Access

Camp is located 23 kms from Ramnagar, the last railhead for this part of the Kumaon Himalayan foothills. The last 450m to Camp are only accessible by an uphill four-wheel drive, dirt track.

The most convenient rail connection (www.indianrail.gov.in) to Camp is:

Delhi – Ramnagar: 5013 Ranikhet Express DEP Old Delhi Railway Station 2245 hrs; ARR Ramnagar Railway Station 0500 hrs.

Ramnagar – Delhi: 5014 Ranikhet Express DEP Ramnagar Railway Station 2115 hrs; ARR Old Delhi Railway Station 0500 hrs.
The II AC compartment of this train is very comfortable.

From Agra, your options are:

Mathura – Lal Kuan: 5311 Kumaon Express DEP Mathura Junction Railway Station 2315 hrs; ARR Lal Kuan Railway Station 0845 hrs.

Lal Kuan – Mathura: 5312 Kumaon Express DEP Lal Kuan Railway Station 1900 hrs; ARR DEP Mathura Junction Railway Station 0425 hrs.
Mathura is 58 kms from Agra.
Lal Kuan is 75 kms from Camp.

Both trains mentioned above operate on all days of the week.
Station transfers from Ramnagar Railway Station or Lal Kuan Railway Station to Camp and vice versa can be arranged on request.

Delhi is a drive of 275 kms from Camp. The route goes past Hapur – Garhmukteshwar – Gajraula – Moradabad – Kashipur – Ramnagar – Mohan – Camp. Driving time from Delhi to Camp would be approximately six hours.
A detailed guideline for a road journey to Camp could be provided on request.

A detailed guideline for a road journey to Camp could be provided on request.

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Highlights...

* Corbett National Park was the first National Park founded in Asia. * Being an excellent habitat for the Bengal Tiger, “Project Tiger” was launched here in 1973. * Corbett is rich in avifauna with counts of over 600 bird species. * Camp Forktail Creek is a forest camp and the only locale of it’s kind within the Corbett Tiger Reserve. We do not use electricity and encourage local ecology in and around our area. * Camp is surrounded by a dense Sal forest and moist jungles, teeming with wildlife and with very few roads into the interiors making for exclusivity in game viewing, offering great walks and explorations on foot with a professional naturalist. * Camp is on 5 acres of land with only 9 well spaced out canvas tents and 2 mud huts, thus offering the utmost privacy and an intimate wildlife experience. * Corbett provides elephant back safaris- one of the best ways of exploring the Reserve. * Our forte being wildlife, we also organize extended trips from Camp, such as overnight trips inside the National Park, elephant back safaris ranging from 3 to 8 days, journey on jeeps to old forest bungalows in the Kumaon Himalayas, overnight hikes on trails used by Corbett during his hunt for man-eating tigers, multi-day trips to Dudwa National Park.

Activities * Full day game drives / half day game drives in open 4WD safari vehicles with professional naturalists. * Game viewing on elephant back inside the National Park. * Guided jungle hikes with professional and knowledgeable naturalists. * Excellent birding. * Visits to a typical Kumaoni hamlet or temporary settlements of nomadic tribes. * Fishing for the mighty mahaseer on the Ramganga River. * Rafting on the Kosi River during the monsoon months. * Extended trips for three to eight days on elephant back. * Overnight hikes in the surrounding jungles. * Overnight trips into he National Park. * Jeep safaris to old forest bungalows scattered over the Kumaon Himalayas. * Multi-day trips to Dudhwa National Park.

Camp Forktail Creek Fact Sheet