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Agumbe Weekend: The Cherrapunji of the South
One of the wettest places in India — over 7,500 mm of rain a year — and the setting of the TV series Malgudi Days....
Amboli Weekend: Maharashtra's Monsoon Hill Station
The wettest town in Maharashtra — 7,500 mm of monsoon rain a year — where the Sahyadri meets the Konkan and the mist...
Andaman Weekend: India's Island Escape
A coral archipelago in the Bay of Bengal: the Cellular Jail's history by night, Ross Island's ruined capital by day,...
BR Hills Weekend: Tigers, Sholas & a Temple on the Hill
A 1,200 m ridge of shola forest and grassland in the Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Tiger Reserve — the only sanctuary...
Bandipur Weekend: Tiger Country on the Nilgiri Road
A 872 km² tiger reserve on the Mysore–Ooty highway — elephants crossing the road, a dense sal forest and some of the...
Bharatpur Weekend: The Bird Kingdom of Keoladeo
Keoladeo National Park is a birder's paradise — 370+ species including Siberian cranes in winter, explored by cycle...
Destination Guides
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Coorg
Coffee estates, waterfalls and monsoon green.
Mahatma Gandhi Marine NP
Protected coral islands open to visitors
Coringa WLS
Second-largest mangrove forest
Bhalukpong
Gateway of rafting and Nameri
Namdapha NP
Tiger and clouded-leopard forest
Miao
Gateway town to Namdapha
Pobitora
Rhino density hotspot
Kaziranga NP
UNESCO home of the one-horned rhino
Manas NP
UNESCO tiger and golden langur park
Nameri NP
Great hornbill country on the Jia Bhoroli
Orang NP
Mini Kaziranga of the rhinos
Hoollongapar Gibbon WLS
Home of the hoolock gibbon
Raimona NP
Newest national park of the BTR
Dehing Patkai WLS
Rainforest sanctuary of elephants
Valmiki NP
Tiger reserve of the Terai
Kaimur WLS
Waterfall-rich sanctuary
Kanger Valley NP
Cave country of the Bastar
Barnawapara WLS
Wildlife sanctuary of the plains
Udanti-Sitanadi
Wild-buffalo tiger reserve
Indravati NP
Tiger reserve of the Bastar
Achanakmar
Chhattisgarh's comeback tiger reserve — 18 big cats, bison meadows and Baiga trails on the Maikal crest
Guru Ghasidas NP
Sanjay tiger reserve
Asola Bhatti WLS
Leopard-hill scrub forest on the Aravalli ridge
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
Migratory wetland near the NCR
Molem
Gateway village to the Bhagwan Mahavir park
Bhagwan Mahavir WLS
Goa's largest sanctuary
Cotigao WLS
Southern sanctuary of dense forest
Bondla
Small zoo and deer park in forest
Mhadei WLS
Bhagwan Mahavir's northern wing
Gir National Park
Last home of the Asiatic lion
Sasan Gir
Gateway village to Gir
Velavadar
Blackbuck National Park
Shoolpaneshwar WLS
Narmada forest of sloth bears
Polo Forest
Forest of ruined temples
Vansda NP
Dense forest of the Sahyadris
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
Ramsar wetland teeming with migratory birds
Sainj
Gateway to the Great Himalayan National Park
Great Himalayan National Park
UNESCO wilderness of glaciers and blue sheep
Kalatop
Wildlife sanctuary of deodar and fir
Pin Valley National Park
High-altitude sanctuary for snow leopards
Dachigam National Park
Last home of the Hangul deer
Kishtwar National Park
Wilderness of brown bears and ibex
Hazaribagh NP
Sambar and tiger forest
Betla NP
Palamau tiger reserve
Dalma WLS
Elephant corridor near Jamshedpur
Dubare
Elephant camp on the Cauvery
Nagarhole NP
Tiger reserve of teak and rivers
Kabini
Riverside safari outpost
Bandipur NP
Oldest tiger reserve in the state
BR Hills
Soliga hills of wildlife and heritage
BRT WLS
Eastern Ghats sanctuary of tigers and leopards
Cauvery WLS
River sanctuary with gharial and deer
Bhadra WLS
Tiger reserve with Hebbe and Manikyadhara falls
Muthodi
Bhadra forest camp with safaris
Bisle Ghat
Biodiversity hotspot ridge
Someshwara WLS
Rainforest sanctuary of the Malnad
Ganeshgudi
Birding camps in the Kali forest
Anshi NP
Tiger reserve in the Kali valley
Bannerghatta NP
Safari park with zoo and butterfly park
Thekkady
Periyar tiger reserve and lake cruises
