Jim Corbett & Rajaji Wildlife Safari
Dawn tiger safaris and riverside jungle lodges in India's oldest national parks.
About this journey
This four-day trip pairs India's oldest national park with the reserve that starts on Haridwar's own doorstep. Jim Corbett, established in 1936 and the launch site of Project Tiger in 1973, holds one of the densest tiger populations anywhere in the world — roughly 250 across the wider reserve — along with Asiatic elephants, leopards, sloth bears, four species of deer and over 600 bird species across 520 square kilometres of core park. Rajaji, ninety minutes away near Haridwar, adds elephants, leopards and a very different riverine forest.
With Corbett, the zone you get matters more than anything else, and this is where advance booking earns its keep. Dhikala is the classic — a grassland plateau deep inside the park, forest rest houses, overnight permits only, and the best chance of open-country tiger and elephant. Bijrani mixes grassland and sal forest with excellent sightings and easier access from Ramnagar. Jhirna and Dhela stay open year-round. Durga Devi is hilly and riverine and the best of them for birds. We book zone permits the moment the window opens rather than taking whatever is left.
Safaris run twice daily in open jeeps with a licensed guide and a park naturalist — early morning, which is the productive one, and mid-afternoon. We hold rooms at a resort along the Kosi river close to the gate, because being an hour away at five in the morning is how people miss the best hour of the day. For larger groups the canter bus into Dhikala is a good, considerably cheaper alternative that we are happy to arrange instead.
The Rajaji leg is the pleasant surprise for most guests: a dawn jeep safari through the Chilla or Motichur ranges, fifteen minutes from Haridwar, with wild elephant herds along the Ganga and a real chance of leopard, with a fraction of Corbett's vehicles. The Corbett core is open mid-October to mid-June and closed through the monsoon. November to February gives comfortable days and superb birding; March to June is hot but produces the best tiger sightings as animals concentrate at the shrinking water.
Journey highlights
- Jeep safaris in Corbett (Bijrani/Dhikala zones)
- Rajaji National Park safari near Haridwar
- All safari permits and zone bookings handled
- Riverside jungle-lodge stay
- Garjia Devi Temple & Corbett Falls
Day-by-day itinerary
Itinerary is a starting point — every route, stay and pace is tailored around you. Prices vary by season, group size and vehicle.
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Jim Corbett & Rajaji Wildlife Safari
The Yatra season runs from late April or early May to early November, pausing during peak monsoon (mid-July to August) when the mountain roads can be uncertain. May–June and September–October give the most comfortable weather and the clearest views. Tell us your month and we will advise honestly on conditions.
Indicative one-way starting fares from Haridwar: Rishikesh ₹1,400, Neelkanth ₹2,399, Dehradun ₹2,200, Mussoorie ₹3,400, Dehradun Airport ₹2,400. Longer tours are quoted per day and include fuel, driver allowance, tolls and parking. Our full rate card is on the Rates page — the figure we quote is the figure you pay.
Anywhere in Haridwar at no extra charge — Har Ki Pauri, Devpura, Jwalapur, Bhupatwala, Shantikunj, Patanjali, the railway station or your hotel. We also pick up from Rishikesh, Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport, and can arrange a car from Delhi Airport or anywhere in the NCR for outstation journeys.
UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm), bank transfer, all major debit and credit cards, and cash. A small token advance confirms your vehicle and stays; the balance is payable as the journey unfolds. Every payment is receipted on WhatsApp the moment it lands.
Cancel more than 15 days before departure and the token advance is refunded in full, minus any non-refundable hotel or permit charges already paid on your behalf. Between 15 and 7 days we refund half. Inside 7 days the advance is held as credit against a future journey rather than forfeited. Dates can usually be moved free of charge, subject to availability.