The Great Himalayan National Park

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Sight Address : The Great Himalayan National Park lies within the Banjar Sub-division of the Parvati valley of Kulu division in Himachal Pradesh. Edit

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The Great Himalayan National Park lies within the Banjar Sub-division of the Parvati valley of Kulu division. Animals tourist can look forward to sights include musk deer, brown bears, Himalayan Tahr, Ibex, black bears and rare species of snow leopard. The best way to explore the park is by taking up a five day trek that is organized by the park authorities. Park rangers accompany the tourists. Hence safety is not a concern. The arrangements can be made at the Sai Ropa Tourist Center, located 5 Kms before Gushaini. The best time to visit the park is from the months of April to June and again from September to November. Tourists are advised have a travel insurance that covers emergency helicopter evacuations.

The Great Himalayan National Park

HistoryEdit

The Great Himalayan National Park took twenty years from inception to inauguration. The following is a brief timeline:
1980: Preliminary Park survey of the watersheds of Tirthan, Sainj, and Jiwanal in Banjar area of Kullu district 1983: Continued Park survey, the Banjar area of Kullu district.
1984: Notification by state of Himachal Pradesh of the intention to create the Great Himalayan National Park with buffer zone.
1987: First Management Plan of the Great Himalayan National Park.
1988: Settlement Proceedings and settling of rights of local communities
1992: The Himachal Wildlife Project re-assesses wildlife abundance, livestock grazing, and herb collection and reviewed the existing management plan.
1994: The Government of HP revised the Notification of intention to include the Sainj Wildlife Sanctuary and the upper Parvati watershed.
1994-1999: Conservation of Biodiversity Project (CoB), the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun conducts research to assist in the management of the Park.
1999: Declaration of Award upon Completion of Settlement Proceedings. Monetary compensation for individuals who had rights of forest produce in the park area, including a package for providing alternative income generation activities to everybody living in the Ecodevelopment Project Area or Ecozone.
Final Notification of the Great Himalayan National Park. The GHNP becomes the latest and newest National Park of India.
The Conservation of Biodiversity (CoB) Project completed on 31 December 1999.

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Must See

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Best Season to VisitEdit

April – June / September – December.

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Time Required for SightseeingEdit

4-5 hrs.

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Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs.10/- (for students Rs.5/-)

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Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs.200/-

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Still Photo Camera Rs. : Rs.50/-

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

The Himalayan Village resort ; Kailash Nagar, Doonkhara, Jari, Kasol, Parvati Valley, Kullu Himachal Pradesh 179101 ; Ph/M – 01902 276 266 ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : To reach the Himalayan National Park, tourists can catch any bus on the Mandi-Manali route to Aut, and further take a taxi to the park entrance.

BUS : Kullu has regular bus connections from Delhi, Shimla, Pathankot, Palampur and Ambala. The main bus stand is in the Sarvari Bazaar. Buses stopping at Dhalpur. State owned bus services of Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation are available from Kullu connecting with the nearest cities. Kullu is connected to Delhi (570 km), Chandigarh (267 km), Pathankot (285 km) and Shimla (270 km) by tourist deluxe buses of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation. These deluxe buses cost about Rs 4 per km.

Train : The closest narrow gauge railhead is at Jogindernagar, 95 kms from Kullu. The nearest railhead with best train connections is at Chandigarh, 272 kms away. From there, regular buses connect to Kullu.There are also taxis available from the railway station. They generally charge around Rs 1200 from the railway station to the town center.

Air : The closest airport to Kullu is Bhuntar airport which is situated at a distance of around 10 km from the heart of the city, Kullu. Bhuntar is currently not operational therefore Chandigarh is the airport for Kullu Vally.After getting down at the Air port, take an auto-rickshaw, bus or hire a taxi to reach the destination within the city.

Others : There are auto rickshaws in some places where the roads are not steep. There are no separate night fares. The best option is to hire private cabs from stands that are available at the street corners. Most of them charge per km and the usual rates are Rs 6 per km. Horse drawn carriages are a popular mode of transport in the town. They are cheap and can be found along the main roads.