Travel Tips for Ranthambore National Park
India Wildlife Tours offers travel tips to make your tour to Ranthambore National Park more comfortable. Travel to Ranthambore National Park with India Wildlife Tours and you're sure to have a memorable vacation seeing the tigers and wildlife of Ranthambore on your nature tour.
Clothing:
The weather in Ranthambore changes from extreme heat in the daytime in summer to extreme cold at night in winter. In summer bring comfortable light cotton clothing in neutral earth colors. A good pair of walking shoes or boots are essential. In winter windcheaters, sweatshirts, woolen sweaters, mufflers and gloves are required.
Essential equipment:
- Take adequate precautions before traveling in the sun. Bring sunscreen lotion, dark glasses, sunshades or a wide brimmed hat.
- Binoculars will be of great help while observing the animals.
- Bring essential medication, since brand names of medicines available in India may differ from the medication you may normally take.
- If you plan to take a lot of photographs, bring enough reels of film or additional memory cards for your digital equipment.
- Bring extra sets of batteries for your cameras, particularly if they use non-standard batteries.
Additional Expenses:
Entry fees are charged at Ranthambore National Park. If you're carrying cameras or video cameras there is an additional charge to be paid for this. There is a fee to be paid for vehicles entering the Park. The guide on your trip will also require payment.
Transport within the Ranthambore National Park:
Jeeps which take four people at a time, apart from the driver and guide are available at the entrance to Ranthambore National Park. Small open-backed trucks called Canters run by the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, which take up to 25 people at a time for a tour of the park, are also available for hire.
Rules to be observed within the Ranthambore National Park
- Carrying firearms is prohibited within the park
- Walking or trekking within the park is not allowed. You must stay within your vehicle.
- No vehicle is permitted to stay within the park before or after safari timings.
- Littering within the park is not permitted and is heavily penalized.
- Smoking is not allowed inside the park
- Playing radios, musical devices such as recorders and transistors within the park is not permitted.
- Vehicles must remain on the designated routes within the park.
- Vehicles must not blow their horns.
- Vehicles must stay within the specified speed limit.
- Loud noises such as shouting is prohibited and talking must be kept at a low volume.
- Disturbing the animals or birds by throwing stone at them etc is prohibited.
- Do not wear brightly colored clothing. Earth colors - browns and greens are preferred.
- The Wildlife Protection Act of India is in effect in the precincts of the Park and its
violation will be strictly punished.
- All visitors travel within the park at their own risk.
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