National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary is located at Palighat village of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan is a tourist spot in Ranthambore. Chambal River safari or Crocodile safari is one of the best option after jungle safari. The river is a wonderful site to explore the marine and avian wildlife.
The Chambal river is approximately 45 Km away from Ranthambore and about an hours journey. The area was famous for dacoits in the 1970s. The crocodiles of the Chambal river are known as Gharials, which are rare and lesser in numbers than tigers in the forest. Therefore the area has been classified as protected by the government of India.
The National Chambal Sanctuary area was established as a river sanctuary with the length of about 435 Km. The sanctuary is spread over three states, vide Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The Sanctuary starts from Kota Barrage in Rajasthan. Chambal River flows in the northern and southern part of Rajasthan and its course is through Sawai Madhopur. In the next section, the Chambal River sanctuary covers Morena in Madhya Pradesh and Dholpur of Rajasthan.
Gharial and the Crocodile are the main attractions of the National Chambal Sanctuary. If you are on Ranthambore tour and are wildlife enthusiast, Chambal River is a wonderful tourist spot for exploring amphibians and aquatic animals in the natural habitat. Chambal River is a shelter of rare crocodile species "Gharial" and the National Aquatic Animal Gangetic Dolphin.
Most of the vegetation found around Chambal river is small and thorny and there are grass patches on both sides of the river. Among the flora found near the Chambal river include Palash (flame of the forest, Butea monosperma),khair (Acacia catechu),ber (Indian plum, Ziziphus mauritiana),churel (Indian elm tree, Holoptelia integrifolia) and babul(Egyptian acacia or thorny acacia).
Ranthambore tour packages offered by our tour company are suitable for everyone, whether a single person or a family or a large group of people as well as available in different budget options. The Ranthambore holiday packages include the accommodation in Ranthambore, meal plans and the Tiger safari in Ranthambore National Park.
