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Destination: Bharatpur [Location on Map]
State: Rajasthan
Distance by road: 178kms, 5 hours
Nearest Railway Station: bharatpur
Nearest Airport: Agra
Altitude: 250 meters
Best Season: October-February
Languages: Rajasthani, Hindi, English.

Bharatpur is known as an eastern gateway of Rajasthan. Bharatpur was founded by Maharaja Suraj Mal in year 1733. Bharatpur was once a well-fortified city, and the capital of a kingdom ruled by Jat maharajas who were located in Mewat region.

The chief attraction of Bharatpur is Keoladeo Ghana National Park. The previous name of the park was Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. The Keoladeo National Park was initially a Royal hunting ground covering 29 square kilometers area at the time of British Raj. Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a reserve that offers protection to faunal species as well. This sanctuary is also inhabited by Sambar, Chital, Nilgai, Boar and water birds.

Another main tourist attraction of Bharatpur is the famous Lohagarh Fort. The Lohagarh Fort was earlier known as Bharatpur Fort which was conceived and designed by Maharaja Suraj Mal. There are three palaces within the fort, they are known as Kishori Mahal, Kothi Khas and Mahal Khas. It is a fusion of the Mughal and Rajput sketch of architecture. The fort remained unconquered despite several attacks by the British regime.

The Government Museum is a rich collection of exquisitely carved sculptures, artifacts and ancient inscriptions, which provide a glimpse of the past royal splendor of Bharatpur. An early morning boat trip or a late evening one is quite a pleasing experience to check out the hidden surprises of Bharatpur.

The 178 km journey by road from Gurgaon drives you to the town of Bharatpur-the eastern gateway to Rajasthan. An excellent network of roadway services connects Bharatpur to all the major cities of the Rajasthan and its neighboring states. It takes 6 hours to reach Bharatpur from Gurgaon. Bharatpur has auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws and Tongas to hire to roam around. Bharatpur is linked to Agra and Jaipur via good roads. Buses are available to Agra from other places nearby. Private and state transport buses connect the Bharatpur bird sanctuary with other parts of Rajasthan. One can easily get buses from ISBT (New Delhi) for Agra with time duration of four hours. One can follow the route if going by road, starting from Delhi to Badarpur (19 kilometers) then to Palwal (40 kilometers) then Hodal (30 kilometers) after that Kosi (14 kilometers) via Mathura (44 kilometers) then to Agra (56 kilometers) crossing Fatehpur Sikri (taking NH12) then at last Bharatpur.

Indian rail services connect Bharatpur with all the major cities of India. Bharatpur has its own railway station. One can board the train from Delhi to Bharatpur as many trains ply to Bharatpur directly from New Delhi railway station. The Bharatpur railway station is 6-kms from the park.

The nearest airport to Bharatpur is Agra, which is 56-kms away. Flights ply to Agra at regular intervals from Delhi. Tourists coming from outside India can land at international airport and catch next flight at domestic airport for Bharatpur.