Indian wildlife : Discover wildlife tour in India. 

India is a heaven for wild animals and exotic birds, making it must for those who love nature. Game viewing in Asia differs from Africa.

The Indian sub-continent has over 500 species of mammals, 2061 forms of birds , 650 are migrants ,748 species of reptiles, more than 30,000 species of insects. No other region in the World is home to both species of the Great Cats , the Lion and the Tiger , the Elephant, the great Indian Rhino and the water Buffalo; there are more Deer and Cat species the rarest and most graceful antelopes and a wide variety of Monkeys.

Birdlife ranging from the World’s largest crane (The Sarus Crane) to the tiny ‘munia’ –making it a bird watcher’s paradise.

Features : 81 National Parks and 441 Game Sanctuaries.
Season: October to March

Major National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.

Rajasthan:
Keoladeo Ghana National Park, (Bharatpur).
Paradise for bird Lovers. 180 km from Delhi and 52 km from Agra
Season: October- February
Famous for water birds and many other 400 species of birds.
Mammals includes Sambar, Black Buck, Chital, Nilgai, Fishing cat.

Sariska National Park –Tiger Reserve:
115 kms from Jaipur
Season Oct – feb
Features: Tigers, Panther, Jungle cat, Jackal and Hyena, wild dog, Chital, Nilgai, wild boar.
Rich in Bird-life too: pea fowl, king fisher, wood pecker, horned owl, crested serpent, eagle.

Ranthambore National Park:
135 kms from Jaipur
Season: October- March
Features: Famous for tigers. Large population of panthers, marsh crocodiles, hyenas, jackals, jungle cats, chinkara, mongoose.
Rich in bird life as well.

Madhya Pradesh: The heart of India and country’s largest state.

Kanha National Park- Tiger Land
Season: February- June
From Jabalpur 160 kms and from Nagpaur 247 kms
Features: Swamp deer, gaur, samber, leopard, tiger and
Rich in bird life.

Madhav National Park (Shivpuri)
Season Oct- April
From Gwalior 116 kms and from Jhansi 100kms
Features: Nilgai, chinkara, chital, samber, wild boar, black buck, tigers and leopards.

Uttarnachal State: (Garhwal Region)

The new state formed in 9 Nov 2000 with its Capital Dehra Dun, separating it from the state of Utter Pradesh. Hill area of Kuman and Garhwal

Corbett- National Park (Tiger reserve)
300 kms northeast of Delhi, foot hills of the Himalaya. India’s first National Park established in 1936 by Jim Corbett
Season: 15 Nov to 15 June
Features: Tigers, chitals, sloth bears, jackal, elephants, spotted deer, leopards, mongoose, sambar, wild boar, langur.
Rich in bird life.

Rajaji Sanctuary (Chilla sanctuary)
13 kms from Haridwar and 32 kms from Dehra Dun
Season 15 Nov to 15 june
Features: tigers, leopard, sloth bear, chital and sambar.


Gujrat: The western state of India
Gir- wild life sanctuary
Season: Dec- April
Features: Large population, panthers, samber, chital, nilgai, antelope, chinkara, wild boar, wild cat, marsh, crocodiles

Rich in Bird life paradise flycatcher, roller, black vulture, shaheen (Falcon), eagle, sharike, stork

Nal Sarovar Bird sanctuary:
Season Nov- Feb
From Ahambadad 60 kms
Wetland to the south west of Ahamdabad 120 square kilometers lake.
Features: During winter home to migrant geese, ducks, flamingoes and pelicans.

Orissa: On the shore of Bay of Bengal. There are large areas of hill forests.

Simlipal National Park: Tiger reserve and sanctuary
From Kolkota 240kms
Nearest railhead Balasore
From Bhubaneshwar 350kms
Season February- June
Features: The park has 12 rivers and there are waterfalls as well.
Features: Tiger, elephant, gaur, leopard, deer, samber and pangolin

Bird life is extensive.

