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Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan
Bhimashankar, Maharashtra
Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
Gir National Park, Gujarat
Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal
Chilika & Rambha Coast, Odisha
Chitrakote Falls (Bastar), Chhattisgarh
Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh

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Ranthambore Fort

Ranthambore National Park

Ranthambore Fort

A tenth-century Chauhan fort standing inside the tiger reserve, founded under Sapaldaksha and added to by the kings who followed him, UNESCO-listed since 2013 with the other hill forts of Rajasthan. It sits high enough to give the clearest view there is over the park below. Entry is free and separate from the safari, because the Ganesh temple inside is a working shrine receiving pilgrims — which makes this the one part of Ranthambore you can walk into without a permit or a jeep booking. It is a real climb, with langurs along the path who are entirely used to people carrying food.

Kanha Meadow Vista

Kanha National Park

Kanha Meadow Vista

The expansive open grassland area inside the core zone, famous for spotting massive herds of the rare hard-ground Barasingha deer.

Kanha & Kisli Zones

Kanha National Park

Kanha & Kisli Zones

Prime safari zones for tigers and barasingha across sal forest and meadows.

Corbett Museum

Jim Corbett National Park

Corbett Museum

The naturalist's former home, now a museum on his life and work.

Nalabana Bird Sanctuary

Chilika & Rambha Coast

Nalabana Bird Sanctuary

A lagoon island that hosts huge flocks of migratory birds.

Periyar Lake Boat Cruise

Thekkady (Periyar)

Periyar Lake Boat Cruise

The reserve's primary safari option, utilizing large passenger boats to track wildlife along the winding lake branches.

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Maharashtra

Kihim Beach

Situated just 12 km north of Alibaug town, Kihim is easily accessible via the ferry route from Mumbai to Mandwa. Kihim is known for its lush surrounding vegetation, coconut groves, and exotic bird and butterfly species. The beach features a unique blend of fine sand interspersed with unusual black rock formations at low tide.

Maharashtra

Velas Beach

Located at the northern tip of Ratnagiri district near Mandangad, Velas is a secluded coastal village roughly 220 km from Mumbai. It features a dark-sand bay enclosed by hills and river estuaries. Velas is world-famous for its annual Turtle Festival (February to April), where thousands of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings emerge from protected beach nests and march into the Arabian Sea. The village is a pioneer in community-based eco-tourism.

Gujarat

Narara Marine National Park Beach

A unique coastal area where low tide allows visitors to walk shallow waters and observe living corals, sea anemones, and crabs up close.

Assam

Nameri National Park

Nameri National Park, in the Sonitpur district of Assam at the foothills of Arunachal Pradesh, is a birdwatcher's paradise along the Jia Bhoroli river. Famed for the rare white-winged wood duck, it also shelters elephants, tigers, leopards and clouded leopards, and has gentle rafting down the Jia Bhoroli through forest.

Jammu & Kashmir

Dachigam National Park

Dachigam National Park, in the mountains just outside Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, is the last stronghold of the endangered Kashmir stag, or hangul, the state animal. Rising from riverine valley to alpine meadow, it also shelters Himalayan black bears, leopards, musk deer and a wealth of Himalayan birds.

Rajasthan

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary, in the Churu district of Rajasthan's Shekhawati region, is a flat, saline grassland famed for its graceful blackbuck herds and as one of India's finest hotspots for raptors and migratory birds. The open plains make wildlife watching exceptionally easy and rewarding.

Maharashtra

Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary

Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Gondia and Bhandara districts of eastern Maharashtra, is a compact, lake-dotted forest that forms part of the Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve. Its teak and bamboo forests shelter tigers, leopards, gaur, wild dogs and abundant birdlife around scenic lakes.

Assam

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Morigaon district of Assam near Guwahati, is famed for having the highest density of one-horned rhinos in the world. Its compact grasslands and wetlands are packed with rhinos and are also excellent for wild buffalo, leopards and migratory birds.

Karnataka

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve, set around the Bhadra reservoir near Chikmagalur in Karnataka's Western Ghats, is a lush tiger reserve known worldwide for a successful, voluntary relocation of villages that helped its wildlife rebound. Its forests shelter tigers, leopards, elephants, gaur and rich birdlife.

Rajasthan

Desert National Park

Desert National Park, spread across the Thar desert near Jaisalmer and Barmer in Rajasthan, is one of India's largest protected areas and the last stronghold of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard. Its dunes, scrub and rocky expanses shelter desert foxes, chinkara, desert cats and raptors, along with ancient fossils.

Maharashtra

Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary

Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Western Ghats of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra, is one of the region's oldest protected areas and is known for its population of the Indian gaur (bison). Part of a UNESCO-listed Western Ghats site, its dense forests, plateaus and the Radhanagari Dam support gaur, leopards, sloth bears and rich birdlife.

Uttarakhand

Nanda Devi National Park

Nanda Devi National Park, in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, surrounds Nanda Devi, India's second-highest peak, in a high-Himalayan glacial basin. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it shelters snow leopards, Himalayan musk deer, bharal (blue sheep) and Himalayan tahr amid dramatic peaks, glaciers and alpine meadows.

Karnataka

Dandeli (Kali Tiger Reserve)

Dandeli, part of the Kali Tiger Reserve on the Kali river in Karnataka's Western Ghats, is one of South India's top wildlife-and-adventure destinations. Its deciduous forests hold tigers, elephants, black panthers and one of India's richest hornbill populations, and the river has white-water rafting and kayaking.

