Jim Corbett Zones

Corbett National Park has five tourism zones for tourism activities in corbett tiger reserve and these tourism zones in corbett national park are Bijarani zone, Jhirna Zone, Dhela zone, Dhikala zone and Durga Devi zone. Each safari zone in corbett national park has its specific landscape beauty depending on the topography and so is the animal sighting during jeep safari in the respective zone. However, the tiger sighting is just a matter of chance, but the best zones to visit for tiger sighting and safari tour in jim corbett national parrk are bijrani safari zone and dhikala Safari Zone. The jeep safari tours are allowed in two shifts inside corbett tiger reserve in all of the five tourism zones. The limited numbers of safari jeep and vehicles are allowed in each zone to ensure the proper distribution of tourist flow in all the corbett safari zones of corbett national park.

Dhikala Zone
Located on the edge of the Patli Dun valley, Dhikala is the most prominent and largest zone of Corbett National Park that remains open for tourists between 15th November and June. Here tourists can catch sight of tigers, elephants, hog deer, chitals, reptiles and many grassland birds. The region is home to species like elephants, crocodile, tigers, chitals, jungle fowl, dover, sea gull, laughing thrush, cormorant, and woodpecker. The zone is also prominent for the fact that it is the only place where canter safari takes place. If mesmerized by its beauty, stay at the forest camp in the zone.

Jhirna Zone
It was in 1994 when Jhirna became the part of Corbett National Park's tiger reserve. At the southern corner of the park, it is 16 kilometers from Ramnagar. For wildlife lovers, the zone has a sufficient population of cheetal, sambar, nilgai, bear, and tigers.

Sitabani Buffer Zone
It is not a part of the Corbett Tiger Reserve but a buffer zone right opposite to Corbett National Park. The zone is mainly known for its temples and various avifauna species.

Bijrani Zone
Hardly a kilometer away from the Ramnagar, Bijrani zone is where one can get face to face with the species like deer, chital, elephants, tigers, and monkeys. The park is divided into three zones- tourism zone, core zone, and buffer zone. Another prominent feature of the reserve are lush Sal forests, swaying grasslands, and various other diversified flora species. Tourists can enter the zone from Amanda Gate. During the British era, the place was an ideal destination for shooting.

Durga Devi Zone
Predominantly known for birdwatching, fishing, and angling, Durga Devi Zone in the Northeast zone of the national park is just the perfect place to spend a wildlife tour. This zone is known for watching birds like black-chinned Yuhina, grey-headed fishing eagle, crested laughing thrush, bar-tailed tree creeper, maroon orile, long-tailed broadbill, slaty blue flycatcher, and little forktail.

Sonanadi Zone
The central range of the Corbett National Park, Sonanadi is known for being home to more than 500 avifauna species with sambhars, reptiles, leopards, and cheetals.