If your idea of a paradise is golden grasses with graceful antelopes leaping about and birds of many kinds living in harmony, then Tal Chhapar is the place to be. India has very few grassland habitats and grasslands are high biodiversity areas and as they are specialized habitats they feature some unique wildlife.
Tal Chhapar is one of the very few well kept grasslands, an oasis for many rarities. It is located in the Churu district of North-western Rajasthan. Named after a local village “Chhapar”, Tal Chhapar is a flat salt plain, 120 kms from Jaipur. Tal Chhapar is the perfect place to see many passage migrant and resident species like harriers, kestrels, larks like Bimaculated, Greater Short-toed, Rufous-tailed and Sand Lark, White-browed Bushchat, doves, bee-eaters, wheatears, pipits, francolins, quails, shrikes, rollers, owls, partridges, Demoiselle Cranes, the list just goes on. Tal Chhapar is one of the best places to see the Vulnerable and scarce Yellow-eyed Pigeon. But mammal lovers need not despair, this desert landscape is home to one of the largest populations of Blackbucks, a graceful Near Threatened antelope. You can also feast your eyes on Desert Fox, Desert Cat, Desert Gerbil, Jungle Cat, Hedgehog, and Spiny-tailed Lizard.
Grade: Easy
Date: Batch I: 1st–4th February, 2014
Batch II: 5th-8th February, 2014 (on demand)
Batch II: 5th-8th February, 2014 (on demand)
Camp Charges: Rs. 13,000/- for members, and Rs. 13,600/- for non-members (ex Jaipur).
Accommodation: Twin sharing basis.
Reporting: Jaipur Jn. railway station at 07:40a.m. on Day One Drop at Jaipur Jn. railway station on last day at 02:00 p.m.
How to Reach: Train- DEE Garibrath (12216) reaches Jaipur Jn. at 07:05 a.m. Return, Jp Duronto (12240) & YPR G Rath Spl (06512). Flight- Jaipur is also connected with direct flights one can take Jet Konnect flight S2-3051, which reaches Jaipur at 07:25 a.m.
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Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) is an NGO working in the field of nature and wildlife conservation since 1883 and as a part of our educational activities and nature awareness campaign, we conduct various nature camps and wildlife safari camps across India like Kanah National Park, Lakshdweep Island, Dudhwa and many more and also at foreign destinations like Tanzania,Kenya, Malaysia, Bhutan, Madagascar. By participating in the camp with the BNHS you are supporting the BNHS and its cause for nature and wildlife conservation
