Jim Corbett National Park

History Of Jim Corbett

As already discussed, it was named as Haley National Park when founded way back in 1936. Willliam Malcom Hailey was the governor of the united province the and it was after him that it was named as Hailey National Park. In the decade of the 50s, it was known as Ramganga. Later the name was changed to Jim Corbett who was a British writer and sportsperson.

Jim Corbett is also one of the oldest tiger reserves in the country. It has been ever expanding and in 1991, a buffer zone was added and post that, it became one of the largest wild life sanctuaries in India. Animal killing is strictly prohibited here since 1930s as not just the tigers, but tourists are not even allowed to hunt down birds, reptiles, or any mammals for that matter.

How to Reach Corbett:
There are many ways to travel to Jim Corbett as all the means of reaching there have been discussed below

By Road – The way to Jim Corbett by road from Delhi is via Noida, Kashipur, and then finally Ramnagar. It takes 7-8 hours from Delhi to reach Corbett national park from Delhi via road.

By Train – Ram-nagar is the closest railway station and is well connected to some of the major places like Delhi, Varanasi, Haridwar, and Lucknow. However, people travelling from other parts of India, will have to first come to Delhi and then take a connecting train to Ram-nagar.

By Bus – Again Ramnagar is the popular destination as buses from places like Delhi, Haridwar, Dehradun and other places. One can take a bus to Ramnagar and from there it’s quite easy to reach the camping site of Corbett National Park.

By Air – This in a way is not an idea way to get here. However, there’s a daily flight fron Delhi to Pantnagar and from there the approx distance to Jim Corbett National Park is 80 odd kilometres. One can take a cab and reach there in around two hours.