WILDLIFE

Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (West Bengal) Tropical forest and grassland; rhino, elephant, rich bird life.

Airport: Bagdogra 155km, Railhead: Madari Hat l 1 km. Season: March - May. Accommodation: Rest House at Jaldapara.

Similipal Tiger Reserve (Orissa) Immense Sal forest; tiger, elephant, leopard, sambar, cheetal, muntjac and chevrotain. Airport: Bhubaneshwar 310km. Railhead: Baripada 50km. Season: November- June. Accommodation: Several Tourist Rest Houses in the vicinity.

SOUTHERN INDIA

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) Large artifical lake; elephant, gaur, wild dog, black langur, otters, tortoises, rich bird life including hornbill and fishing owl. Viewing by boat. Airports: Madurai 160km, Cochin 208km, Trivandrum 258km. Railheads: Madurai, Kottayam 110kms, Bodinayakanur 67kms. Accommodation: Choice of several nearby hotels.


Vedanthangal Water Birds Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) One of the most spectacular breeding grounds in India. Cormorants, herons, storks, pelicans, grebes and many others. Airport: Madras 85km. Railhead: Chingleput 28km. Season: October-March. Accommodation: Forest Resthouse.


Point Calimere Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) Particularly noted for its flamingos, also for herons, teals, curlews and plovers and black buck and wild pig. Airport: Tiruchchirapalli 200km. Railhead: Point Calimere 0.5km. Season: November-January. Accommodation: Forest Resthouse.


Pulicat Bird Sanctuary (Andhra Pradesh) Flamingos, grey pelicans, herons, terns. Airport A Railhead: Madras 60km. Accommodation: Available at Nellore.


Dandeli National Park (Karnataka) Park with bison, panther, tiger and sambar. Easily accessible from Goa. Airport: Belgaum 142km. Railhead: Alnaver 20km. Accommodation: Resthouse at Kulgi Forest and Mandurli, and River View Bungalow at Dandeli.

Jawahar National Park (This includes Bandipur and Nagarhole National Parks (Karnataka), and the Wildlife Sanctuaries of Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu) and Wayanad (Kerala).Extensive mixed forest; largest elephant population in India, leopard, gaur, sambar, muntjac, giant squirrel. Birds include racquet-tailed drongo, trogon & barbet.


Bandipur (Karnataka) Airport: Bangalore 190km. Railhead: Mysore 65km. Approachable from Coimbatore and Ootacamund. Accommodation: Within the Park.

Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu) Location: Airport: Coimbatore 16km. Railhead: Ootacamund 68km.


Nagarhole (Karnataka) Airport: Bangalore, Railhead: Mysore. Accommodation: 2 Traveller’s Bungalows. Wayanad (Kerala) Airport: Cochin 300km. Railhead: Calicut 1 km. Accommodation: Forest Rest House.

WESTERN INDIA

Krishnagiri Upavan National Park (Maharashtra) Formerly known as Borvili, this park protects an important scenic area close to Bombay.


Kanheri Caves and Vihar, Tulsi and Powari Lakes; water birds, smaller types of wildlife. Outdoor movie, nearby Lion Safari Park. Airport: Bombay 20km. Railhead: Borvili 3km. Season: October-June. Accommodation: Tourist Cabins.


Tadoba National Park (Maharashtra) Teak forest and lake; tiger, leopard, nilgai, gaur. Viewing by night. Airport: Nagpur 208km. Railhead: Chandrapur 45km. Season: March-May. Accommodation: Within the Park.


Sasan Gir National Park (Gujarat) Forested plains and lake; only home of Asiatic Lion, sambar, chowsingha, nilgai, leopard, chinkara and wild boar Airport Rajkot 153km. Railhead: Sasan Gir 0, 5km. Season: January-May. Accommodation: Within the Park.

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary (Gujarat) Lake; migratory water birds; indigenous birds include flamingos. Airport: Ahmedabad 64kms. Railhead: Viramgam 40km. Season: November-February. Accommodation: Available near the lake.


Little Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary (Gujarat) Desert; herds of khur (Indian wild ass), wolf, caracal. Airport: Ahmedabad 195km. Railhead: Dhrangadhra 25km. Season: October-June. Accommodation within the Sanctuary/Dhrangadhra. Arrange access at Bhuj.


Velvadar National Park (Gujarat) New Delta grasslands, large concentration of blackbuck. Airport A Railhead: Bhavnagar 65km. Season: October- June. Accommodation: Within the Park.

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