Arunachal Pradesh

Namdapha National Park

Namdapha National Park, in the Changlang district of eastern Arunachal Pradesh, is one of India's largest and most biodiverse protected areas. Ranging from tropical forest to snow-capped peaks, it is the only park in India believed to host four big cats - tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard - along with the rare red panda and hoolock gibbon.

Tamil Nadu

Anamalai Tiger Reserve

The Anamalai Tiger Reserve, also known as the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, lies in the Anaimalai Hills of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu near Pollachi and Valparai. Part of a UNESCO-listed Western Ghats landscape, its shola forests and grasslands shelter tigers, elephants, gaur, the endangered lion-tailed macaque and the Nilgiri tahr.

Maharashtra

Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in the northern suburbs of Mumbai, is a rare protected forest within a megacity and one of the world's most-visited national parks. Its forests are famous for a resident leopard population living alongside the city, and the park also holds the ancient Kanheri Caves, lakes, a toy train and popular nature trails.

Kerala

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, in Kerala's Idukki district near Marayoor and Munnar, is an unusual rain-shadow reserve of dry thorny scrub and deciduous forest, very different from Kerala's usual rainforests. It is known for the grizzled giant squirrel, star tortoise, elephants and a landscape dotted with sandalwood trees and ancient rock art.

Karnataka

Bandipur National Park

Bandipur National Park, in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, is one of India's tiger reserves and part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Once a hunting ground of the Mysore maharajas, its teak and rosewood forests shelter tigers, leopards, elephants, gaur and dholes, and it forms a continuous wildlife corridor with Nagarhole, Mudumalai and Wayanad.

Odisha

Bhitarkanika National Park

Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha protects one of India's largest mangrove ecosystems, a maze of tidal creeks and forests fed by several rivers. It is famed for its huge saltwater crocodiles, along with king cobras, water monitors and vast numbers of birds; nearby Gahirmatha beach is a major nesting site for Olive Ridley sea turtles.

Madhya Pradesh

Satpura Tiger Reserve

Satpura Tiger Reserve, set in the rugged Satpura hills of Madhya Pradesh along the Denwa river, is one of central India's most distinctive parks. Less crowded than its neighbours, it is known for walking safaris, canoe safaris and boat rides, with sightings of leopards, sloth bears, tigers, gaur and the Indian giant squirrel amid dramatic gorges and forests.

Odisha

Simlipal National Park

Simlipal National Park, in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, is a tiger reserve and biosphere reserve set among rolling sal forests, plateaus and waterfalls. It is one of the few places associated with rare melanistic (black) tigers, and also shelters elephants, leopards and gaur, along with the Barehipani and Joranda waterfalls.

Tamil Nadu

Mudumalai National Park

Mudumalai National Park, in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, is a key part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, adjoining Bandipur, Nagarhole and Wayanad. Its mix of deciduous forest, grassland and swamp supports tigers, elephants, gaur, leopards and rich birdlife, and it lies on the scenic route between Ooty and Mysuru.

Karnataka

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, on islets in the Kaveri river near Srirangapatna and Mysuru, is the largest bird sanctuary in Karnataka. Its riverine islands host large breeding colonies of painted storks, pelicans, herons, ibises and cormorants, while marsh crocodiles bask along the banks, all easily seen on a short boat ride.

Madhya Pradesh

Pench Tiger Reserve

Pench Tiger Reserve, straddling Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra along the Pench river, is the landscape that inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Its teak and sal forests are rich in tigers, leopards, wild dogs, gaur and abundant deer, and it was home to the celebrated Collarwali tigress, one of India's most prolific.

Karnataka

Nagarhole National Park

Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park), in Karnataka's Kodagu and Mysuru districts, is a lush tiger reserve within the Nilgiri Biosphere. Its rivers, teak forests and the Kabini backwaters support tigers, leopards, elephants and dholes, and the Kabini zone is famous among wildlife photographers for rare sightings of the black panther.

Rajasthan

Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur)

Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world's finest bird sanctuaries. A man-made wetland created by a former ruler, it hosts hundreds of resident and migratory bird species, from painted storks and herons to wintering waterfowl, and was historically a rare wintering ground of the Siberian crane.

Uttarakhand

Rajaji National Park

Rajaji National Park, spread across the Shivalik foothills of Uttarakhand near Haridwar, Rishikesh and Dehradun, is a tiger reserve best known for its large population of Asian elephants. The Ganga flows along its edge, and its sal forests and grasslands shelter elephants, tigers, leopards, deer and over three hundred bird species.

Kerala

Silent Valley National Park

Silent Valley National Park, in the Nilgiri Hills of Kerala's Palakkad district, protects one of India's last undisturbed tracts of tropical evergreen rainforest. Part of the Nilgiri Biosphere, it is known for its endemic lion-tailed macaque, rich birdlife and river ecosystem, and is famous as the focus of a landmark environmental movement that saved it from a dam.

Assam

Manas National Park

Manas National Park, in the Himalayan foothills of Assam on the border with Bhutan, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, tiger reserve, elephant reserve and biosphere reserve in one. Its grasslands and forests along the Manas river shelter tigers, rhinos, wild elephants and rare species such as the pygmy hog, golden langur and Bengal florican.

Madhya Pradesh

Panna Tiger Reserve

Panna Tiger Reserve, on the banks of the Ken river in Madhya Pradesh, is a celebrated conservation success story, having rebuilt its tiger population after the cats were lost from the park. Its plateaus, gorges and forests shelter tigers, leopards, gharials and abundant birdlife, and its location near Khajuraho makes it an easy add-on to a heritage trip.