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Sanctuary Access Accommodation Season Open Animals/Birds Bandhavgarth National Park Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) 210 km from Khajuraho and 175km from Jabalpur Bandhavgarh  Jungle Camp, White Tiger Jungle Lodge, Forest Rest House,  Maharaja’s Hunting Lodge October to June (Best time  February to June) Oct. to June Mammals: Tiger, gaur, chinkara, nilgai, chausingha, wild boar,  jackal, fox, muntjac sambar,  cheetal, Birds: Steppe eagle, blue-bearded bee-eater, white-bellied drongo,  Tickell’s blue flycatcher,white -browed fantail, minivet, woodshrike, green pigeon, Malabar hornbill, paradise  flycatcher. Bandipur (Karnataka) 219 km from Bangalore 80 km from Mysore Mysore Guest  House, Bombay Tourist Lodge, Bamboo Bank Farm House, Forest Lodge Best time March to July and September to October July to April Mammals: Elephant, gaur, sambar, cheetal, barking deer, mouse deer, four horned antelope, wild pig, black-naped hare, pangolin, Indian porcupine, giant squirrel, flying squirrel, slender loris, sloth bear, tiger, leopard, wild dog, striped hyena, jungle cat, leopard cat, rusy spotted cat, small Indian civer, otter. Birds: Cormorants, teals, ducks, waders, herons, ospreys, grey-headed fishing eagles, crested hawk eagles, honey buzzard, shahin falcon, hobby, king vulture, grey jungle fowl, red spurfowl, Malabar trogan, Malabar pied hornbill, fairy blue bird, Indian pitta, scarlet minivet, paradise flycatcher, Malabar whistling thrush, Imperial pigeon. Balukhand (Orissa) 10 km from Puri 40 km from Bhubaneswar Forest Rest House October to May Oct. to May Oliver ridley, green sea turtles, black buck Bannerghatta National Park (Karnataka) 28 km from Bangalore Forest Rest House September to June All Year Leopard, cheetal, wild bear, sloth bear Catigoa Sanctuary (Goa) 78 km from Dabolim Rest House     Sloth bear, sambar, leopard, pangolin, cheetal Chilka Sanctuary (Orissa) 100 km from Bhubaneswar Tourist Lodges December to March Dec. to March Mammals: Fishing cat, blackbuck, cheetal. Bird: Flamingo,ducks, bar-headed goose, sandpiper, plover,ruddy shel-duck, gulls, terns, white-bellied sea eagle. Corbett National Park (Uttar Pradesh) 245 km from Delhi Annexe, Forest Rest House, Tourist Hutment (Dhikala) quality Inn, Tiger Tops, Claridges Resort. November to May (Best time December to May) Nov. to June Mammals: Tiger, elephant, leopard, leopard cat, barking deer, cheetal, hog deer, yellow-throated marten, sloth bear, civet cat, rhesus macaque.  Birds: King vulture, pallas fishing eagle, shag,erested serpent eagle, shikra, osprey, red junglefowl, kalij pheasant, black partridge,curlew, brown fish owl, great pied hornbill, little green bee-eater, golden-backed woodpecker, scarlet minivet, black headed oriole, cormorant, darter, black necked stork, white breasted kingfisher, large pied wagtail.  Reptiles: Indian python, viper, cobra, krait, king cobra, turtle, tortoise, gharial, mugger. Dachigam National Park, Srinagar (Kashmir) 22 km from Srinagar Good hotels and houseboats in Srinagar April to October (Best time May to September) Year round Mammals: Kashmir stag, Himalayan black bear, brown bear, leopard, snow leopard, Himalayan grey langur, hill fox, yellow throated marten, wild boar, otter, jungle cat, Himalayan weasel, long tailed marmot, serow.  Birds: Cinnamon sparrow, black and yellow grosbeak, black bulbul, monal pheasant, Himalayan griffon, lammergeier, long-tailed blue magpie, golden oriele, minivets, pigmy owlet, Himalayan pied woodpecker, Himalayan ruby throat, streaked laughing thrush, koklas pheasant. Desert National Park, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) 298 km from Jodhpur 30 km from Jaisalmer Tourist Bungalow at Jaisalmer Throughout the year (Best time September to March) Year round Mammals: Blackbuck, chinkara, wolf, desert fox, hare, desert cat. Birds: Tawny eagle, short-toed eagle, spotted eagle,kestrel, laggar falcon, sandgrouse, grey partridge, bush quail, common quail, bee-eaters, Indian roller, shrikes, orioles, white-throated