Top Wildlife National Parks of India

Once home to some of the world’s densest forests, India’s vast green cover still constitutes close to 20% of the country’s total area (about 64 million hectares). These forested hinterlands are home to over 89 National Parks, scores of bio-reserves and over 400 sanctuaries. The parks provide a desperately needed refuge to a host of animals spanning the entire spectrum of the food chain right from big cats like lions, tigers and leopards, reptiles like rhinos, pythons and crocodiles, to innumerable deer species, and the emblematic Asian elephant. While some parks like the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, and the Rhino preserve of Kaziranga in Assam are world-famous, there are an infinite number of smaller wildlife havens which should be on every enthusiast’s travel itinerary. In this Guide we've marked out the major National Parks in India on a map with icons denoting which animal each is well known for. Clicking on the icons will take you to a page with more details on that Park. Zoom in to get a more accurate representation of Park locations with different regions.