Jeep Safari Ranthambore:- Ranthambore National Park offers two types of safari vehicle options to get into the forest and explore the wildlife. One is 6-seater Jeep and another is 20-seater Canter, which is allowed to enter the park. Both the vehicles are open from the all sides to provide the best viewing experience in the forest. Both the vehicles are available on seat sharing basis, so you don't have to book the entire Jeep if you are single tourist or in the group of two or three persons. However, you also have the option to book the entire Jeep by paying the required fee for the more personal Safari experience. In both the vehicles, passengers are accompanied by a driver and a naturist guide in each Safari vehicle and their charges are included in the Safari charges, so you don't have to pay any extra charges to them. There are limited numbers of Jeeps and Canters allowed in each tourism zone and the zones are allotted to each vehicle at the time of entrance.
Zone 1: The entry to the zone through Singh Dwar. This zone is more of a buffer zone which is home to T-105 with 3 Cubs, T-107, T-39 with 2 Cubs and T-57. This zone has been very popular due to return of Noor (T-39) along with her 2 cubs and numerous sightings have been reported during end of 2021 and early 2022. Other places where you can spot a big cat in this zone are: Tuti ka Nalla, Amreshwar Dang, Sultanpur, Peela Pani and Gada Dub.
- Zone 2: This zone is one of the most important zone and a good number of sightings are reported from this zone. The fact that it has water holes and the cats in this zone T-84, T-105 with 3 Cubs, T-101, T-19, T-22, T-72, T-57, T-28, T-60, T-39. The important points in this point where there are sightings are: Jogi Mahal, Phuta Kot, Phuta Bandha, Lahpur Tiraha, Nal Ghati. Sightings of leopard from this zone are reported too.
- Zone 3: Jogi Mahal, Padam Talab, High Point, Raj Bagh and Mandook. Are primary points where there are sightings reported. Padam Talab is one of the vantage points where the you can wait to see some big cat action from T-124, T-84, T-120, T-19 and T-28 are seen in this zone.
- Zone 4: This zone has lots of places where the shy cats come out, this also used to be home of the most famous tigress of Ranthambore – Machli. After here, the other cats which can be seen in this zone are T-101, T-124, T-120, T-121, T-28, T-111 with 3 Cubs, T-112, T-64, T-19, T-75, T-41 and T-25. The important points in this point where there are sightings are: Singh Dwar, Malik Talab, Lakkad Da, Adidaant, Lambi, Tamakhan and berda.
- Zone 5: The entry to this zone is same as zone 4 and has a few common spots for sighting. The points are Singhdwar, Anatpur, Jokha, Dhakda, Kachida,Baghda and Bakola. The big cats spotted in this zone are T-101, T-124, T-120, T-121, T-125, T103, T-113, T-112, T-41, T-25, T-28, T-17, T-74, T-75 T-102 and with 3 Cubs T-102 Now Shifted Bundi Ramgarh Vishdhari National Park.
- Zone 6-10 were added later to the sanctuary and access to these zones is at exact opposite end as that of from 1-5. To enter these zones the gypsies and canters go through the old city.
- Zone 6 (Kundal): Shares its boundaries with zone 1 and there are high chances of spotting T-39 (Noor) with her cubs here too. Landscape of this zone is quite different from zone 1-5 and has more open grasslands with huge mountains in the backdrop. You can spot the indian gazelle and have opportunity to spot birds too. (Including the endangered Red headed Vultures)
The points where the tigers have been spotted in this zone are: Kala Pani,Saran Ka Pattha, Patwa Ki Baori,Khabli and Soleshwar.
The other Tigers in this one seen are: T-39, T-57, T-8, T-127, T-58.
- Zone 7 (Chidikho): This zone has a fewer points compared to the rest, the big cats have been spotted at Chidikho, Jamoda, Kushalipura, Rajbagh Naka. T-8 and T-58 have been spotted in this zone.
- Zone 8 (Balas): The tigers spotted here are same as the ones in zone 7 (T-8 and T-58). The spots where they were spotted at are: Balas, Kherai,Kali,Neemli Dang, Bhat,Mahakho.
- Zone 9 (Kuwal ji): This zone is about 45 minutes away from the Tiger reserve and is located at the banks of river Chakal river. This is home to T-42 (Fateh), an aggressive male who is known to chase the forest department vehicles and has been captured on trap cams killing a sloth bear too! Other than T-42, T-59 can be spotted too. This zone is also home to Caracals, Sloth bears and aquatic birds.
- Zone 10 (Aantri): In this zone other than Birds the tigers can be spotted at Aantri , Kushalipura , Bodal , Halonda and Banskhori. Tigers in this zone spotted are: T-99 with 3 Cubs, T-114 with 2 Cubs, T-58, T-13, T-42 and T-43.
Ranthambore Safari Timing
1st October to 31st October
Morning 06:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Evening 02:30 to 06:00 PM
1st November to 31st January
Morning 07:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Evening 02:00 to 05:30 PM
1st February to 31st March
Morning 06:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Evening 02:30 to 06:00 PM
1st April to 15th May
Morning 06:00 AM to 09:30 AM
Evening 03:00 to 06:30 PM
15th May to 30th June
Morning 06:00 AM to 09:30 AM
Evening 03:30 to 07:00 PM
Charges For Ranthambore Safari:-
Jeep (Gypsy) 6 Seater
Indian 1800 Per Passenger
Foriegn Nationals 4000 Per Passenger
Canter (Open Bus) 20 Seater
Indian 1200 Per Passenger
Foriegn Nationals 2500 Per Passenger
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