About Camp Forktail Creek

Camp Forktail Creek is situated on the northeastern periphery of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Corbett is India's first and one of her finest National Park. Because of its geographic location, Corbett supports a rich variety of habitat and is extremely rich in bio diversity. Camp Forktail Creek offers one a great forest experience in the land Jim Corbett once roamed. Situated in the village of Bhakrakot, the camp is surrounded by mixed deciduous forests that are extremely rich in wildlife and bird-life. Hikes in these forests are very rewarding for bird watching. The camp is named after the Forktails that visit these forests in the winters, which along with other species make the area a favorite birding ground in northern India. Other excursions include game drives and Elephant safaris into the national park, Angling for the mighty Mahasheer on the Ramganga River, Overnight trips to the Dhikala forest rest house, multi-day Elephant safari and overnight camping in the reserve forest.

Hotel Specifications

Accommodation

Camp Forktail Creek has 12 luxury safari styled tents with attached semi tiled toilets with running cold water - hot water is supplied in the mornings and evenings in buckets. The tents are raised on wooded platforms with a private sundeck to each one.

Being a forest camp, Camp Forktail Creek discourages the use of electricity - instead lanters and oil lamps are used in the nights.

Dining

The Thatch, is the dining and lounge area built out of grass and wood locally. Around the thatch is the Campfire pit and barbecue area, which provide for campfires and barbecues after sundown.

Recreation & Health

Wildlife adventure at the camp is taken care of by our team of resident naturalists and trackers. Open 4 x 4's are used for your game drive into the national park. There are various walks in surrounding forest, which are extremely rich in birdlife and wildlife. Our experienced naturalists accompany your safaris and walks to unveil the mysteries of the jungle.

City Information

The Corbett National Park is a primal jungle as Rudyard Kipling put it. Despite extensive tourism, the park has managed to retain its primeval ambience, where man must walk timorously, in awe and with a strong sense of his own insignificance.

The main feature of Corbett National Park is valley is the Ramganga River, running broadly west by south west, the catchments streams of which vivisect the land into numerous little ridges and ravines. The topography is therefore very varied-the streams forming islands of 'sheesham' trees, the ridges being thickly foliated with 'sal' trees and the pastures carrying long grasses. In this variety of habitat abounds wildlife of enchanting beauty including 50 mammals, 577 birds and at least 25 reptiles. The river teems with mahseer, gharial, mugger and flocks of cormorants. The national park offers invaluable experiences for adventurous and serious-minded wildlife-buffs, photographers and anglers.