India is not only synonymous with the serenity and tranquility, it also boasts of a varied sports and entertainments that will get your adrenaline roaring. With its diverse and varied geography, India offers very unique opportunity for adventure travel away from the regular tourist circuits. You can explore evergreen forests and snowy peaks, deserts and backwaters. All in just one day, if you wish to.
The fauna of India is very diverse. Some of the most endangered species of the animal kingdom are being conserved in India for the future generations.
A recent survey conducted on the tiger population in all Indian National parks and other tiger habitats has thrown a pleasant surprise for animal lovers, there has been a increase of 12% growth in the tiger population. India takes the pride in announcing that current numbers of tigers in India are estimated to be 1706, thus making it the largest sanctuary in the world. Project Tiger, the effort to conserve the Tigers and the ecosystems, which support the tiger population, has yielded very encouraging results.
Open Jeep Safari in Kanha National Park
There are 27 Tiger reserves identified by Project Tiger in India. Apart from these 27 tiger reserves, there are 16 Biosphere reserves which have been identified for conservation. Some of these biospheres which are also tiger reserves are: Manas (Assam) , Similipal (Orissa), Sunderbans (West Bengal)
In all, India has 92 National Parks, 355 Wild Life Sanctuaries, 28 Tiger Reserves, 16 Biosphere Reserves, 4 Coral Reefs and 34 Mangrooves. India has been blessed with more than 500 different wildlife mammals, and more than 2000 species and subspecies of birds. A lot of adrenaline!!!
An incredible experience
to look into the big eyes of a Gaur
We have travelled to some of the extremely remote locations in India for some of the best wildlife spotting. You can enjoy them on our gallery page.
If you are interested in traveling through India for spotting wildlife, please do let us know about your desire, even before you land in India, as all the seasons are not suitable for wild life related travel. We can suggest appropriate places depending on the seasons.
Apart from wild wildlife, you can also visit various bird sanctuaries, crocodile farms and butterfly parks.
There are also the options of enjoying skiing or paragliding or white-water rafting, trekking, mountaineering, diving and last but not the least sunbathing. India caters to every wish of her visitors.
Some of the Tiger Reserves in India are:
