By Shikha Gautam
India's most loved national parks for summers
Get wild this summer! Pack your bags, take the fam for some time out in the wild national parks of India.
With some luck, you can spot the tigers here perched on Ranthambore Fort’s ramparts, a sheer sight! It has been home to some of India’s most famous tigers, including the legendary Machli.
Photo by Kartik Iyer
Uttarakhand’s Jim Corbett is also India’s first national park and has the highest number of tigers in the country. The Himalayan foothills make for a great backdrop too. Also, a birdwatchers’ delight.
Photo by Aashish Pareek
Kabini connects Nagarhole and Bandipur National Park, both famed for their biodiversity. Its lush greenery will woo you back, visit after visit.
Photo by Syed Ali
Dense jungles, tree canopy that stretches for miles around, Kanha is for those in love with forests. The big cats and other animals here are an added treat.
Photo by Srivenkata Subramanian
It is home to the world’s largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceros. It is also loved for elephant sightings, a surreal experience in the wild.
Photo by SAURAV MALI
Other than Africa, Gir is the only place in the world where lions can be seen in their natural habitat. Sightings here are easy owing to the teeming lion population here.
Photo by Lenstravelier
This reserve and national park is another of Madhya Pradesh’s attractions like Kanha. It is popular for leopards, sloth bears, crocodiles, and its massive population of tigers.
Photo by Vatsal Parekh
Lush, tropical forests that are home to the rare lion-tailed macaques, Indian bison, leopards and more. More than 200 varieties of birds too!
Photo by Harsh Suthar
Another UNESCO site, GHNP is spread over four Himalayan valleys. Snow leopards, blue sheep, musk deer, Himalayan brown bears and stunning meadows and sceneries await here.
Photo by shruti dadwal