Chilka- Lake: (Sanctuary)
India’s largest salt water lake.
From Bhubanshwar 100kms
Season: December – to March
Features: white chital and black buck
Rich in bird Life


West Bengal: The gateway to the exotic east; Capital Kolkota

Sunderban's National Park: Stretching from the Himalaya to the bay of Bengal, south of Kolkota is this National Park a  Tiger reserve, one of the largest deltas in the world and home to Royal Bengal Tiger, part of the vast region mangrove swamp forested island and small rivers, extends in to the Bangladesh
Season : December to February
The park hold more tigers than any other tiger reserve.
The sanctuary is designated a world heritage site and part of project tiger.
Home of spotted deer, wild pigs, monkeys and bird species.
Sanjenkhali, the gate way into the reserve
From kolkota to Sonakhali 3 hours drive.

West Bengal Hills:
Jalpare( Jaldhapara) wildlife sanctuary
From Siliguri to Jaldhapara 124 kms
Established in 1943 to protect the rhinoceros. Lying at the foot of Bhutan hills, bisected by the river Torsa. The forest is rich. Riding elephant is the best way to move in the forest.
Also Jeep safari.
There are tigers, gaur, leopard, samber, muntjac, hogdeer and elephant
Best season: March and April

Buxa Tiger Reserve (Under project tiger)- Silguri
Vital linking corridor for elephants migrating between the forests of Bhutan to the north and the Manas tiger reserve in Assam to the east.
The range of animals is large and includes, tiger, elephant, gaur, samber, leopard, sloth bear, mahseer
Season Nov – April

Assam:
Capital: Guwahati
Entry into the Brahmaputra river.
Known for its tea, forests and wild-life

Kaziranga National Park:
Flat country with elephant grass on the bank of a river- the mighty Brahmaputra (Son of Brahma) the creator of the universe. Famous for one horned rhinoceros. Other animals are wild boar, gaur, leopard cats, rock python.
Numerous species of water birds. Best way to see wildlife on an elephant ride.
Season Nov- March
From Guwahati 6 hours drive
Rail/air Jorhat 95 kms

Manas Sanctuary and Tiger reserve
Most attractive scenery of any Indian Park. Foot hills of the Bhutan (boundary between India and Bhutan).
Features: Golden Languor, wild buffalo, fishing eagles, rhino, water buffalo, elephant, bison, hog deer, chital
Also rich in bird life
Season; Nov- Mar
From Guwahati 186 kms

Southern India
SOUTHERN INDIA NATURE & WILD-LIFE
4 States Andhra Pradesh, Kerla, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Duration 16 days
Destination Covered: Mumbai - Kozhikode(Calicut) - Nagarhole National Park (Kabini) - Madumali National Park - Bandhipur National Park - Mysore - Coimbatore - Munnar - Cochin - Mumbai.


Tamil Nadu- Karnataka and Kerla

Karnataka: famous for rich wildlife and magnificent forests.

Bandipur National Park and Tiger reserve:
80 kms from Mysore, best planned road and systems among Indian parks, which provides excellent game viewing. Lies south of the Kabini river.
Open grass woodland, superb scenery of mountains, gorges and undisturbed forests.
Season: Feb- July, Sep and Oct
Features: Best for Asian elephant in the world. Tigers, deer, gaurs, chitals and rich in bird life.
80 kms from Mysore.

Mudumalai Sanctuary: To the south of Tamil Nadu. The ancient hill range, near Bandipur National park, in the foot hill of Nilgiris. Large number of migrant of elephants. Home to chital (spotted deer), gaur, tiger, wild boar, panthers and bears.
The bird life is rich and extensive
Season; Dec and June
From Ooty 67 kms and from Mysore 90kms.

Nagarahole National Park: The kabini river has been dammed to form a large and attractive reservoir which separates the park from the Bandipur National Park to the south east. Game viewing is excellent. Large group of gaur, elephant the occasional tiger and leopard, chital and samber
Over 300 species of bird
Season: Oct- april
From Mysore 96 kms

Kerela
110 years old reservoir. Known for its elephants.
Woodland birds are abundant
Best time Sep- March
From Madurai 145 kms , from Cochin(Kochi) 190kms

Eravikulam National Park
Famous for wild goat.
Around highest peak Anaimndi 2695 mts in South India
Features: Thar, elephant, tiger, leopard, nilgai, langur

Season: Nov- April
From Munnar 16 kms
Rail/Air Cochin 143 kms.