities- Haridwar, Rishikesh and Dehradun.


Best time to visit


Rajaji National Park is open to visitors between November and June. The months from December to March are usually the best time to visit, as the weather’s at its best. Beyond April, things start hotting up, though it never gets unbearably hot.


Conclusion:


Rajaji National Park is a place where nobody gets bored. One feels the pleasure of being in the lap of Mother Nature. I advice readers to visit this place with family, friends or alone, in any case you enjoy. But please keep the place clean. Due to increasing pressure of tourist and garbage left by them, today the park has lost much of its biodiversity.


Try this and you won't regret
May 17, 2006 06:27 PM 10995 Views

I had a chance (planned trip would be more appropriate) to visit Rajaji National Park in mid April 06 and thought of sharing my experiences with others who would be interested and would care to read this review.


Rajaji NP unlike Corbett or Ranthambore or even Sariska is unfortunately not a widely publicised national park and I had practically never come across any advertisement in the Travel section of Times of India for it. I came to know about it by virtue of being an amateur member of Delhi Bird Group. During mid of April, I and my husband had a short break and we thought of visiting this lesser-known-to-common-public-like-me but obviously very-popular-with-wildlife-enthusiasts national park.


Much to our delight, it turned out to be a very refreshing and satiating experience, in terms of the expanse and diversity of the area, it's rich Flora and Fauna, the serenity of the whole area and very well within budget of a middle class couple like us.


Some of the basic facts about Rajaji NP can be found at it's official web site https://rajajinationalpark.org.


More details can be searched on net by typing ''Rajaji National Park'' in google and you are bound to come up with many options. All of them, mostly talking about more or less similar options for staying/lodging and describing Flora and Fauna as does the official website. Some sites which I found useful in my research are https://haridwar.nic.in/rajaji.htm


https://gmvnl.com/newgmvn/districts/dehradun/rajaji_park.aspx


I will still describe some of the basics in here to arouse your curiosity.


Rajaji NP spreads approx. 820 sq km across the Shivaliks in three districts of Uttaranchal- Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal. The vegetation includes broadleaved deciduous forests, riverine vegetation, grasslands, and pine forests in the upper reaches.


Entry to the Park is from various gates. Since we were travelling by Road from Delhi, Chilla gate was the closest to us.


You can reach Chilla from haridwar which is exactly 234 Kms from N.Delhi and it took us approx 6 hrs with a stopover midway for Breakfast.


As for directions, there's nothing you can do to get lost. NH56 leads you straight from N.Delhi to Haridwar with sign boards all along the way, guiding you till Haridwar. Upon reaching Haridwar, avoid taking left turn for Dehradun and keep moving straight. You'll come across a crossing (Gol Chakkar) with a Ghat on your left. You have to circle the Gol Chakkar and turn right for Chilla. Trust the Traffic Policeman here as the sign board is faded and in small font which can be missed easily.


Inside the park, there are Forest Rest Houses, which I have heard are not very comfortable and have only basic amenities.


But there is an option to stay at GMVN guest house inside the park itself. It has 6 Gujjar huts (cottages) and some AC rooms and some options for cheaper dormitories too.


We stayed in a cottage which was well furnished with a double bed, 2 bed side chests, a stool, 2 arm chairs and a table, a room cooler, long dressing mirror and attached Toilet/Bathroom with facility for a Geyser.


What more could anyone expect in the midst of a national park.


You can stay at Haridwar in many of the hotels but I wouldn't recommend that, as taking an early morning safari would be cumbersome then.


For GMVN options, you could find more details by clicking on ''Chilla'' on this page.


https://gmvnl.com/newgmvn/TOURISTBUNGLOWS/


There is also a Govt colony inside the Chilla range which was surprising to me as I kept seeing families taking their pet dogs for a stroll on the road. There is a Dam inside the range and very close to GMVN rest house but not disturbing in any way to tourists and neither to the nearby forest. It's a very peaceful feeling to stand and watch water flowing out of Dam at twilight.


It looked like a beautiful symbiotic arrangement between man and nature.


The road I just mentioned, runs through the park and ultimately leads you to Rishikesh, in case you are interested in extending your trip.


We went for jeep safari early morning at 6:00am. These can be arranged by the rest house people. They are a very helpful bunch of people and you can trust them (I wish they were reading this and give me a discount next time :)


Elephant Safari was not possible because both elephants were unwell at that time. Yes, there are only 2 elephants for the purpose. You got to pay 40/- per person in addition to 600/- for the jeep. If you have more people, cost of jeep can be shared but that would also limit your options of stopping to spot, say a small butterfly or a teeny weeny birdie in case you are interested in birds or even a beetle (I could go on and on).


Rajaji boasts of an impressive list of animals and birds that includes tigers, leopards, elephants, deer, jungle cat, wild boar and sloth bear and 315 species of birds.


We could spot at a very close range - Foxes (2 of them), spotted dear(countless), jackals (howling at night behind the cottage), lots of macaques, langurs and 1 wolf (on the dimly lit boundary of rest house) but no tiger or leopard or even elephant.


But that's all luck.


If all my description of wolf and jackal has made you doubt the security within rest house, don't worry. It's safe and the cottage is made of metallic frame all around. Only an earhquake of magnitude 6 can bring it down.


There was a lot of elephant dung all along the track as if we were following elephant herd and many uprooted trees along the way, but apparently the tusker had moved away to another area. Another family that had visited night before, had been lucky enough to get close to a group of elephants. There was the alarm call by barking deer twice with a very distinct reciprocal from another deer. If you can kill your early morning hunger pangs and wait for about an hour or two near a water body, you have high probability of spotting leopards and even tigers. Alas, our tummy got he best of us and we started back to rest house for breakfast.


Peacocks all around and herds of spotted deer are very common. Lots of interesting birds too. Highlight for me was Egyptian Vulture and a close second was a pair of Pied Hornbills.


Adjacent to Rest house is a shrubbery and some tall sal trees which had a family of Grey Hornbills.


After the morning jeep Safari and tasty breakfast (did I tell you they serve really tasty food within their limited resources), you could sit quietly near the river bank or simply stroll around the dam or even to the nearby jungles on your own. Just be careful not to venture out too deep without any guide. We strolled a little into jungles and spotted a very large herd of deer on our own (without guide and without any safari). Be careful not to try and get too close to animals or birds for the purpose of photographing them. Enjoy them from a decent distance. Enjoy the fresh and clear river water. Sit on the boulders and feel the rushing water over your feet. Word of caution : It doesn't look deep, but IT IS for any human to drown. So, keep to the banks.


Evenings are mystical and nights give a eerie and mysterious feeling owing to the sounds of various nocturnal creatures. An occasional alarm call and then frantic calls of a deer at night reminds you, that, out there, the circle of life is getting completed and we the humans are nothing but a part of it.


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