munia, houbara, desert courser, great Indian bustard. Dandeli (Karnataka) 82 km from Belgaum Rest House December to May Dec. to May Elephant, tiger, sambar, cheetal and wolf Dhangadhra Sanctuary (Gujarat) 140 km from Rajkot 209 km from Ahmedabad Desert Coursers Camp January to June Jan. to June Wild ass, chikara, wolf, desert catand bird life. Dudhwa National Park, Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) 430 km from Delhi and 245 km from Lucknow Tourist Bungalow, Tiger Havan Lodge November to June (Best time December to June) Nov. to June Mammals: Tiger, leopard, rhinoceros, sloth bear, ratel, civet, jackals, fishing cat, jungle cat, sambar, cheetal, hog deer, wild pig, blue bull. Birds: Great Indian horned owl, forest eagle, owl, sarus crane, black-necked stork, painted storks, hawks, eagles, Bengal florican, swamp partridge, woodpeckers, orioles, pittas, kingfishers, minivets,hornbills, waterflow. Eravikulam National Park (Kerala) 143 km from Cochin Rest House November to April Nov. to April Nilgiri wild goat, elephant, tiger, leopard, langur and giant squirrel Hemis National Park (Ladakh) 30 km from Leh Only Camping May to June May to June Bharal, ibex, snow leopard and marmot Gajner Wild Life Reserve, Dist. Bikaner (Rajasthan) 32 km from Bikaner 243 km from Jodhpur Maharaja’s Palace Throughout the year (Best time November to February) Year round Black buck, wild boar, desert cat, fox, imperial sandgrouse(in thousands) and other desert birds. Gir Forest (Gujarat) From Bombay via Ahmedabad or Keshod Forest Bungalow at Sasangir January to June Oct. to June Mammals: Asiatic lion, loepard, common langur, nilgai, chinkara, chausingha, sambar, cheetal, small civet, hyena, jackal, fox, ratel, porcupine, desert hare, wildboar, pangolin. Birds: Cattle egret paddybird, black ibis,crested serpent eagle, crested hawk eagle, grey partridge, wood sandpiper, little green bee-eater, yellow headed wagtail, black headed cuckoo shrike, small minivet, redbreasted flycatcher, magpie, robin, pied bush chat. Indravati National Park (Madhya Pradesh) 480 km from Rajpur None January to April Jan. to April Wild buffalow, swamp deer, species of deer, sloth bear, wild bear, leopard, wolf, hyena, jackal. Jaldapara Sanctuary Dist. New Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) 153 km from Bagdogra Hollong and Madari hut Tourist Lodges October to May/June (Best time March to May) Oct. to May Gaur, tiger, leopard, rhino, elephant, spotted deer, hog deer, porcupine, etc. Kaziranga (Assam) 216 km from Guwahati 97 km from Jorhat Tourist Lodge. November to April (Best time November to March) Nov. to April Mammals: Indian one-horned rhinoceros,tiger, wild buffalo, elephant, barasingha, hog deer, wild boar, leopard, leopart cat. Bird: Crested serpent eagle, Pallas fishing eagle, grey-headed fishing eagle, swamp partridge, red jungle fowl, Bengal florican, barheaded goose, whistling teal, pelicans, egret, heron, black-necked stork, open-billed stork. Kanha (Madhya Pradesh) 280 km from Nagpur Kipling Camp, Safari Lodge, wild chalet, Forest Rest House October to June (Best time February to June) Oct. to June Mammals: Tiger, leopard, gaur, dhole, cheetal, sloth bear, blackbuck, sambar, barking deer,mouse deer, hyena, jackal, wild boar, barasingha, porcupine. Birds: Peafowl, Indian roller, green bee-eater, grey hornbill, tree pie, munia, blackheaded oriole, golden oriole, paradise flycatcher, Malabar hornbill, Indian pitta, Indian stone curlew, green pigeon, black ibis, white necked stork, serpent eagle, crested honey buzzard, shikra, laggar, shahin falcon, barn owl, brown fish owl. Karera Sanctuary (Madhya Pradesh) 55 km from Jhansi  150 km from Gwalior Rest House April to June Year round Great Indian bustard, flamingo, wolf, fox, black buck, chinkara Keoladeo Ghana (Bharatpur) (Rajasthan) 177 km from Delhi 48 km from Agra Sarus Tourist Bunglow, ITDC Forest Lodge, Shanti kutir, Golbag Palace Hotel November to February. (Best time August to October when Indian water birds are nesting). Year round Mammals: Wild boar, sambar, cheetal, nilgai, blackbuck, mongoose, otters, jungle