Witnessing a majestic tiger, dwelling in its natural habitat, is in itself a thrilling experience; a sighting that is not everyone’s cup of tea to witness this thrill and excitement, there is no other place better than ranthambhore. Welcome to the ranthambore national park online safari booking service. Visitors can make online safari booking of the seats in jeep safari and canter safari by using the online booking service provided here. The procedure of ranthambore safari booking for jeeps and canters is fully administered and managed by the forest authorities of the ranthambore national park. The ranthambore tiger reserve area is divided into 10 safari zones i.e. 1-6 core zones and 7-10 buffer zones or routes. The safari tour is organized in all the zones. The ranthambore tiger safari booking service is available for all the zones of the park.

6 seater jeep & 20 seater canter are the two options available for safari in ranthambhore and are considered the most feasible options to explore the wildlife in ranthambore. However, spotting the royal bengal tiger resting in its natural habitat depends purely on your luck. Every day, two safaris are conducted for a specified time. The jeeps & canters carrying groups of tourists are accompanied by a trained and expert guide. Visitors are allowed to enter the park with a valid permit, the jeep or canter is assigned a fixed route for the safari inside the park within the allotted time. For a specific time period, vehicles are allowed into the park for free movement with high possibility of sighting.

Below are the approved timings of safari all around the year- There is a heavy rush on weekends and holidays so it is always advisable to book safari and hotels in advance. The morning safari usually starts half an hour after the sunrise and the afternoon safari concluded half an hour before the sunset. Thus, the timing changes accordingly with the changing of seasons. Each safari is allowed for a maximum of three and half hour of time.

Safari Timing

Choosing the ranthambore safari zone, safari driver or naturalist guide is solely decided by the forest officials on the random basis managed by the automated computerized system to make sure the distribution of ranthambore safari vehicles is equal in every zone. According to the current ranthambore tiger safari booking policy, the 20 jeeps of 6 seaters and 20 canters of 20 seaters are allowed to enter in the ranthambore national park in one shift. At the ranthambore national park, the safari tour is allowed in two shifts, morning shift and afternoon shift. Visitors have the choice of safari shift time. The ranthambore national park online booking is done on the first come, first serve basis and visitor has to pay the full fee in advance for the ranthambore tiger safari booking. The vehicle is allotted on the day of the ranthambore forest safari and the fee for a confirm seat in a jeep or canter is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Ranthambore safari booking procedure:

In order to book a seat in a jeep or canter safari in advance, visitor needs to provide the following details:

• Information about each visitor: full name, age, sex (as printed on the id proof provided by the visitor)
• date of booking safari & safari timing (morning/afternoon)
• specific id card number of all visitors (voter id, aadhar card, pan card, driving license, etc.)
• safari entry fees paid in advance

Things to keep in mind for ranthambore safari booking:

• you have to pay full fees for safari booking in advance.
• id proof is must for each and every visitor.
• no refund or cancellation is permitted on confirmed bookings.
• booking is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged with anyone.
• visitor must carry the same id card that he has submitted during the online booking.
• visitor can book your safari maximum of 90 days in advance.
• passport details are mandatory for foreigner tourists for making reservations.
• safari permit is issued on a first come, first serve basis (subject to availability).
• park may be closed without any prior notice to visitors.
• in case of any revision of fees after the booking, visitors will be liable to pay the difference at the time of entry into the park.
• the visitors are required to report at the boarding place 15 min prior to the scheduled departure of the safari.

Mode of transport:

• Gypsy [6 seater open jeep]
• Canter [20 seater open bus]