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Royal Rajasthan on Wheels Journey Destinations
 Bharatpur
Established in the seventeenth century by Maharaja Suraj Mal, Bharatpur
was once an invincible and well-fortified city, thus was aptly called
the iron fort. The premise of its stern military construction was
to avoid foreign sieges.
Bharatpur is in close proximity with the Keoladeo Ghana National Park,
world heritage site declared by UNESCO. This sanctuary is named after
an ancient shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, located amidst this forest.
This region is flocked by a huge variety of birds, like cranes, storks,
herons, kingfishers, partridges, owls, song birds, pigeons, doves,
ducks, geese, pelicans and bee-eaters. Many of these birds migrate
from different parts of the world.
The Siberian Cranes, who stand tall on ground with an approximate
height of 1.35 meters, are the most distinguished visitors of this
park. They visit the Park during winters, stay here until March and
head back home to Siberia for breeding.
The rickshaw ride with the trained rickshaw-puller guide, through
the sanctuary adds wonder to that indescribable experience of watching
a huge variety of bird species, lakhs in numbers at one place. |
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