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About Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary
The Laxmi Vilas Palace is located at a distance of 190-kms
from Delhi and 55-kms from Agra in Rajasthan and is quiet
close to the Bharatpur circuit house and bird sanctuary.
The hotel has partially air-conditioned facility too.
Location
:
6 km from Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, 56 km from Agra and
189 km from Jaipur and 187 km from Delhi.
Rooms
:
25 air-conditioned rooms and suites.
Room Facilities
:
All rooms and suites are elegantly furnished, period
decor, antique furniture. All rooms provide attached bath,
running hot and cold water, telephone with direct dialing,
Colour television with satellite transmission, laundry
service.
Other Facilities
:
Doctor on call, Travel Assistance, Cycle Rickshaw ride for
Bird sanctuary, Croquet Indoor Games, Swimming Pool,
Dinning Hall, Palace Courtyard for lunch, The Shikar Bar.
About Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary
The marshes of Keoladeo, more popularly known as
Bharatpur, was the private hunting reserve of the
Maharajas of Bharatpur. It was developed in the late 19th
century by creating small dams and bunds in an area of
natural depression to collect rainwater and by feeding it
with an irrigation canal. Over the years, the lakes
attracted great numbers of waterfowl and the Maharajas
held grand shoots with family, friends and visiting
dignitaries. Two-thirds of the park lies under water, the
extent and volume depending on the intensity of the rains.
The remaining one-third of the park is covered in dry
deciduous forests (with Acacia, Ber, Kadam and Khajur
trees) and extensive grasslands. On the raised ground
outlining the wetlands grow a profusion of Acacia trees,
where the resident water birds nest, often in large mixed
colonies, a spectacular sight during the monsoon.
Keoladeo is famous as one of Asia’s finest birding areas,
with over 380 resident and migrant species, including the
Common, Demoiselle and the rare Siberian Cranes. It is
also an excellent place to watch mammals like Golden
Jackal, Striped Hyaena, Fishing Cat, Jungle Cat, Nilgai,
Sambar, Blackbuck and wild Boar. The park derives its name
from the temple of Keoladeo (Shiva) and ‘ghana’ which
locally means dense, implying the nature of the
vegetation. During the cool winter months it is also
possible to see large Indian Pythons sunning themselves.
Season
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The park is open throughout the year. Best months are
August-November for resident breeding birds and
November-March for migrant birds.
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