Jawai Bera National Park

Jawai is where the hills throw the moon out and just as soon absorb its glow onto their gorges; where nomadic Rabari herdsmen are as much a part of the earth's tales as the mysterious felines that grace these hills and vanish at will into their folds; where pastoral fields meet and merge with wild grasslands and the swells of the Jawai Bandh waters lap at the toes of mighty granite forms; where flamingos flock and cranes in their hundreds dance to springtime sounds. . The Jawai area is home to nearly hundreds of leopard, wolf, chinkara, crocodiles and sloth bears. Jawai region is declared as leopard conservation zone and bio-diverse area from govt. of India

Jawai is a location where the unique flavour of this land and its offerings, provide for an entirely different experience from the rest of Rajasthan, yet there are abundant legacies around. The area makes for comfortable access to the citadels of Kumbhalgarh Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For those still thirsting for monuments, the sculpted temples at Ranakpur are only an hour’s drive away from Jawai. Two of Rajasthan’s most visited destinations, Udaipur and Jodhpur, are equidistant from Jawai and easily accessible by car. In the midst of this incredible landscape that combines human endeavour and nature's provision, lies Jawai – as distinctive as this land itself.

History
If we go by the history of Bera, local people says that leopards are here since last 40 years. They are mainly reached this place from forest of nearby Kumbhalgarh national park, which is just 100 kms from this site. This migration doesn't happen in overnight but followed a gradual transition in which new generation of leopard spread over the region in search of new areas and slowly slowly they reached this place and find it ideal for their survival and thus settled here. Their population is approx. 30 in area of 10 kms radius. Here villagers are basically depends upon cattles. Agriculture possibility is poor so they are mainly dependent upon cattles, selling milk products etc.

Safari Timing
As it is not a wildlife sanctuary so their is no fixed safari timing in Bera. Here we can visit the destination from sunrise to sunset. Which means we can enjoy flexibility in safaris. Usually resorts maintains their safari schedule so we may go with their safari schedule also.

Jungle Safari
As Bera or Jawai Bandh is not a declared wildlife sanctuary thus their is no such specific rules & regulations for safari drives. Here one can visit anytime of the year still we advice to avoid summer period (Apr-May-June) months. Local experts says that animal sighting also drops in this period so no worth to take unnecessary pain by doing safaris in summer. During summers, due to excessive heat waves in this region, leopards remain inside their natural hideouts and comes out in early morning or late evening hours.