Explore National Parks in India
India is home to some of the most spectacular national parks in the world, known for their rich biodiversity, breathtaking landscapes, and incredible wildlife. These protected forests offer unforgettable experiences for nature lovers, wildlife photographers, bird watchers, and adventure travellers. Visitors can spot majestic Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions, elephants, one-horned rhinoceroses, leopards, deer, crocodiles, and hundreds of bird species in their natural habitats. Famous national parks such as Jim Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambore, Kanha, Bandhavgarh, and Periyar attract millions of visitors every year, making India one of the top wildlife tourism destinations in the world.
Browse national parks by state and district to discover detailed travel information, including entry fees, safari timings, opening hours, best time to visit, major wildlife species, time required to explore, nearby attractions, and essential travel tips. FunYatra regularly updates its travel guides to help travellers plan safe, enjoyable, and memorable wildlife adventures across Indias most popular national parks.
Sundarbans
📍 Gosaba • South 24 Parganas • West Bengal
The Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest and one of India's most remarkable natural treasures. Located in the delta formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers, it is famous for its unique ecosystem and the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger. The region is home to diverse wildlife including crocodiles, spotted deer, dolphins, and hundreds of bird species. Its network of rivers, creeks, and islands creates a breathtaking landscape that attracts nature lovers, wildlife enthusiasts, and adventure seekers from around the world.
Dudhwa National Park
📍 Palia Kalan • Lakhimpur Kheri • Uttar Pradesh
Dudhwa National Park is one of India's finest wildlife destinations, located in the Terai region along the Indo-Nepal border. Established in 1977, it is renowned for its rich biodiversity, dense sal forests, vast grasslands, and wetlands. The park is home to Bengal tigers, one-horned rhinoceroses, elephants, swamp deer (barasingha), and over 450 bird species. As part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, it offers nature lovers an authentic wilderness experience and excellent opportunities for wildlife photography and birdwatching.
Silent Valley National Park
📍 Mannarkkad • Palakkad • Kerala
Located in the lush Western Ghats of Kerala, Silent Valley National Park is one of India’s most untouched tropical evergreen forests. Spread across the Nilgiri Hills, the park is famous for its rich biodiversity, rare wildlife, mist-covered valleys, and dense rainforest ecosystem. The park gets its name from the unusual absence of cicadas, making the forest remarkably quiet and peaceful.
Kaziranga national park
📍 Bokakhat (nearest town) • Golaghat, Nagaon & Karbi Anglong • Assam
Kaziranga National Park is one of India's most famous wildlife sanctuaries and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the state of Assam. Spread across the floodplains of the mighty Brahmaputra River, the park is renowned for hosting the world's largest population of the endangered Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Rich grasslands, wetlands, forests, and diverse wildlife make Kaziranga a paradise for nature lovers, photographers, and wildlife enthusiasts.
Bandipur National Park
📍 Gundlupete • Chamarajanagar • Karnataka
Bandipur National Park is one of India's most famous wildlife reserves, located in the southern state of Karnataka. Established as a national park in 1974 under Project Tiger, it forms an important part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve along with Nagarhole, Mudumalai, and Wayanad wildlife sanctuaries. The park is renowned for its rich biodiversity, dense forests, grasslands, and diverse wildlife, including tigers, elephants, leopards, deer, wild dogs, and over 200 species of birds.
Valley of Flowers National Park
📍 Joshimath • Chamoli • Uttarakhand
The Valley of Flowers National Park is one of India's most beautiful high-altitude national parks, located in the Himalayas of Uttarakhand. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and forms part of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. The valley is famous for its vast meadows covered with hundreds of species of colorful alpine flowers, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, waterfalls, and glaciers. The park covers about 87 square kilometers and is generally open from June to October.
Tadoba National Park
📍 • Chandrapur • Maharashtra
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve is the largest and oldest tiger reserve in Maharashtra. Located in the Chandrapur district, it covers dense forests, grasslands, lakes, and rivers, providing an ideal habitat for tigers and a wide variety of wildlife. The reserve is named after "Tadoba," a local tribal deity, and the Andhari River that flows through the forest. Known for its high tiger sighting rate, Tadoba attracts wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, nature lovers, and adventure seekers from across India and abroad.