The region has FRHs in both the Pakhro Wildlife Sanctuary and the Domunda Tourism Zone of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Halduparao, the only FRH in the Pakhro Sanctuary and can be accessed from the Vatanvasa gate. The FRH at Kanda is in Corbett National Park. The FRHs of Morghatti and Pakhro are on the periphery of the Pakhro Sanctuary and can be approached from Kalagarh and Kotdwar. The FRHs of Lohachaur, Rathuawadhab and Mundiyapani are in the Domunda Tourism Zone of CTR accessed from the. Durgadevi gate is ahead of Ramnagar, The FRH of Kalagarh can be approached short of Ramnagar while that of Mohaan is 30km ahead of Ramnagar. Pakhro Sanctuary is spread over 301.18 sq km of prime forests of the Shiwalik Terai biotic province. Pakhro means the river of gold. Gold panning used to be carried out in the river before the area became a sanctuary.
The Paladi and the Mandal are the perennial streams of the sanctuary. Historically, it was carved out of Kalagarh Forest Division. It was brought under the umbrella of Project Tiger and became a part of the Corbett Tiger Reserve in 1991 and also a part of Project Elephant. There are no villages inside the sanctuary. The forests of Pakhro are remarkable for dense sal and rich bamboo clusters besides other species and is teeming with wildlife. Pakhro range is located in Pakhro Wildlife Sanctuary which is a part of Corbett National Park. Developed as a natural habitat of wildlife animals and birds, Pakhro range is blessed with amazing beauty of flora and fauna. Situated in the north of Pakhro river, this zone is favorite place for Asiatic Elephant along with tiger, cheetal, sambhar, leopard and reptiles. Visitors can also enjoy over 550 of birds in their natural habitat.
Lohachaur, Rithuadhab and Halduparao are some Forest Rest Houses in the Pakhro range available for a night stay. Safari options like Jeep and elephant are available to enjoy wildlife at Pakhro Range. Tourists are advised to pre-book an entry ticket for a Safari in Pakhro Zone. One can pre-book entry tickets from the Ramnagar office. Pakhro Zone is open for visitors from 15 October to 15 June and closed for monsoon. There are several safaris operated during the day in the Pakhro zone.
Tourists can enjoy a wildlife safari to Pakhro Zone by taking Elephant safari and Jeep safari from Durga Devi Gate, Kalagarh Gate and Vatanvasa Gate.
All gates are well connected by road and visitors can book a Safari from Ramnagar office of Park authorities of Jim Corbett National Park.
Kotdwar to Pakhro - 20KMDehradun to Pakhro - 139KMDelhi to Pakhro - 213KMPantnagr to Pakhro - 153KMDelhi to Meerut (Distance 99.5Kms) via Meerut-Pauri National Highway and Meerut Road- Bijnor to Kotdwar (distance 61.1 Kms) via Nh24 and NH534.Nearest Railway Station from Pakhro is Kotdwar. (The distance from Railway Station to Kotdwar is 1.4 Km)Nearest Airport from Kotdwar is Dehradun. (The distance from Dehradun to Kotdwar is 146.2 Km)The entry point of Pakhro Zone (Kalagarh Tiger Reserve) is Vatanvasa which is 20 Kms from Kotdwar & Pakhro which is 25 Km from Kotdwar.Pakhro zone falls on Pakhro Wildlife Sanctuary which is a part of Corbett Tiger Reserve. This is the only zone in Jim Corbett where tourists can walk on foot but richly housed by non-venomous snakes of different kinds. Popular mammals in the region are tigers, leopards and elephants. Tourists can take wildlife safaris on jeeps around the Pakhro zone observing the wild beings in proximity and enjoying the enchanting beauty of greenery and nature.
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