cat, leopard cat, fishing cat, palm civets, jackals, hyenas, fox, porcupine, hare. Birds: Siberian crane, great and little cormorant, shag, darter, egrets, herons, painted stork, open billed stork, blacknecked stork, adjutant stork, spoonbill, ibis, sarus crane, dalmatian pelican, spotbilled pelican,white pelican, barhead gose, greylag goose, comb duck, spotbill, common teal, pintail, common shelduck, mallard, gadwel, pigeon, shoveller, demoiselle crane, common crane, coot, pheasanttailed jacana, painted snipe, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, green pigeon, collared scops owl, paradise fly catcher, marsh harrier, crested honey- buzzard, laggar falcon shahin falcon, pallas fishing eagle, tawny eagle.  Reptiles: Rock python, monitor lizard. Kumbalgarh Sanctuary (Rajasthan) 120 km from Udaipur Tourist Bungalow, Royal Castle September to November Sept. to Nov. Wolf, leopard, sloth bear, chinkara, ratel & flying squirrel Manas Tiger Reserve 176 km from Guwahati Tourist Lodge, Forest Rest House at Mothanguri 22 kms from the entrance November to June (Best time November to March) Oct. to June Mammals: Tiger, hispid hare, pygmy hog, golden langur,wild buffalo, capped langurs, Assamese macaque, slow lorris, hoolock gibbon, rhino, elephant, gaur, hog deer, clouded leopard, sloth bear, cheetal, barking deer, hog deer, sambar, swamp deer.  Birds: Scarlet minivet, bee-eater, magpie, robin, giant hornbill, kaleej pheasant, red jungle fowl, mergansers, brahminy ducks, egrets, pelicans, herons, eagles, falcons, harriers. Marine National Park (Gujarat) 7 km from Jamnagar Guest House November to January Nov. to Jan. Green sea turtle, leather backed turtle, olive ridley turtle Madhav National Park (Madhya Pradesh) 116 km from Gwalior  100 km from Jhansi Motel October to April Oct. to April Various species of deer plus a few tigers and leopard Melghat Tiger Reserve 260 km from Nagpur Forest Rest House January to June Jan. to June Tiger, leopard, wild dog, deer species a wild bear Mount Abu Sanctuary (Rajasthan) 8 km from Mt. Abu RTDC Tourist Bungalow March to June March to June Leopard, chinkara, sloth bear, samber, wild bear and grey jungle fowl Molem National Park (Goa) 80 km from Dabolim Rest House, Tourist Cottage October to March Oct. to March Leopard, sloth beer, cheetal and abundant bird life. Mudumalai (Tamilnadu) 97 km from Mysore  64 km from Ootacamund Forest Rest House, Bamboo Bank Farm House, Jungle Hut. September to October Year round Mammals: Tiger, leopard, wild dog, gaur, elephant, cheetal, sambar, barking deer, mouse deer, wild boar, bonnet macaque, common langur, giant squirrel, flying squirrel  Birds: Malabar trogan, Malabar grey hornbill, Malabar great black woodpecker, crested hawk eagle, crested serpent eagle, common scops owl, tiny eared owl, barbets, mynas, parakeets, cuckoos. Nagarhole National Park, Mysore (Karnataka) 200 km from Bangalore  67 km from Mysore Forest Rest House October to June (Best time October to April) Year round Mammals: Elephant, gaur, sambar, cheetal, barking deer, mouse deer, four horned antelope, wild pig, black-naped hare, pangolin, Indian porcupine, giant squirrel, flying squirrel, slender loris, sloth bear, tiger, leopard, wild dog, striped hyena, jungle cat, leopard cat, rusty spotted cat, small Indian civet, otter. Birds: cormorants, teals, ducks, waders, herons, ospreys, grey-headed fishing eagles, crested hawk eagle, serpent eagle, honey buzzard, shahin falcon, hobby, king vulture, grey jungle fowl, red spurfowl, grey partridge Malabar trogan, Malabar pied hornbill, fairyblue bird, Indian pitta, scarlet minivet, paradise flycatcher, Malabar whistling thrush, Imperial pigeon Nandan Kanan Sanctuary (Orissa) 24 km from Bhubaneswar Tourist Lodge November to February Nov. to February Modern Zoological Park, giving a good introduction to Indian fauna. Nagarjuna Sagar (Andhra Pradesh) 150 km from Hyderabad Guest House October to January Oct. to June Mammals: Tiger, leopard, jungle cat, striped hyena, sloth bear, palm civet, smooth Indian otter, nilgai, chinkara, chausingha, sambar, cheetal, barking