Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary Travel Packages - Kedarnath Sanctuary India

Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary The Kedarnath Sanctuary was founded in 1972 on the Garhwal Himalayas. The wonderful stretch of the Himalayas command a magnificent view of mountains and valleys, forests an Wildlife in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary d grasslands, exotic butterflies and flowers. The Garhwal Himalayas contain some of the highest peaks in India. It is the source of the great Ganga and Yamuna rivers, and houses the sacred Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines as well as a few forest reserves. Some of the interesting residents of the sanctuary are the snow leopard, leopard, tahr, serow, snow cock and musk deer. Khaleej and monal pheasants are some of the feathered inhabitants.

Location :	Uttarakhand region, Uttaranchal
Area :	967 sq km
Wildlife :	Himalayan brown and black bear, snow leopard, bharal, musk deer, tahr, sparrow, goral.
Best Season :	April - June; September - November

Elephants are available for wildlife viewing. An elephant safari here gets you up, close and personal with these animals.

Air :	The nearest airport is Jolly Grant, Dehradun, 315 kms away.
Rail :	The nearest railhead is at Rishikesh.
Road :	The road distances from Kedarnath are Rambara 6 kms, Soneprayag 20 kms, Guptkashi 49 kms, Kund 54 kms, Tilwara 83 kms, Rudraprayag 92 kms, Chopta 89 kms, Mandal 117 kms and Chamoli 138 kms.