India is one of the best places on earth to see a wild tiger. Book safaris early on official sites: permits are limited.
One of the best places in the world to see a wild tiger: in dry forest strewn with ruins and a 10th-century fort.
Oct-May 2 days
India’s oldest national park, with sal forests, grasslands and the Ramganga river. Tigers, wild elephants and hundreds of bird species live here.
Nov-Jun 2 days
Home to most of the world’s greater one-horned rhinos, plus wild elephants, water buffalo and tigers.
Nov-Apr 2 days
Rainforest, spice estates, waterfalls and wildlife sanctuaries in northern Kerala.
Oct-May 2-3 days
Two of India’s best tiger reserves: Kanha’s sal forests and meadows (and the barasingha deer) and Bandhavgarh, with one of the highest densities of t…
Oct-Jun 4-5 days
The world’s largest mangrove forest (UNESCO), crossed by boat, and home of the Bengal tigers that swim between its islands.
Oct-Mar 2-3 days
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