10 National Parks of India you Cannot Miss to Visit
10 National Parks of India you cannot miss to visit
India has a very high biodiversity in flora and fauna. India is infact the only country to host three bio-hotspots. After Independence, Many forests were made into National parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Crores of budget is sanctioned every year to maintain these national parks of India that hosts various wildlife and natural beauties.
So, here is a list of 10 such National Parks of India that you just can’t miss to visit!
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Ranthambore National Park
Ranthambore National Park is one of the largest national parks of India, covering an area of 392 km². It is situated in the Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. It was a wildlife sanctuary and was made a national Park in 1980. It is famous for its Tigers but also has many other wildlife like leopard, nilgai, wild boar, sambar, hyena, sloth bear, southern plains gray langur, rhesus macaque and chital. It also showcase a variety of plants and trees. It is one of the Project Tiger reserves in 1973. It is best known for its Rajasthani Tigers. So, you learn some Rajasthani if you plan to interact with them!
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Nagarhole National Park
It is named after the river that flows through its heart. The Nagarhole National Park is spread across 643.39 sq km across two districts of Karnataka, Mysore and Kodagu. The western Ghats of Nilgiri and all of the Nagarhole National Park is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site. It is a famous reserve for protecting Wildlife such as Tigers and Elephants. You can get to see their clash with Smooth-coated otters, crocodiles, Chittal cheering on the sidelines!
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Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses is a World Heritage Site. Kaziranga is home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world, and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. According to census of 2015, there are 2041 Rhino in the park. No, you won’t see any Tiger vs Rhino here because Rhino’s skin is so thick that it is almost impossible to penetrate. Tigers don’t even dare to go near them but you can see many water buffaloes, elephants and other animals and get to enjoy the grasslands and sights of Brahmaputra river.
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Keoladeo Ghana National Park
This is one of the most diverse national park in India situated in Ghana, Rajasthan and is famous avifauna sanctuary that plays host to thousands of birds especially during the winter season. Over 230 species of birds are known to make the National Park their home. It is also declared as a World Heritage Site. Along with Birds, it also hosts Neel gai, Sambar and Python! Yes, Ghana is also famous for Pythons, so do make sure that you stay away from trees there.
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Periyar National Park
Periyar National Park situated in Kerala is most noted for its Elephants and Tigers. It is located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the southern Western Ghats along the border with Tamil Nadu and hosts a majority of wildlife and plant life as well. It is also a Tiger reserve but along with 53 Tigers, the main attraction is King Cobra. King Cobra is one of the most deadliest snake of the world. Caution: you may get a Naagin behind you!
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Gir National Park
The Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat. It was established in 1965, with a total area of 1,412 km and is most famous for hosting Lion of India. (We are not talking of Modi ji). It hosts the endangered specie of the Asiatic lions. Along with it, Gir park is also home of diverse diverse flora and fauna. The population of lions is said to be 523. This is one of the major tourist attraction since Lions are nowhere in India except Gujrat. (Again, not talking about Modi ji!)
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Valley of Flowers
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, located in West Himalaya, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer, brown bear, red fox, and blue sheep. It hosts some amazing scenery of flowers that you may not get to see anywhere in the world! Check for yourself.
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Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh and has a total area of 105 km2. Bandhavgarh has the highest density of Royal Bengal Tigers known in the world. This park came into limelight when National Geographic made a documentary on a female tiger named Sita which is considered most photographed Tiger in the world. Maharaja Martand Singh of Rewa captured the first white tiger in this region in 1951. Along with tigers there are many other wildlife like leopards etc. You may get to find Sita’s descendants as well.
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Jim Corbett National Park
Jim Corbett National Park is located in Uttarakhand after the British naturalist and hunter, Jim Corbett. It hosts the Bengal Tigers and was the first reserve to come under Project Tiger initiative. This is a great tourist site and annual footfall is estimated to be more than a million. It covers 520.8 km2 area of hills, riverine belts, marshy depressions, grasslands and a large lake. It has amazing beauty but be prepare to be pounced upon by Tigers while taking photographs!
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Sunderbans
The Sundarban National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal. It is part of the Sundarban on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Royal Bengal tiger. The Royal Bengla Tigers can be upto 3 meters long! It is also home to a variety of bird, reptile and invertebrate species, including the salt-water crocodile.
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