Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctury

Is located in the most rugged of the arravali hills in Pali, Rajsamand  and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan. It takes name after the impressive historic fort of Kumbhalgarh, which come inti view over the park. It is 578 sq kms in area and altitude of  500 to 1,300 m. It is a home to a large variety of wildlife, some of which are highly endangered species. The wildlife includes Wolf, Leopards, Sloth, Bear, Hyena, Jackal, Jungel Cat,  ‘samabhar’, ‘Nilgai’,  ‘Chaisingh’, ‘Chinkara’, and Hare.

The bird life at Kumbhalgarh is also gratifying. The normal shy and untrusted grey jungle fowl can be spotted here. Peacock and Doves can be sighted regularly feeding on grains scattered by the jungle gaurds. Birds like the red spur owls, parakeets, golden oriole, grey pigeons, bulbul, dove and white breasted kingfisher can also be seen near the water holes.

Kumbhalgarh’s  natural beauty is attracting many tourists and specially for its accessibility from Udaipur, which is 100 kms from here. Foot Tracking and Horse Safari organised by local tour operators are proving to be very popular. A typical safari route enters the sanctuary from the Kumbhalgarh Fort and cutting across the sanctuary it reaches Ghanerao, and then borders an old abandoned road. On this road, one can sight ‘chinkara’, ‘neelgais’, four horned  antelope and many birds.