Best known for
Wild tigers — the largest population on earth — plus the only Asiatic lions and one-horned rhino
The range
Himalaya to mangrove, desert to rainforest — more habitats than almost any country
How it works
Fixed forest zones, permit-based jeep drives, mostly October to June
Four big cats
Tiger, leopard, Asiatic lion and snow leopard — all wild, all in one country
Where to go
Destinations in India
Tiger reserve · Rajasthan
Ranthambhore National Park
Tiger reserve · Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh National Park
Tiger reserve · Madhya Pradesh
Kanha National Park
Tiger reserve · Maharashtra
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
Rhino & grassland park · Assam
Kaziranga National Park
Mangrove national park · West Bengal
Sundarban National Park
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Tiger reserve · Uttarakhand
Jim Corbett National Park
Lion sanctuary · Gujarat
Gir National Park
Tiger reserve · Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra
Pench National Park
Tiger reserve · Madhya Pradesh
Satpura National Park
Tiger reserve · Karnataka
Bandipur National Park
River & forest reserve · Karnataka
Kabini
Tiger reserve · Madhya Pradesh
Panna National Park
Tiger reserve · Uttar Pradesh
Dudhwa National Park
Tiger reserve · Rajasthan
Sariska National Park
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Leopard country · Rajasthan
Bera Jawai
Grassland national park · Gujarat
Blackbuck National Park
Urban leopard reserve · Rajasthan
Jaipur Jhalana Safari Park
Rhino sanctuary · Assam
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Rainforest reserve · Karnataka
Agumbe
Desert national park · Rajasthan
Desert National Park
Western Ghats hill reserve · Maharashtra
Amboli
Tiger reserve · Uttarakhand
Rajaji National Park
Mangrove national park · Odisha
Bhitarkanika National Park
Western Ghats river forest · Karnataka
Dandeli Ganeshgudi
Eastern Himalayan birding · Arunachal Pradesh
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
Wetland bird haven · Odisha
Mangalajodi
Eastern Himalayan frontier · Arunachal Pradesh
Mishmi Hills
Himalayan ridge park · West Bengal
Singalila National Park
Konkan Ghats base · Maharashtra
Chiplun
Primate sanctuary · Assam
Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary
Wetland bird sanctuary · Rajasthan
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Himalayan foothill birding · Uttarakhand
Sattal Pangot
Grassland sanctuary · Rajasthan
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary
Western Ghats bird sanctuary · Kerala
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
Himalayan high meadow · Uttarakhand
Chopta
Salt desert & grassland · Gujarat
Great Rann of Kutch
Wild ass sanctuary · Gujarat
Little Rann of Kutch
High-altitude cold desert · Ladakh
Ladakh
High-altitude cold desert · Himachal Pradesh
Lahaul Spiti
Himalayan valley & alpine · Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir
Western Ghats & backwaters · Kerala
Kerala
When to come — honestly
When to go
October – June
Best
The core safari season across most parks. March to June is hot but the strongest big-cat viewing, as animals gather at shrinking water.
November – February
Good
Cool and comfortable, the peak for birding and the northern parks. In the Himalaya this is snow-leopard season; in Ladakh and Spiti, winter is when you track it.
July – September
Closed
The monsoon. Most tiger reserves close their core zones. The exceptions are the Western Ghats, alive with frogs and snakes, and the high Himalaya, open for summer trekking.
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