National Parks and Tiger Reserves in India

Compare major wildlife regions by habitat, season, access and traveller interests.

Start with the experience you want

Use these guides to shortlist destinations, then verify current opening periods and permit systems.

Uttarakhand: Tigers, elephants, deer and rich birdlife.

Rajasthan: Bengal tigers, leopards, deer and historic ruins.

West Bengal: Mangrove wildlife, estuarine habitats and birdlife.

Madhya Pradesh: Tigers, leopards, deer and forest birds.

Rajasthan: Resident and migratory birds in wetland habitats.

Madhya Pradesh: Tigers, barasingha, gaur and sal forests.

Assam: Elephants, rhinos, rare mammals and grassland birds.

Assam: One-horned rhinoceros, elephants, wild buffalo and birds.

Tamil Nadu: Elephants, gaur, deer, predators and forest birds.

Karnataka: Elephants, tigers, deer and dry-deciduous forest wildlife.

Jammu and Kashmir: Himalayan wildlife, especially hangul habitat.

Uttar Pradesh: Terai grasslands, tigers, rhinos, swamp deer and birds.