Phato zone at jim corbett recently opened zone inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 December 2021. which gives more routes to explore jungle However this entry gate not consider to be part of corbett national park but yes the forest area is same and the jungle safari has been started in this zone through phato entry gate located mohan nagar Maldhan, the entry gate is around 26 km from ramnagar Tourist are waiting to explore jungle through this gate which having plenty of wildlife. As per the guidelines 50 jeeps in morning & 50 jeeps in afternoon will conduct safari for 3 hours, As of now the permits are getting currently at the phato entry gate but very soon it will get obtain on government booking online portal. The permit get issued from the entry gate of Phato Zone, which get confirmed from 2 days before the safari date. On the same day safari the Tourist have to wait if as offline permit processor can take a while.
