| Valley
of Flowers National Parks |
25Km from Badrinath,
Uttaranchal |
3500m above sea
level:
Wild flowers & butterflies |
June - Nov |
| Corbett
Tiger Reserve |
50km from Ramnagar,
Uttaranchal |
Sal forest &
river plains:
Tigers, chitals, deer, elephants, leopards & sloth
bears |
Nov - June |
| Rajaji
National Park |
13km from Haridwar,
Uttaranchal |
Forested hills:
Elephants, tigers, leopards, deer & sloth bears |
Nov - June |
| Govind
Wildlife Sanctuary & National Park |
Saur - Sankri,
Uttaranchal |
Mountain scenery:
Black & brown bears, snow leopards, deer, bird life
|
June - Nov |
| Pin
Valley National Park |
Dhankar,
Himachal Pradesh |
Pristine mountains:
Snow leopards, ibex, black bears, deer |
June - Nov |
| Sunderbans
Wildlife Sanctuary - A
World Heritage Site |
24 Parganas (North & South),
Southern West Bengal |
Vast mangrove swamp
forest:
Tigers, deer, monkeys & bird life |
Jan - Mar |
| Jaldhapara
Wildlife Sanctuary |
Jalpaiguri,
Northern West Bengal |
Forest
& grasslands:
Indian single horn rhinos, deer & elephants |
Oct
- May |
| Kaziranga
National Park - A
World Heritage Site |
Assam,
North eastern region |
Tall
grasslands & swamp:
Rhinos, elephants, tigers & bird life |
Feb
- Mar |
| Manas
Wildlife Sanctuary - A
World Heritage Site |
North Kamrup,
Assam |
Home of Rhinos, wild buffalos, langurs, elephants |
Nov - Mar |
| Sariska
National Park |
Sariska,
Rajasthan |
Plains:
Tigers, chinkaras, sambars, nilgais & wild boars |
Nov
- Jun |
| Ranathambore
National Park |
South
of Jaipur,
Rajasthan |
Crocodile-filled
lake:
Crocodiles & tigers |
Oct
- Apr |
| Keoladeo
Ghana National Park - A
World Heritage Site |
Bharatpur,
Rajasthan |
Plains:
Siberian cranes, herons, storks, geese & deer |
Oct
- late Feb |
| Sasan
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary |
Sasan
Gir,
Gujarat |
Oasis
in desert:
Asian lions, chowsinghas, leopards & crocodiles |
Dec
- Apr |
| Velavadar
National Park |
Near
Bhavnagar,
Gujarat |
Grasslands
in delta region:
Blackbucks |
Oct
- Jun |
| Little
Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary |
North-Western
Gujarat |
Desert
region:
Indian wild ass (khurs), wolves & caracals |
Oct
- Jun |
| Kanha
National Park |
Jabalpur,
Madhya Pradesh |
Swamp:
Deer, tigers, chitals, gaurs, blackbucks, leopards &
hyenas |
Mar
- Jun |
| Bandhavgarh
National Park |
Jabalpur,
Madhya Pradesh |
Old
fort on cliffs above plains:
Tigers |
Nov
- Apr |
| Navagaon
National Park |
135km
east of Nagpur,
Maharashtra |
Hilly
forest & bamboo groves around a man-made lake:
Leopards, sloth bears, deer & migratory birds |
Oct
- Jun |
| Simlipal
National Park |
Balasore,
Orissa |
Forest:
Tigers, leopards, elephants, crocodiles & birdlife |
Nov
- Jun |
| Bhitarkanika
Wildlife Sanctuary & Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary.
See
Slide Show |
Near
coast and extends from Chandipur to Paradip,
Orissa |
Extensive waterways:
Nesting habitat of one million olive Ridley turtles, salt
water crocodiles, 170 recorded species of resident and migratory
birds; 63 out of 72 species of mangroves found world wide
|
Mid Oct - mid April |
| Sanjay
Gandhi National Park |
Near
Mumbai,
Maharashtra |
Scenic
area:
Waterbirds, butterflies |
Oct
- Apr & Aug-Nov |
| Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary |
Kumily,
Kerala |
Highland deciduous forest & grasslands:
Langurs, elephants, gaurs, otters, wild dogs, tortoises,
kingfishers, fishing owls |
Nov - Apr |
|
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
|
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala |
Forest:
Elephants, gaurs, sambars, muntjacs, chevrotains, chitals,
bonnet macaques, leopards, giant squirrels & birds |
Jan - Jun |
|
Vedantagal Bird Sanctuary |
Near Chengalpattu,
Tamil Nadu |
Lake & island:
Cormorants, egrets, herons, stork ibis, spoonbills, grebes
& pelicans |
Nov - Jan |
|
Calimere Wildlife & Bird Sanctuary
|
Near Thanjavur,
Tamil Nadu |
Coastal wetland:
Blackbucks, flamingos, water fowls, wild pigs, & deer
|
Nov - Jan |
|
Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
|
Near Pollachi,
Tamil Nadu |
Forested mountains:
Elephants, gaurs, tigers, panthers, boars, bears, deer,
porcupines & civet cats |
Nov - Dec |
| Mahatma
Gandhi National Marine Park |
Andaman & Nicobar islands |
Mangrove, rainforest
& coral:
Diving & snorkelling |
Year round |
