Uttaranchal Tourism : Nanda Devi National Parks - Guide to Uttranchal, Garhwal, Kumaon hills and Himalayas Hotel Directory and Travel Guide of Dehradun, Mussorie, Nainital, Auli, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamnotri

Nanda Devi National Parks

Nanda Devi National Park is situated in Chamoli district of Uttaranchal. The spectacular panoramas of peaks encircling the National Park are Trishul (7120 mt.) Dunagiri (7066 mt.) Nanda Devi (7817 mt.) Nanda Devi East (7430 mt.) Bethartoli (6352 mt.) etc. The beautiful surroundings with abundant flora and fauna like Brahma-Kamal and Bharal (blue mountain goat) make this a sanctuary of nature. In 1982 access to trekkers into the Nanda Devi National Park was banned to protect its biodiversity. The Nanda Devi National Park, which has been declared a world heritage site, has been partially opened recently for restricted number of tourist. Sir Edmund Hillary, in his autobiography, has described that the “Nanda Devi Sanctuary is God-gifted wilderness-India’s-training ground for adventure” .

Accessibility

Airport :

		Nearest  airport is Jolly Grant , Dehradun.

Railhead :

		Railheads are Kathgodam and Dehradun.

Road :

	      From Lalkuan and Kathgodam regular
		taxi and bus services are available for
		Nainital. Nainital is well connected by 
		buses with other parts of the state. 
		Inter state services are also available.
		The state transport corporation as well 
		as the private operators have their buses
		on this route.

Main Attractions

Cheetal, Snow Leopards, Serow and Chir pheasants.
The fauna includes the brown and Himalayan black bears and Himalayan thar.