Ranthambore

Wildlife Safaris
The best time to visit the park is between October and April, and the park is actually closed during the monsoon from 1 June to 1 October. Early morning and late afternoonare the best times to view wildlife. There's a reasonable chance of spotting a tiger, but you should plan on two or threesafaris. Other game, especially the larger and smaller herbivores, are more numerous. Even if you don't see a tiger, it's worth the effort for the scenery alone in India it's noto ften you get the chance to visit such a large area of virgin bush. A good network of four gravel track scrisscrosses the park and on each safari two or three jeeps take each trail. There are also large trucks (open-topped) called canters,which seat 22 people, but they're limited toonly two of the trails. Safaris are undertakenin open-sided jeeps driven by a ranger.

Ranthambhore Fort
The ancient Ranthambhore Fort, in the heart of the national park, is believed to have been built by the Chauhan Rajputs in the 10th century AD, only a few years before the invasion of India by Mohammed Ghori. According to tradition, the fort was erected over the site at which two princes were engaged in a boar hunt. The boar eluded the princes and dived into a lake. Not to bethwarted, the princes prayed to Shiva to restore the boar. This Shiva deigned to do, on condition that the princes build a fort in his honour at the spot. However, it is Ganesh who is most reveredat the fort, and a temple in his honour can be found overlooking its southern ramparts.