Wildlife Safari in India

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With a number of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, India offers an excellent opportunity for wildlife tours in India. India is home to many wildlife animals; Asiatic lion and tiger are two prime attractions of the Indian jungles. These two animals are perhaps what attract most wildlife lovers to India. But that is not only attraction that India offers on its wildlife tours. The wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in India are teeming with a wide variety of flora and fauna. There are numerous places in India that are favorite among birdwatchers.

Adventure Tours of India promises to take you on an exciting wildlife safari to various wildlife sanctuaries and national parks located across India. Wildlife in India offers a unique experience to wildlife enthusiasts touring the various wildlife sanctuaries in India.

Spending your vacations, away from the concrete jungles in the lap of nature amid a variety of flora and fauna is an exciting experience. Wildlife safaris are a wonderful way of enjoying your date with wildlife animals. On your wildlife tours to India, you not only get an opportunity to watch animals but also to photograph them from closed quarters. A safari on the elephant back is what excites many, while others love to perch on an open jeep and shoot the animals...but with a camera.

India is an exciting destination for wildlife enthusiasts. The sheer number of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks make India a popular place to enjoy wildlife safaris. Some of the popular wildlife sanctuaries in India include Jim Corbett National Park (Uttaranchal), Ranthambore National Park (Rajasthan), Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Rajasthan), Sariska Tiger Reserve (Rajasthan), Gir National Park (Gujarat), Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala), Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh) and Kaziranga National Park (Assam).

Named after British hunter Jim Corbett, the Corbett National Park is one of the most popular wildlife parks in India. The park is located in Uttaranchal. Corbett National Park is an excellent destination for wildlife safari. There are a number of hotels and lodges in the vicinity of the park that make it comfortable experience to enjoy the wildlife. Corbett National Park is home to tiger, elephant, leopard, deer, chital, and various other animals. One can also watch different species of various birds in the park.

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is a delight for bird watchers. The sanctuary is home to some 350 species of birds and is a fine haunt of bird lovers and ornithologists. Ranthambore National Park is another fine destination for wildlife safaris. Apart from tigers, Ranthambore is home to a number of other animals as well. If elephant is what you love to watch, there is no better place than the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.

Wildlife Safari Equipment

Don't forger to take along with you, binoculars on your wildlife safari tour, and that will really gives you a pleasure of sighting the animals from a distance. It is better if every one on the safari tour takes along his or her own binoculars. Also take along a compact, digital, transportable camera- quite easy to operate and comfortable. Binoculars and cameras with a good telephoto lens will reduce the enticement of leaving the vehicle to have a closer look of the wildlife.

Professional Wildlife Safari Tour

Leave all your botheration to your tour agent, let the tour guides do the labor of tracing out where the best place is to stay, and which safaris are the best to undertake. Safari tour operators are smart and highly skilled professionals. By taking up wildlife safari tours with them you will be placed in the right hands, in the care of proficient people, who know the region and the game reserves. You will receive ample advice from them on what to take with on a safari and what not to do.

Tracing out Animals on Wildlife Safari

Patience is the first perquisite while taking up a safari trip. Do not expect a major wildlife adventure on the first trip. If you discover the animals, just jot it down about its whereabouts, that where did you saw them and what they were indulging in. This might be quite beneficial on your other safari tours. Your calmness will eventually be honored.

Safari Animals

No wildlife safari is complete without sighting a pride of lions luxuriating in the hot Indian sun. Don't ever try to get closer to this elusive beasts by getting out of your vehicle for snapping close-up pictures, it could be dangerous. The same rules follow for other wild animal you encounter on your wildlife safari, treat them with due respect that they deserve.

Sighting of Bird Population

Birds and smaller animals can ideally be sighted from a 'flight distance' what naturalists call it to be - the minimum distance to approach them, before they run or fly away. Try to determine the flight distance for each of the wildlife species on your wildlife safari tour to enjoy more of snapping.