Sultanpur National Park
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is located ata distance of 46kms from Delhi. It
is a heaven to a variety of domestic and migratory birds. With the years,
hundreds of species of migratory birds have winged in to stay here. In winter
birds from as far as Siberiawing in this area along with flock of geese
from Europe.
The local birds also flap in. There are hideouts, watch towers and a museum
of sorts for those keen on serious study. Around which the Sultanpur Bird
Sanctuary has been developed called as Sultanpur lake where is a picnic
spot for the people staying nearby.
The Sultanpur National Park is located in the Indianstate of Haryana at
a distance of 45 km from Delhi, the national capital. The park extends from
latitude 28°37' in the North to longitude 77°04' in the east.
It is well connected by roads with Delhi and Gurgaon, the district headquarters.
Best Time To Visit
The climate of this region is tropical with very hotsummers and chilly winters.
Monsoon approaches this place in the month of July and continues till mid-September.
The best season to visit this park is winter as the chances of seeing the
exclusive wildlife of this park is more in these months.
Attractions
- Flora
The vegetation of this park is tropical and drydeciduous and the flora
include grasses, dhok, khair, tendu, ber, jamun, acacia, and banyan
tree.
- Fauna
The park is home to a large range of birds, bothresident and migratory.
Migratory geese and Siberian cranes spend the winter in Sultanpur and
there are also the demoiselle cranes, ruddy shelducks, pelicans, flamingoes,
bar-headed geese, grey lags, gadwalls, mallards, pochards, shovellers
and teals. Local species include plovers, red-wattled lapwings, herons,
cormorants, white ibises, spoonbills and painted storks.
How to reach
- By Air
Airport - Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi (35 km) Palam Domestic
Airport, Delhi (35 km).The nearest airport from Sultanpur is the Indira
Gandhi International Airport and Palam Domestic Airport in Delhi at
a distance of just 35 km. Indira Gandhi airport is connected with most
of the important international destinations by regular flights of the
major airlines. Palam Domestic Airport is connected to almost all the
major cities in India by regular flights of the Indian Airlines, Jet
Airways, and Sahara Airlines apart from the other small domestic airlines.
- By Rail
Railway Station - Gurgaon Railway Station (15 km). Gurgaon is the nearest
railway station connected to Delhi and many places in Haryana and Rajasthan
by regular trains. New Delhi, Nizamuddin, and Old Delhi railway stations
are important railway links from where one can get trains to almost
all parts of the country.
- By Road
Bus Stand - Gurgaon Bus Stand (15 km) Dhaula Kuan Bus Stop (40 km).
From Gurgaon there are regular buses to the Sultanpur National Park
run by Haryana State Roadways. Gurgaon is connected to Delhi by buses
leaving Dhaula Kuan in Delhi every five minutes. Taxis and tourist cars
are also available on hire from Delhi and Gurgaon to visit Sultanpur.
Sultanpur National Park, Wildlife Parks
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