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Tiger Tours – The most adventurous tour of your life!

It is the symbol of wilderness and is a National Heritage Species. Yes, the tiger is the spirit of the Indian Jungle. Efforts are being made to preserve these magnificent predators from extinction. For this many tiger reserves have come up in India. Tourists take up tiger tours to come to these tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries of India.

The famous tiger sanctuaries in India include:

Bandhavgarh National Park- located in Madhya Pradesh this national park is famous for white Tigers of Rewa which were discovered in Bandhavgarh. It is ranked among the best tiger reserves in Central India. The thick forest of Bandhavgarh National Park is visited by numerous tourists throughout the year. Wildlife lovers’ love to explore the wild animals of Bandhavgarh hidden behind the cliffs and wooded Vindhyan Mountains.

Corbett National Park- from the childhood adventure stories of Jim Corbett to a visit to the Corbett national park in U.P. - the thrill never ends. India's first and finest national park stretched in the foothills of the Himalayas, along the banks of the Ramganga River, is a well protected wild habitat of the tigers. Apart from tigers, you can find a wide range of leopards, elephants and other animals.

Kanha National Park- during your tour to Madhya Pradesh, you can not but visit the wild hideout that reminds you of the famous "Jungle Book". Here, you can even came across a Tiger roaming freely in the park. The sight of these ferocious beasts is awesome.
Besides spotting a tiger, you can even view 175 varieties of birds in Kanha. Other attractions at Kanha are the porcupines, Gray Langurs, Mongoose, Hyena, Jungle Cat, Leopard and a large variety of deer including the Barasingha, Chital, Chousingha, Nilgai, and Gaur or Indian Bison.

Ranthambore National Park- speaking of tigers, we can not miss out to mention the Ranthambore National Park near Sawai Madhopur in the state of Rajasthan. Following the motif of the tiger conservation in the India, this national park would surely give you a spectacular view of tigers roaming in the forest. The flora and fauna at this national park includes 300 trees, 272 birds, 50 aquatic plants, 12 reptiles and 30 mammals.

Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary- Sariska, once a hunting reserve, was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1958 and a tiger reserve in 1979. Other than tigers, the park is home to Hyena, Jackals, Sambar, Chitel, Leopards, Wild Dogs, Jungle Cats, Nilgai, Chausingha, Wild Boar and Langur. A wide array of birds available in this national park include Bush Quail, Sand Grouse, Tree Pie, Peafowl, Grey Partridge, Great Indian Horned Owl Golden backed Wood Pecker and Crested Serpent Eagle.

Other such well known national parks famous for tigers include:

Nandankanan Zoo, Orissa
Sundarbans National Park
Dudhwa National Park, U.P.
Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam
Bandipur & Nagarhole National Parks, Karnataka

A visit to any one of these tiger reserves would fetch you the memory of your lifetime!

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