National Parks in India

The rich diversity of wildlife in India can be experienced at its various national parks. The fabulous flora and fauna of the national parks of India attracts several people to India. Amongst the various popular national parks in India are:

Bandipur National Park India
Bandipur National Park is a beautiful forest reserve located in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. This national park occupies a special place in India's efforts towards natural conservation. It was created in the 1930s from the local Maharaja Voodiyar's hunting lands, and named Venugopal National Park.
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Bharatpur National Park India
The Bharatpur National Park or as many people prefer to call it Keoladeo Ghana National park lies between two of India's most historic cities, Agra and Jaipur. This national park of India is situated in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, about 190 km from the national capital of Delhi.
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Corbett National Park India
The Corbett National Park is a primal jungle as Rudyard Kipling put it. Despite extensive tourism, this national park of India has managed to retain its primeval ambience, where man must walk timorously, in awe and with a strong sense of his own insignificance.
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Dachigam National Park India
Dachigam National Park enjoys a proximity to the beautiful city of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. Its forests and picturesque landscape have always attracted tourists.
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Dudhwa National Park India
The Dudhwa National Park in the Lakhimpur-Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh is one of the finest examples of the exceedingly diverse and productive Terai eco-systems. The reserve has an area of 614 sq km.
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Kanha National Park India
Situated in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, the picturesque Kanha National Park was the inspiration behind Rudyard Kipling's unforgettable classic Jungle Book. The romance of the Kanha National Park has not reduced over time-it is still as beautiful.
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Kaziranga National Park India
Kaziranga National Park, situated in the northeastern state of Assam, is one of the most picturesque wildlife parks in India. The natural habitat of the one-horned rhino, Kaziranga lies on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra River, northeast of Assam's capital Guwahati.
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Manas National Park India
Manas National Park situated amidst the gentle slopes at the foothills of the Himalayas in India's northeastern state of Assam, is the only tiger reserve of its kind in the entire northeast.
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Nagarhole National Park India
Nagarhole National park derives its name from the combination of two Kannada words 'Nagar,' meaning snake, and 'hole,' meaning streams. True to its name, quite a few serpentine streams fork through the rich tropical forests of the national park.
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Periyar National Park India
Situated within the confines of the Western Ghats in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve is one of the most captivating wildlife parks in the world.
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Ranthambore National Park India
Ranthambore National Park is situated in India's northwestern state of Rajasthan, near the town of Sawai Madhopur, midway between Bharatpur and Kota townships.
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park India
The Sanjay Gandhi or Borivali National Park has the distinction of being the only National Park in Mumbai. Notified in 1974, it is set in hill ranges around the suburb of Borivali in Mumbai.
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Sariska National Park India
Sariska National Park (near Alwar) is situated in the state of Rajasthan in the backdrop of the Aravali Hills. This national park, which is quite near to Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, was declared a sanctuary in 1955.
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Sasangir National Park India
Sasangir National Park, which lies on the south-western fringes of the Saurashtra Peninsula (west-central India), is the last home of some 300 Asiatic lions.
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Silent Valley National Park India
Located in the Kundali Hills of the Western Ghats, the Silent Valley National Park holds a valuable reserve of rare plants and herbs. The park is rich in its wildlife, and elephants, lion-tailed macaques and tigers are the most common denizens of this national park.
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Simlipal National Park India
Simlipal national park originated primarily as a hunting ground for the royalty. It was formally designated a tiger reserve in 1956 under Project Tiger in May 1972. It was elevated to a national park status in 1979.
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Sultanpur National Park India
If one is an avid wildlife enthusiast and happens to be in Delhi, the Sultanpur National Park could be the ideal destination. The National Park, located at a distance of 45 km on the National Highway No 8, is a birdwatcher's paradise with a sizable population of resident and migratory birds.
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Sunderbans National Park India
Situated south of Calcutta, Sunderbans National Park is one of the most unique ecosystems in this part of the world and is dominated by mangrove forests. A UNESCO world heritage site, Sunderbans National Park is home to the largest number of wild tigers in the world.
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