Corbett National Park, based at Ram Nagar, 250 kms north east of Delhi and 63 kms south west of Nainital, is one of the India's premier wildlife reserves, established in 1936 by Jim Corbet as 'Hailey National Park', the park was renamed in his honour. The park is one of Himalayan India's last expanses of wilderness. Corbett has been a haunt for tourists and wildlife lovers for a long time. Tourism is allowed in selected areas of Corbett Tiger Reserve so that people get an opportunity to see its splendid landscape and the diverse wildlife living here. In recent years the number of people coming here has increased dramatically.