Wildlife travel packages in India

India is home to some of the most famous and highly visited wildlife sanctuaries as well as national parks. Those who have interest in visiting wildlife sanctuaries can now make the most of wildlife travel packages in India which also takes you to some of the offbeat destinations. There are many underrated national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India. Here you will learn about three off beat wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.

Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand

Rajaji National Park is spread over the area of 820 sqkms in three districts of Uttarakhand – PauriGarhwal, Dehradun and Saharanpur. In the year 1983, three sanctuaries namely Motichur, Rajaji and Chila were merged, and thus were laid the foundation of the present day Rajaji National Park. It is named after Sri Rajagopalachari who was the first Indian Governor General. The national park is 6 km from Rishikesh and 9km from Haridwar . Located alongside the foothills of Shivalik range in Himalaya, it abodes the largest populace of elephants in Uttarakhand. In addition to elephants, it is also home to king cobra, the great piped hornbill, sloth bears, tiger, Himalayan Kingfisher and hyena.  If you are visiting during the months from November to March then you will also get to see several migratory birds as well. Explore the park either enjoying elephant safari or on a jeep.

Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh

It is named after the famous Pench River which flows all throughout the park.  Pench National park is also known as Pench Tiger Reserve. It has different kinds of topography where vegetation of all types can thrive. It is home to more than 1200 plants species. The environment at the park is conducive to Sambar and Chital. With an approximation of near about 90.3 animals every square kilometre, it is home to the highest density of herbivores in the country. While tigers continue to remain the main predator, wolves, leopards and wild dogs are also spread in huge numbers. Pench national Park is extremely popular for herds of wild pigs, Gaur, Indian Bison and wild dogs.

Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh

Kanha National Park is the largest national park in India. It is also popularly known as Kanha Tiger Reserve. Being home to more than 300 species of migratory as well as resident birds, it lets you have an experience of life time. it is the only place in India where swamp deer, Barasingha, can be located. Its bamboo as well as sal forests make it an ideal destination where you can spot the famous Royal Bengal Tiger, chitals, Indian wild dogs, leopards, sambhars, gaur and sloth bears. While chances of getting a glimpse of tiger are much higher at Bandhavgarh National Park, the safari experience at Kanha National Park is second to none and extremely fulfilling.  There are plenty of gates through which you can enter the national park; the most popular one is Khatiya. It might be surprising that Kanha National Park inspired Rudyard Kipling, an author of British Origin, to write the famous Jungle Book.

So, while choosing wildlife travel packages in India, make sure that you do include above slated three parks and sanctuaries.