Phato zone joined Jim Corbett in December 2021; it is uncertain if this region of Corbett would immediately draw tourists because it is an unexplored area of Jim Corbett and the likelihood of witnessing animals in this area is the same as in any other zone of Corbett. Even the animals live in their native habitats, demonstrating the diversity of the flora and fauna that can be found here. Since the number of jeeps is set in every Corbett zone, and in the Phato Tourism zone, 50 jeeps are permitted to enter the forest during one time slot, even the name of the entry gate for the Phato safari zone is ‘Phato Gate’. One of the key draws is that this area welcomes people all year long, which improve the likelihood that tourists will visit this specific area. The Phato Zone entry gate is where you may get the permit to enter the forest; shortly, you'll also be able to do so via the official government website.
Location
The "Phato Gate" is the location opposite of both the Jhirna and the Dhela zones, and is located 26 kilometres from Ramnagar. It is the newest tourist destination in Corbett and has grown in prominence each year. Only 50 limited Jeep Safaris are allowed to enter the Phato Safari Zone for each of the two safari slots.
Attraction:
The major key attraction of Phato Tourism zone is that it is open all year round. The chance to see Corbett's flora and fauna in any time of year will also become the attraction of this zone; Tourism is also increasing by this fact. There you can see both types of species of flora and fauna, such as ordinary and endangered species may coexist together in the natural forest. This zone has rise as the most recent favpurable tourist destination, featuring everything from Royal Bengal Tiger, Asian elephants, spotted deer, Barking deer, Hog deer, Sambar deer, Wild Boar to different species of Reptiles are the main attraction of Corbett and various types of Bird Species could be seen in here.
Flora & Fauna-
All of these species from diverse/local bird species like the eagle and the red jungle fowl to numerous wildlife species like the Royal Bengal tiger can be seen in this area. There are additional animals such as including elephants, deer, wild boar and sloth etc. Crocodiles, Indian Pythons, cobras, gharials, and various lizard species have all been seen in this area.
The Phato zone's forest is the same forest as in the any other zones of Corbett, with mostly sal forest trees and wide grassland known as chaur as its predominant flora, so the wildlife opportunities are the same as in any other zones of Jim Corbett.
Night Stay-
In the Phato Safari Zone, Jim Corbett gives guests the option to spend the night inside the forest to learn more about the deep dense forest of Corbett. Visitors may get the chance to spend the night there surrounded by nature. The Zone Night Stay in Tree House was built deep into the forest for those who choose to live in nature; visitors can spend the night in the Tree house constructed by the government. One of the greatest places to have a peaceful stay and see the nature at night is here. While for the Night stay registration people have to take their permit from the entry gate of the zone, whether soon it will be available through the government official website.
Phato Tree House- Room Type: Tree House)
Location: Phato
Distance from Ramnagar: 28 km
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