Keoladeo National Park is situated in Bharatpur that is an eastern most town of Rajasthan, India. The park was created by one of the Bharatpur Maharaja. Later in the year 1981, the park was declared as a National Park under wild protection act, 1972. It is named "Keoladeo" after the name of a temple of lord Shiva that is situated in the heart of the park. In 1985, UNESCO declared this park as a “World Heritage Site”.

The Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park is formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India. The Park is a famous avifauna sanctuary that sees thousands of rare and highly endangered birds such as the Siberian Crane come here during winter season. The park is perfect destination for bird watchers as it includes more than 230 different bird species. Keoladeo National Park is also a major tourist centre with scores of ornithologists arriving here in the hibernal season.

About 190 kilometres far from the national capital Delhi, this national park lies between two of India’s major cities - Agra and Jaipur. However, this north Indian national park begins from the country’s north-western state of Rajasthan. This park has also been a duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas but now it is one of the major wintering areas for large numbers of aquatic birds from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Apart from birds, rare Siberian crane have been also been recorded in the park.

The park covers an area of 29 sq km. Also, the entire park has well defined tracks which can easily be covered by foot or by a cycle. You can also hair rickshaw pullers who have been trained by the park management to provide guidance throughout the visit. Boats are also available on hire as trip through boat early in the morning or late evening is quite a satisfying experience. Also, do not forget to carry a binocular for watching the birds.

The park has always been one of the preferred destinations of tourists, who go for Delhi – Agra – Jaipur Golden Triangle tours as it begins from the state of Bharatpur, Rajasthan and lies in both Agra and Jaipur. Keoladeo National Park was created by one of the Maharajas of Bharatpur who got inspired by a visit to Britain. During the visit, Maharaja was invited for duck shooting by his royal hosts. When he came back to India, he created his own reserve for the same purpose.

Today, however, these days have gone and Government of India has banned the hunting of birds. In 1981, Keoladeo National Park was declared as one among the national parks of India. In 1985 UNESCO took this park in its list of “World Heritage Site”.

The park is full of biodiversity as it includes 50 species of fishes, 5 species of amphibian, 8 species of lizards, 13 species of snakes, 7 species of turtles, more than 230 species of birds and 27 species of mammals. The local administration of the park on request, arrange a movie "The birds of Indian Monsoon".

There are several ways to move around the park including by walk, on cycle, and through rickshaw as the park only covers an area of 29 sq kilometres which is not very large if compared with other national parks of India.