deer, wild boar, Indian pangolin, langur, bonnet macaque. Nongk Hyllem (Meghalaya) 65 km from Guwahati Forest Bungalow October to May Oct. to May Binturong, clouded leopard, golden cat, leopard Palamau (Bihar) 150 km from Ranchi Forest Bungalow, Dak Bungalow (Betla), Camp (tented) October to May (Best time January to March) Oct. to May Mammals: Tiger, leopard, wolf, wild dog, jungle cat, jackal, hyena, elephant,cheetal, Sambar, rhesus monkey, common langur, hare, Indian porcupine, gaur, nilgai, barking deer, wild boar. Bird: Peafowl, red jungle fowl, partridge. Parambikulam (Kerala) 100 km from Coimbatore Rest House February to April Feb. to April Crocodile, gaur, samber, cheetal, lion tailed macaque, few tigers and leopards Periyar (Kerala) 208 km from Cochin 160 km from Madurai and 258 km from Trivandrum. Aranya Nivas, Lake Palace, Periyar House September to May Year round Mammals: Tiger, elephant, sambar, barking deer, mouse deer, nilgiri tahr, porcupine, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, bonnet macaque, Malabar squirrel, sloth bear. Birds: Darter, cormorant,osprey, kingfisher, great hornbill, grey hornbill, oriole, hill myna, racket-tailed drongo. Reptiles: Monitor lizard, python, king cobra,flying- lizard, flying snake. Rajaji National Park (Uttar Pradesh) 237 kms from Delhi Forest Lodge November to April Nov. to April Tiger, elephant, leopard, samber, hog deer, axis deer, pig, antelope and others. Ranthambhor (Rajasthan) 380 km from Delhi 330 Km from Agra 156 km from Jaipur Forest Rest House, Castle Jhoomer Bawri (RTDC) Sawai Madhopur Lodge, Tiger Moon October to April Oct. to June Mammals: Tiger, panther, hyena, jackal, jungle cat, caracal, sloth bear, sambar, cheetal, nilgai, wild boar, chinkara, Indian hare, mongoose.  Birds: Bonelli’s eagle, crested serpent eagle, great Indian horned owl, grey partridge painted partridge, sandgrouse, quail, spurfowl, common peafowl, tree pie, paradise flycatcher, pheasant tailed jacana, painted stork, black stork, spoonbill, green pigeon, ducks. Sariska (Rajasthan) 239 km from Delhi  111 km from Jaipur 35 km from Alwar Tourist Bungalow, Sariska Palace, Forest Rest House Possible throghout the year (Best time February to June) Year round Mammals: Tiger, leopard, caracal, sloth bear, rhesus macaque, common langur, nilgai, chinkara, chausingha, sambar, cheetal, mongoose, hyena, jackal, fox, desert hare, porcupine, wild boar. Birds: Red jungle fowl, peafowl, partridge, common quail, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, green pigeon, little green bee eater, robin, weaver bird, tree pie, black drongo, common babbler, jungle babbler. Sasangir Sanctuary (Gujarat) 54 km from Junagarh via Keshod (nearest airport) The Gir Lodge, Lion Safari Lodge November to June Nov. to June Asiatic Lion, bear, antelope, hyena, fox, the nilgai or black buck, chinkara, chousingha and other species of the deer family Sanjay National Park (Madhya Pradesh) 270 km from Khajuraho 240 km from Varanasi Forest Rest House February to May Feb. to May Tiger, leopard, cheetal, sambar, nilgai, wild bear & extensive birdlife. Simlipal National Park (Orissa) 270 km from Bhubaneswar Forest Rest House February to June Feb. to June Mammals: Tiger, leopard, wild dog, sambar, barking deer, gaur, wild pig, cheetal chausingha, mouse deer, giant squirrel, pangolin, langur, rhesus macaque. Birds: Pied hornbill, peafowl, greater hill myna, red jungle fowl. Sultanpur Lake (Haryana) 48 km from Delhi Tourist Lodge November to February Nov. to Feb. Birds: Demoiselle crane, grey-headed goose, ruddy shelduck, pochard, gadwel, teal, mallard, white pelican, rosy pelican, cormorant, herons, white ibis, painted stork, spoonbill. Sunderban Tiger Reserve (West Bengal) 166 km from Calcutta Forest Lodge December to February Dec. to Feb. Mammals: Royal Bengal tiger, leopard, leopard cat, fishing cat, Assamese macaque, cheetal, wild bear, clawless otter. Vedathangal Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) 85 km from Chennai (Madras) Forest Rest House November to February Year round Famous for migratory birds