The 55 km journey by road from Agra drives you to the town of Bharatpur-the eastern gateway to Rajasthan. Bharatpur is popular for its bird sanctuary-the Keoladeo Ghana National Park - finest in Asia rich avian variety. Every year the rare Siberian cranes come to spend the winter in the warmer climate of Bharatpur.
Of the remnants of the royal past remains the marvelous Bharatpur Palace housing a rich repository of a large number of ancient exhibit that date back to the early 15th century.
How to Reach Bharatpur
GENERAL INFORMATION
Area : 22 sq. km.
Altitude : 250 meters
Climate : M. Max. M. Min
Summer : 45.0° C & 37.0° C
Winter : 31.7° C & 7.0° C
Rainfall : 69 cms
Best Season: October-February
Clothing :
Summer : light tropical
Winter : light woolen Languages : Rajasthani, Hindi, English
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Newsflash
A regular participant at the show, the Union Ministry of Tourism, Government of India shared its pavilion with state governments and the travel industry as co-exhibitors. This year, the India Tourism Pavilion also promoted the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi in October 2010. The Pavilion was inaugurated on 10th March, 2010 in the presence of the Minister for Tourism, Kumari Selja, ADG, Tourism, Mr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Regional Director (Europe), Mr. M.N. Javed and several luminaries from the travel trade.