Sultan Bathery
Jain temple town near the Mysore border
Tholpetty WLS
Elephant-rich sanctuary on the Kodagu border
Silent Valley NP
Pristine tropical rainforest
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Award-winning tiger reserve with treehouses
Chinnar WLS
Dry forest home to grizzled giant squirrels
Eravikulam National Park
Neelakurinji bloom and the Nilgiri tahr
Gavi
Eco-tourism island in Periyar's buffer
Thenmala
India's first planned eco-tourism destination
Kumily
Gateway town to Periyar
Neyyar WLS
Reservoir sanctuary with boating
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
Mangrove estuary for migratory birds
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
Salim Ali's richest bird habitat
Shivpuri
Madhav NP and Scindia cenotaphs
Panna NP
Tiger reserve of the Ken gorge
Bandhavgarh NP
Highest tiger density reserve
Kanha NP
Kipling's jungle of the barasingha
Satpura NP
Walking safari park
Ratapani WLS
Tiger corridor near Bhopal
Kuno NP
Cheetah reintroduction park
Nauradehi WLS
Central India's largest forest block
Sanjay Gandhi NP
City park with lions and Kanheri caves
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
Maharashtra's tiger capital
Pench NP
Mowgli's jungle of the Seoni country
Nagzira WLS
Green jewel of wildlife
Bor WLS
Tiger reserve near Nagpur
Umred Karhandla
Offbeat tiger reserve
Navegaon NP
National park around a lake
Melghat Tiger Reserve
Satpura wilderness of tigers
Karnala
Bird sanctuary with a fort
Radhanagari WLS
Sanctuary of bison and Dajipur
Keibul Lamjao NP
Only home of the sangai deer
Shirui Kashong NP
Sanctuary of the Shirui lily
Balpakram NP
Valley of spirits of the Garos
Nokrek NP
Biosphere of wild oranges
Murlen NP
Cloud forest of the east
Dampa TR
Tiger reserve of the west
Dizephe
Village of orchids and peaceful trails
Bhitarkanika
Mangrove home of saltwater crocs
Similipal NP
Biosphere reserve of the tiger
Nandankanan
Zoo and botanical park
Debrigarh WLS
Tiger corridor on the Hirakud
Satkosia
Gorge reserve of gharials
Kizhoor Botanical Garden
Colonial botanic garden of rare trees
Tal Chhapar
Grassland sanctuary of blackbuck
Sariska
Tiger reserve of the Aravalis
Bharatpur
Gateway to Keoladeo bird park
Keoladeo National Park
UNESCO bird paradise
Ranthambore NP
Tiger reserve with a fort
Jhalana
Urban leopard safari
Mudumalai National Park
Tiger-elephant country below the Nilgiris
Sathyamangalam WLS
Largest WLS in TN, corridor to BR Hills
Top Slip
Anamalai foothills with elephant camp
Kalakad Mundanthurai
Tiger reserve of rainforest rivers
Indira Gandhi WLS
Anamalai tiger reserve with tea-edge forests
Guindy National Park
City safari park inside Chennai
Vedanthangal
Oldest bird sanctuary in India
Point Calimere
Spit sanctuary for birds and blackbuck
Mukurthi National Park
Shola-grassland park of the Nilgiri tahr
Eturnagaram WLS
Deciduous forest with leopards
Kinnerasani WLS
Deer and bird sanctuary with a lake
Kawal WLS
Tiger reserve of the Godavari basin
Khumlong
Jungle village of forests and waterfalls
Amatalla
Offbeat forest area of Gomati district
Dudhwa NP
Terai jungle of tigers and rhinos
Katerniaghat
Gharial river sanctuary
Sohagi Barwa WLS
Terai forest of elephants
Jim Corbett National Park
India's oldest national park, tiger country
Rajaji National Park
Elephant-rich forest across the Shivaliks
Sundarbans
UNESCO mangrove of the royal tiger
Gorumara NP
One-horned rhino park of the Dooars
Jaldapara NP
Grassland of elephants and rhinos
Buxa Tiger Reserve
Tiger forest on the Bhutan border
Alipurduar
Gateway to the Eastern Dooars — Buxa Tiger Reserve's jeep safaris and British-era fort, Jaldapara's rhino country, the elephant corridor at Chilapata, the Toto tribe's village, and the Bhutan border 47 km away
Neora Valley NP
Leopard forest of the Lava hills
Ramnagar
Gateway town to Jim Corbett National Park
Bheemeshwari
The Cauvery cuts through thick forest at Bheemeshwari — mahseer fishing, coracle rides and riverside cottages 100 km from the city. This is where Bangalore goes to hear actual silence.