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 Spread over an area of 2,750 sq km in the Mayurbhanj district of Orissa, Simlipal National Park was a former hunting reserve for the royalties. Tours to Simlipal promises to leave you longing for more of the fun and adventure you would have with Tourism of Orissa tour packages.
A popular wildlife reserve in Orissa, Simlipal National Park is popular with tourists for its Tiger Reserve that shelters nearly a 100 tigers within its Sal wood forests. The rugged topography of hills and plateaus at the Simlipal National Park offered by Tourism of Orissa is home to 1076 species of animals, 29 species of reptiles and 231 species of birds.
Tigers, leopards, sambars, langurs, deers, Indian bisons, elephants, antelopes wild doge, wild boars, sloth bears, hyenas and porcupines make for game viewing on your tour to Simlipal National Park. Hill myna, peafowl, red jungle fowl, crescent serpent eagle, hornbills and parakeets constitute the chief sightings on your birding tour of the Simlipal National Park.
You can also go sightseeing for turtles, reptiles and crocodiles in the Simlipal National Park. The crocodile-rearing center at Ramthirtha is another draw for the tourists on their tour to Simlipal.
There are many scenic spots abundant in natural beauty that you ought to see on your tour to Simlipal, Orissa. The waterfalls on the rivers Burhabalanga, Palpala Bandan, Kahairi and Deo especially Barehipani and Joranda waterfalls; the panoramic points of Mageshwari which is the highest peak in the Simlipal National Park and the Santhal tribal community inhabiting the villages on the outskirts of Simlipal National Park are some in point.
You can also undertake short excursions to the tourist attractions nearby the Simlipal National Park. The popular destinations for brief detours on your tour to Simlipal include Khiching, Chandipur beach, Panchalingeswar, Remuna and Deokund.
Easily accessible from air (Bhubaneswar), road and rail, there are many hotels and lodges near Simlipal National Park where you can stay comfortably during your tour to Simlipal.
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