Day 10:Udaipur-Chittorgarh-Ranthambhore (450 Kms) (Park Closed From
01 July To 30 Sept)
Enjoy your breakfast this morning at the hotel, check out and proceed and drive to
Ranthambhore, En route visit the Chittorgarh Fort which is a huge and colossal structure. The
entrance to the fort is provided through seven gates with the main gate, Ram Pol (gate of Ram).
As per the legend, Bhim, a Pandava, started the construction of the fort. There are a number of
magnificent monuments inside the fort. Tour must include Rana Kumbha Palace, the most
imposing monument in the Chittorgarh Fort. Rich heritage and architecture define this palace. It
is believed that the palace has underground basements where Rani Padmini and other women
performed Johar.
After Lunch drive to Ranthambhore. The Park covers a huge area of 400 kms of dry deciduous
forest and has three lakes – Rajbaug, Padam and Malik and the fort at the entrance. The town gets
its name from two hill ranges, “Ranas” and “Thambore” which meet there. The main tourists'
attraction here is the royal Bengal tiger. The area of Ranthambhore Park hosts 30-32 tigers,
showing a healthy ecosystem. For a relatively small area, the park has a rich diversity of fauna
and flora - species list includes 300 trees, 50 aquatic plants, and 272 birds, 12 reptiles including
the Marsh Crocodile & amphibians and 30 mammals. It includes around a thousand chitals, 800
neelgais, a rattle and a slothbear, many sambars, few chinkaras, blackbuck and many crocodiles
& python.
It houses birds like cormorants, miniwets, darters, drongos lapwings, anoles,
cormorants, kingfishers, stone curlews and eagles & thousands of peacocks and peahens. The
landscape is dotted with ancient Banyan Trees, Dhok & Pipal trees. The forest is typically dry
deciduous type, with Dhok, being the most prominent tree.
Overnight stay at your hotel.