Dhela Safari Zone In Corbett- New Eco Tourism Zone

A trip to Corbett National Park is going to be more exciting and full of thrilling as the forest department of Uttarakhand has decided to open another tourism zone named as DHELA, will be the fifth tourisms zone inside the Corbett National Park. Corbett Park has witnessed the arrival of large number of tourists as on Tuesday 11, 2014 around 300 wild lovers undertook the safari. Observing such a good response from the tourists, Park authority has decided to gift another tourism zone that guarantees the tiger sightings in your first attempts. Along with this a new eco-tourism centre will be opened at Corbett Tiger Reserve this season, bringing a nature notch for the wildlife enthusiasts.

DHELA- a new fifth eco-tourism zone will become fully functional from December 01, 2014. Deputy Director Corbett Tiger Reserve Saket Badola quoted that Tourist and wildlife lovers can also enjoy nature trail from 1st January next year. The new zone will be an addition to the four zones that is already operational in the park namely Dhikala, Bijrani, Jhirna and Durgadevi. Saket Badola gave the information about fifth tourism zone and told that the whole Zone will be sprawl over 1173 hectare of area with 46 Kilometers of jungle path. Tourists can do jeep safari in morning as well as in evening shift. Only 15 gypsies will be allowed to enter in to the zone in each of the shift. The charge for new safari initiative will be same as day visit charge. And above all tourists will be able to get down from their vehicles and can enjoy nature trail up to 05 kilometers. They have decided to establish two nature trails where only eight tourists will get the permit in each of the shift and can enjoy lovely bird watching. The zone will remain open all throughout the year.

Corbett Guaranteed Tiger Sightings in its Fifth Zone


Good news pertaining to Corbett National Park awaits for nature and wildlife lovers as the forest department of Uttarakhand has decided to create a new zone in the park that will offer the guaranteed glimpse of the elusive big cat. As we know that Corbett Tiger Reserve is a home to the densest tiger population in the world but we often claim that it does always offer a glimpse of the Tiger. We become disappointed and our whole trip to the CTR gets spoiled. But need not to worry now because Uttarakhand Government has decided to set up a 200 hectare fenced enclosure for rescued tigers, guaranteeing a glimpse of the tigers as a part of a new safari zone.

Tigers that are not fit enough to reside in the jungles will be housed in the fenced area. It is so because many such tigers turn in to man-eaters or die as they are incapable of hunting. Forest official told that the tiger safari will take place near Gujjar Stot, which has dense forest cover. This buffer zone is deliberately selected for tiger safari zone to overcome the mounting pressure of the tourists coming to Corbett Tiger Reserve. The park has attracted more than two lakhs tourists last year, generating 7.5 crore revenue to the Government fund.

Best Time To Visit- Jim Corbett National Park

The months of November through June are the perfect time to visit Corbett. It is during this time (from November 15 to June 15) the excellent climate is most pleasant and good hotels and accommodations are easy to find. Above all the new zone, Dhela will remain open all throughout the year for the tourist. Jeep Safari in Corbett National Park

If you wish to explore the hidden mystery of Corbett National Park then jeep safari would be the only feasible option to discover the beauty and wildness of the Corbett. Jeep Safari is the popular way among the tourists to spot the legend tigers and scenic beauty of the dense jungle. If you talk about the importance of jeep safari then it is considered as a secure and safest way to keep yourself away from the any kind of dangerous animals in the park. Jeeps are open roof four wheel drive vehicle which can accommodate up to 06 persons at a time. These vehicles are registered to forest department and run and managed by private owners, basically they are local people. If you wish to do jeep safari in the park, you are strongly advised to book your Safaris 90 days before the date of your actual visit. Then only you can enjoy the personalized and enchanting experience of safari either in the morning or in the afternoon (Subject to availability). You will be accompanied by the trained and knowledgeable naturalist guide to help you.