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| The capital city of Ranchi is situated in the heart of Chotanagpur valley, in the Jharkhand state of India. It is a beautiful city concentrated with barren rocks, scenic attractions and hillocks. The city is surrounded by amazing waterfalls. It has many industrial complexes, which makes it an important industrial city of the country. Business travelers visit the city in big numbers. But the nature blessed city forces tourists to plan a nature trail of Ranchi.
Nature trail of Ranchi can be a pleasant experience as the city has much to offer to its visitors. Ranchi Hill with a lake at its foot known as Ranchi Lake, is a landmark of the city. This hill and the lake are major scenic attractions for tourists. Similarly Gonda Hill and Kanke Dam at the foot of this hill are ideal places for picnic.
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Waterfalls of Ranchi are the major attractions for tourists, and they must be included in the nature trail of Ranchi. The Swarnarekha river comes down from a height of about 320 feet, which forms the wonderful Hundru Falls. This cascade is about 45 kilometers from the city of Ranchi. Tourists know this place as a popular picnic spot. Other waterfall is the famous Dassam Falls, which lies at 40 kilometers from the city, on the Ranchi-Tata Road. River Kanchi falls from a height of about 144 feet to form this waterfall. It is also known as Dassam Ghagh. These waterfalls are surrounded by charming scenes. Panch Ghagh Falls, Jonha Falls and Hirni Falls are other major attractions of nature trail of Ranchi. | |
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| Panch Ghagh Falls lies on Chaibasa Road, at about 55 kilometers from Ranchi. Here the river divides into five streams and therefore is named as Panch Ghagh. Jonha Falls, also known as Gautamdhara, is at about 40 kilometers distance from Ranchi. This fall is named after Gautam Buddha. At a distance of around 70 kilometers from Ranchi there lies the Hirni Falls. Here the ambience of dense Hirni forest with green trees and a variety of birds as well as animals, captivate the tourists. Hirni Falls is located amidst this forest.
The animals and birds can be watched in their natural habitat at the famous wildlife sanctuaries in and around Ranchi. Located at a distance of about 180 kilometers from the Ranchi city, Palamau Sanctuary spreads across a vast area of about 979 square kilometers. |
The forests of this park have a vast range of flora, consisting of alpine forests, tropical wet evergreen forests and deciduous forests.
The Koel river with its tributaries, flows from the northern portion of the park. The waterfalls and hot springs too abound in this greenery. There are watch towers for the tourists to view the diverse fauna of the park. Nature trail of Ranchi can also include Hazaribagh National Park and Birsa Jaivik Udyan. These parks are also teeming with enchanting flora and fauna. Elephants and jeeps are also available to have a ride through forests, and enjoy the wildlife and nature of these adventurous parks.
Nature trail of Ranchi is an exciting experience for tourists who love to enjoy flora and fauna, and get drenched in the cascade of exuberance.
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