India's rich flora and fauna are preserved in the different national parks and sanctuaries across India. The country is home to many National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. There are more than 70 national parks and 450 wildlife sanctuaries in the country which attracts tourists, wildlife lovers and adventure lovers from all over the world. Wildlife tour to India is the ideal India tours opt by the wildlife lovers, nature lovers and adventure enthusiast to see and explore the rich flora and fauna of this beautiful country India. The wildlife parks and sanctuaries do strengthen the name of India among international tourists and wildlife lovers. Various wildlife sanctuaries and national parks have preserved Indian wildlife over the years. Every year quite in a large number tourists and wildlife lovers from all over the globe come to India for India wildlife holidays.

 

Ranthambore National Park,Rajasthan

Ranthambore National Park is in Sawai Madhopur District of Rajasthan state.Located at the junction of the Aravalli and Vindhya hill range, this is one of the finest places to view animals, especially as they are used to being stared at here.The park covers an area of Approximately 400 sq Km and if combined it with the area of sawai man singh sanctuary area,it is around 500 Sq km. Ranthambore national park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1957 and in 1974 it gained the protection of "Project Tiger". It got it's status of a National Park in 1981.

 

Corbett National Park,Uttaranchal

Jim Corbett National Park India has always been famous for their resident tigers. Initially Jim Corbett National Park reserve was named as 'Hailey National Park' in 1936. Jim Corbett National Park was renamed in 1954-55 as 'Ramganga National Park' and again in 1955-56 as 'Jim Corbett National Park' after Jim Corbett who hunted down tigers that had turned man-eaters, between 1907 to 1939. Jim Corbett National Park India is the 1st and oldest National Park of India. Jim Corbett National Park India was one of the nine Tiger Reserves created at the launch of the Project Tiger in 1973.

 

Bandhavgarh National Park,Madhya Pradesh

Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the wild life sanctuaries in the Indian state Madhya Pradesh. The national park is situated at 197 km away north-east of Jabalpur. This wild life park derived its very name from an ancient fort in the area. Bandhawgarh National Park belongs to the Vindhyan mountain ranges of central India and it boasts to have the highest density of tiger population in the country. Now there are about 46 to 52 tigers one can spot here.

 

Kanha National Park,Madhya Pradesh

The lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines of Kanha provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel "Jungle Book". The Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh came into being in 1955 and forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, created in 1974 under Project Tiger. The Park's landmark achievement is the preservation of the rare hardground Swamp Deer (Barasingha), saving it from near extinction. Stringent conservation programs for the overall protection of the Park's fauna and flora, makes Kanha one of the most well maintained National Parks in Asia.

 

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary,Kerala

The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Thekkady, about 4 km from Kumili in Idukki district of Kerala. The Periyar wildlife sanctuary is one of the most important wildlife sanctuaries of not only Kerala but also India. It is known more for elephants. The Sanctuary is situated on the banks of the Periyar Lake. In this region, dense evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savannah grasslands surround the ranges of Western Ghats. This provides a favorable environment to the herds of elephants, sambars, tigers, gaurs, lion tailed macaques and Nilgiri langurs. One can enjoy elephant ride at the sanctuary and also go on trekking to the Mangaladevi temple, situated in the center of the Thekkady forests. The Periyar wildlife sanctuary provides great opportunity to enjoy wildlife and photograph wild animals in general and elephants in particular.

 

Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary,Karnataka

The Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary located at the juncture of the Deccan plateau and the Western Ghats in Karnataka is one of the finest wildlife reserves in India. A moderate Climate, a variety of geographical features, a wide array of flora and fauna all makes the Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary a paradise for the wildlife and the wildlife enthusiasts. It is one of the first of India’s Tiger reserves.

 

Kaziranga National Park,Assam

Kaziranga National Park lies partly in Golaghat District and partly in Nagaon District of Assam. It is the oldest park in assam covers an area of 430 Sq kms along the river Brahmaputra on the North and the Karbi Anglong hills on the South. The National Highway 37 passes through the park area and tea estates, hemmed by table-top tea bushes. One can even see the rhinos and wild elephants straying near the highway.

 

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