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    National Chambal Sanctuary NCS: Tours & Tickets

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    Nandgaon Ghat, Jaitpur, Tehsil Bah, District Agra, UP, Agra 283114, India
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    The National Chambal Sanctuary is a riverine sanctuary along 425 km length of the Chambal River and ravines. Set up in 1979 for species reintroduction of the Gharial, other species include Gangetic River Dolphins, Marsh Crocodiles, 8 species of...more
    Suggested duration: 2-3 hours
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    Reviewed April 13, 2019
    River Trip on Calm Waters

    I was part of a group of 6 which hired a boat ride on Chambal river. Our guide was Ghani who seemed to know the names of all the Indian plants and animals. Our minibus parked at the top of a grassy hill top. We...More

    Date of experience: March 2019
    1  Thank GSimps0n
    Reviewed April 3, 2019 via mobile
    Awesome

    There are a few places in National Chambal Safari where one can do a boat safari from, but I would suggest you go to the place near Dhaulpur and cross over the bridge to Madhya Pradesh side to a place called rajghat...there the boat Safari...More

    Date of experience: April 2019
    1  Thank nizarv
    Reviewed January 14, 2019 via mobile
    Dolphins and gharials galore

    My wife and I and four friends were on a three week wildlife safari and took a two hour river cruise. It was beautiful, serene and utterly delightful. We saw Ganges River Dolphins, Gharials, and many rare bird species including Indian River Skimmers. The pristine...More

    Date of experience: February 2018
    2  Thank AtlanticTyger
    Reviewed August 14, 2018 via mobile
    Very disappointed

    I am utterly disgusted with the women who is running this NCS (APM) . She got very angry because my friends forgot there lunch and she didn’t give two tosses. Her answer was “I was only asking and I don’t really care”. She comes across...More

    Date of experience: August 2018
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    Reviewed February 4, 2018
    Far better than I was expecting !

    What a wonderful nature reserve. The gharial are plentiful and very impressive.....many up to 15 ft. long, as were the big marsh crocodiles. We also saw the rare river dolphins . Excellent .

    Date of experience: January 2018
    1  Thank Excursion802660
    Reviewed January 20, 2018
    As close to gharials as one can via the boat ride on the Chambal river

    Said to be the cleanest river in India, our Chambal river cruise of about 4 hours was really rewarding with sighting of birds, crocodiles, turtles, the famous gharial and a glimpse of the Gangetic River Dolphin. The river was very calm and the ride was...More

    Date of experience: February 2017
    2  Thank Ricky Y
    Reviewed August 17, 2017
    NCS @Bah - Barren, desolate, Risky !

    National Chambal Sanctuary is spread over 400 km. Please be very aware of where exactly in the National Chambal Sanctuary, you are visiting. There are multiple places - one near Sawai Madhopur, another near Dhaulpur and this one around 20-25 km from Bah (Agra, UP)...More

    Date of experience: August 2017
    2  Thank Ravi D
    Reviewed May 3, 2017
    Crocodiles and Gharials

    This was the best part of our holiday. The scenery on the way to the river was lovely and we saw many different birds. Then the ride in the boat was fantastic, the crocodiles and Gharials were amazing. They were like statues, they didn't move...More

    Date of experience: February 2017
    1  Thank 478pam
    Reviewed December 6, 2015
    A Fascinating Area

    My wife and I visited this fascinating area, where we were overwhelmed by the variety of wonderful birds and other wildlife. So many different species in such a relatively small area. We also took an excursion on the Chambal River accompanied by our guide and...More

    Date of experience: November 2015
    1  Thank Anthony A
    Reviewed April 27, 2015
    An usual and attractive Sanctuary

    We visited National Chambal Sanctuary,Uttar Pradesh,from Agra.It can also be accessed from Kota and Dolhpur.The riverine sanctuary runs through 3 States:Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and is administered by these 3 States. We stayed at The Chambal Safari Lodge who organized the boat trips on...More

    Date of experience: December 2014
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    Response from AtlanticTyger | Reviewed this property |
    We traveled east on Highway 62 from the village of Bah, we then turned to the right on road 138W. From there an outfitter took us a little ways up river in a boat. There were many Gharials is to be viewed sunning themselves... More
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