Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary

Location: 32 km from Bikaner on the Jaisalmer road

Main Attractions: Avian species, the Imperial Sand House, wildfowls, deer, antelope, nilgai, chinkara, black buck and desert foxes.

Other Attractions: The Gajner Palace Hotel

Park journey: Private vehicles are allowed. Enjoy a jeep safari.

Accommodation: There are plenty of options easily available outside the park. The Gajner Palace is the nearest and the most famous one.

About the Park: Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary had served as the hunting ground for the erstwhile Maharajas and is now a peaceful home to wildfowl, hares , wild boar, desert foxes , deer and antelopes including black bucks and blue bulls. The sanctuary also houses a charming Lake which attracts many migratory birds in winter.

The reserve is only accessible through Gajner Palace Hotel vehicles (which can be hired by the non-guests also). Jeeps can take maximum six people.

The Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary is located at a distance of 32 kms from the town of Bikaner. In the days of yore, Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary used to be royal hunting grounds of the Maharaja of Bikaner. There is a sparkling lake inside the sanctuary and in the sweltering summer months one can observe the wild animals that come to the lake to quench their thirst.

Apart from being a perennial favorite with the resident animal species of Gajner Wildlife sanctuary, the lake also draws a variety of avian species. The Imperial Sand Grouse is particularly conspicuous in the winter months. Truly, the sanctuary is a bird watcher's delight.

In the midst of densely wooded jungle and the surrounding haunting wildlife there is the elegant Gajner Palace Hotel where visitors can check-in for lodging. Apart from accommodation, the Gajner Palace Hotel regularly conducts jungle safaris that take visitors into the deepest realms of the mysterious Gajner Sanctuary. The hotel has its own exclusive fleet of Vehicles and all jungle safaris are accompanied by an extremely knowledgeable guide who has years of experience of Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary.