National Parks in India provide ample
opportunities to all types of visitors to explore and experience the rare
wildlife from very close. Visiting National Parks in India is the best
option for that person who wants to witness various wild forms in their
natural surroundings. National Parks in India offers several safaris like
elephant safari and jeep safari to explore the region. Some of the best
National parks in India for wildlife lovers are:
Bandhavgarh
National Park
Location : Shahdol District in
Madhya Pradesh in the outlying hills of Vindhya mountains.
Wildlife Species : Tiger, Indian bison, Nilgai, Barking Deer, Sambar
Best Time to Visit : February-June (Closed 1 July-31 October)
Corbett National
Park
Location : Located 86km from
Nainital and 297km from Delhi.
Wildlife Species : Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Himalayan Black
Bears, Elephants, Indian Python
Best Time to Visit : November-June (Closed 1 July-31 October)
Dudhwa National
Park
Location : 250 kms from
Lucknow on India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh.
Wildlife Species : Tiger, Swamp Deer, Chital, Hog Deer, Sambar,
Rhino etc.
Best Time to Visit : November to May
Great
Himalayan National Park
Location : Located in Kullu
region in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Wildlife Species : Musk deer, Brown bear, Goral, Thar, Leopard, Snow
leopard, Bharal, Serow etc.
Best Time to Visit : April to June and September to November.
Hemis National
Park
Location : Located in Ladakh
division of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Wildlife Species : Wild Yak, Blue Sheep, Bharal, Bactrian Magpies
etc.
Best Time to Visit : June to October.
Kanha
National Park
Location : Located in Banjar
and Halon valleys in the Mandla / Balaghat districts of the state of Madhya
Pradesh.
Wildlife Species : Tiger, Bison, Gaur, Barking Deer, Barasingha,
Nilgai, Sloth Bear etc.
Best Time to Visit : November to April.
Nandadevi
National Park
Location : Situated around the
peak of Nanda Devi in the state of Uttaranchal.
Wildlife Species : Himalayan tahr, serow, goral, snow leopard,
Himalayan black bear, brown bear, leopard, common langur etc.
Best Time to Visit : April to October.
Panna National
Park
Location : Stretches over
Panna and Chhattarput districts in northern part of Madhya Pradesh.
Wildlife Species : Tiger, Wolf, Chital, Sloth Bear, Chinkara, Sambar
etc.
Best Time to Visit : October to May.
Bandipur
National Park
Location : Karnataka in the
Deccan Plateau between Mysore and Ooty.
Wildlife Species : Jungle Cat Tiger, Wild Boar Chital Gaur, Golden
Jackal Sloth Bear, Nilgiri Tahr
Best Time to Visit : Between the months of April and October.
Nagarhole
National Park
Location : Located in
Karnataka, 96 km from Mysore.
Wildlife Species : four-horned antelope, sloth bear, jungle cat,
civet, spotted deer, elephant, wild dog, flying fox, tiger, panther etc.
Best Time to Visit : October to May.
Periyar National
Park
Location : Set high in the
ranges of the Western Ghats, in the state of Kerala.
Wildlife Species : Elephants, Tiger, Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri Langur
etc.
Best Time to Visit : October to June.
Rangnathittu
National Park
Location : Situates 20 km from
Mysore in the state of Karnataka.
Wildlife Species : Darters, white Ibis, spoonbills, cormorants, open
bill storks, egret, river tern, heron, snake bird etc.
Best Time to Visit : June to November.
Wayanad National
Park
Location : Located in the
Kerala, the park is a part of Wayanad Plateau.
Wildlife Species : Elephant, tiger, Panther, jungle cat, civet cat,
monkeys, wild dog, bison etc.
Best Time to Visit : June to November.
Bandipur
National Park
Location : Karnataka in the
Deccan Plateau between Mysore and Ooty.
Wildlife Species : Jungle Cat Tiger, Wild Boar Chital Gaur, Golden
Jackal Sloth Bear, Nilgiri Tahr
Best Time to Visit : Between the months of April and October.
Kaziranga
National Park
Location : Located banks of
Brahmaputra river in Assam in the districts of Golaghat and Nagaon.
Wildlife Species : Rhinoceros, Tigers, Indian Gray Mongoose, Sloth
Bear, Golden Langur.
Best Time to Visit : November to April.
Manas National
Park
Location : Located in
foothills of Himalayas in Kamrup-Golapara district of Assam.
Wildlife Species : One horned rhinoceros, indian tigers, rare golden
langur, capped-langur, civet cat, squirrel, sloth beat, sambar, swamp deer
etc.
Best Time to Visit : November to April.
Namdapha
National Park
Location : Situated in the
Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh.
Wildlife Species : Elephant, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, clouded
leopard, golden cat, wild dog, endangered Hoolock gibbon.
Best Time to Visit : October to March.
Nameri National
Park
Location : Located at the
foothills of eastern Himalayas about 35km from Tezpur in Assam.
Wildlife Species : Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard,
Sambar, Gaur, Indian Wild Dog, four varieties of Hornbill and many other
winged species.
Best Time to Visit : November to March.
Singalila
National Park
Location : Located on Sigalila
ridge at an altitude of 7000 feet above sea level in Darjeeling district of
West Bengal.
Wildlife Species : Rhododendron, Magnolia, Oak, Hemlock, Silver Fir,
Juniper, Mailing Bamboo, Buk, Kawla, Bhujpatra etc.
Best Time to Visit : March to June, September to November.
Sundarbans
National Park
Location : Located in the
South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Wildlife Species : Royal Bengal Tiger; Fishing Cats, Macaques, Wild
Boar, Common Grey Mongoose, Fox, Jungle Cat, Flying Fox, Pangolin, Chital
etc.
Best Time to Visit : November to February.
Jaldapara
Wildlife Sanctuary
Location : Situated in
Alipurduar Sub-Division of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.
Wildlife Species : Rhino, Asiatic elephants, python, monitor lizard,
cobra, kraits etc.
Best Time to Visit : October to May.
