Rail: Ramnagar- 19 kms. There is a direct train from Delhi 250 kms to Ramnagar (10 hours). Moradabad on the track offers a convenient connecting point to and from other cities on faster trains.

Road: From Delhi a motorable road links Corbett. The drive could take 6-8 hours depending on traffic getting in and out of Delhi and Moradabad. UP Tourism from Delhi organises 2/3 night stays at Corbett in Dhikala for Rs 3,000 per head including transport to and from, lodging, board all park fees and an elephant ride.|

From major cities in the north the park is accessible by road. There is a regular bus service from Lucknow, Nainital, Ranikhet and Delhi (Delhi Transport Corporation- luxury buses) to the park entrance.

A daily bus service leaves for Dhikala from Ramnagar with special stops at the different Forest Rest Houses. The main entrance at Dhangarhi is 19 kms to the north. The tourist complex at Dhikala is a further 32 kms.

Four-wheel drive vehicles, the best way to visit the park, can be rented on a per day basis from Ramnagar. Try Bharat Hotel. Tel: 91-(05946) 85775. Park fees for vehicles are about Rs 300 including the charges for a guide.

Sunrise and sunset elephant rides to the park start from Dhikala and cost Rs 100 per person. Four people share a ride on a first come first served basis. (It's worth it to come early and wait.)

Unchanged since British times, they've slightly run to seed, but more than make up by their location.

The Kanda Rest House: is situated at a height on the Ramganga and offers a great view of the park

Sultan, Sarapduli, and Ghairal (by far the best location, next to the flowing Ramganga) have no electricity or food arrangements (which you must make at Ramganga). Minimal staff and linen, some crockery and cutlery may be provided by the Forest Department on request. The stay can be an unbeatable experience for deep within the forest the vista is scenic and wild animals crisscross the area immediately outside the bungalows. There is also a provision for caravans and tents.

The Dhikala campus: This overlooks the Ram Ganga Reservoir and is the last point (beyond which you have to use a vehicle and a guard), and has more tourist facilities.

Log Huts: have 24 bunk beds and dormitory facilities for Rs 100. Extra charge for sheets and mattresses. Cabins offer somewhat more comfort. Double rooms cost Rs 900 with attached bathrooms. There is also a restaurant, a library and a small shop which sells basics.

Outside the park: Some resorts offer better standards of comfort than the Forest Rest Houses.

Claridges Corbett Hideaway: Has cottages set in a mango grove. Double A/C rooms cost Rs 4,000- 4,700 including meals. Birdwatching trips, cycling and excursions outside and inside the park are arranged on request.

Quality Inn: Corbett Jungle Resort, Mohan. Cottages in verdant surroundings, 9 kms from the Dhangarhi Gate also provides a high standard to your stay with double rooms and meals at Rs 3850.
Bookings Tel: 91-(05946) 85230.

Tiger Tops Corbett Lodge: Dhikala, Ramnagar. Overlooks the Kosi river with a panoramic view of the forests. Rooms are large and comfortable, (Rs 2,500-3000) the food is good, there is a bar, a pool and library.
Tel: 91-(05946 ) 85279.
Meals are included in the room rates as well as two day-visits to the reserve.

KMVN Tourist Lodge: Near the Project Tiger Office. It has dorm facilities at Rs 60 and rooms at 300-400.
Tel: 91-85775/85225.

Thus cradled in the foothills of the Himalaya, in the Pauri Garwal hills and Nainital, the forest spreads over an area of 520 sq kms., of which a core area of 320 sq km is inviolate. For very good reasons, no tourism activity of any sort is allowed here. The South Patlidun area, where much of the wildlife is to be found, ranges in elevation from 400m to 1,210m (Kandla peak) and comprises a huge east-west valley through which three densely forested, parallel ridge systems run. Offshoot ridges go from north to south forming smaller valleys and these provide valuable and very secluded niches for wild animals to hunt and breed. The topography is varied with hilly areas, riverine habitat, marshes, deep ravines and flat plateaux.

The Ramganga river enters from the northeast and flows through most of the park till it forms the Kalagarh reservoir created by a multipurpose hydroelectric dam, the largest earthen dam in Asia. Old timers still talk in hushed whispers of the carnage caused when this dam inundated 42 sq kms in 1974, laying waste as much as 10 per cent of the park's best forests. A quarter of a century later, nature has adjusted to adversity and a new set of animals, including thousands of migratory birds, now exploit the reservoir and its food sources.

The chaur at Dhikala is picturesque and abuzz with wildlife. Go on elephant back into this sea of grass in search of the unexpected. Smaller creatures and birds are flushed out as you move along. Always take a guide with your.

En route from the Dhangarhi gate to Dhikala, to the right of the road, is 'Highpoint', from where you may see resting muggers and gharials in the river.

Visit Kanda the highest point for a spectacular view at all times of the year, except when it is clouded in mist (when it has a charm all its own). The old forest rest house in Kanda used to have a visitor's book in which Jim Corbett's entries were recorded at Kanda and Mohan.

Kalagarh Reservoir attracts waterbirds, mugger and gharial. The mahseer and malee fish breed here in Corbett, but fishing is strictly prohibited inside the park.