Wildlife Viewing in India and Nepal

C Shivang Mehta

The Indian subcontinent is one of the great destinations of the world for safari-goers. Most famous for the tiger, it also hosts the ‘big five’ – lions, rhinos, elephants, leopard and buffalo – as well as four bear species, wolves, an ape species, wild dog, a prolific range of bird species and even squirrels and snakes that can fly.

View the nature guide in our FREE Good Wildlife Travel Guide for ideas on parks to visit and wildlife to see in India and Nepal. Here are some of the characters you might meet on your travels.

INDIA & NEPAL’S ‘BIG EIGHT

c Vivek Sharma

Tigers

c Aditya Singh

Asian elephant

c Bharat Goel

Asiatic lion

c Bharat Goel

Indian one-horned rhinoceros

c Mihir Mahajan

Asiatic wild buffalo

c Atul Dhamankar

Leopard

c Aditya Singh

Sloth bear

c Aditya Dhanwatay

Gaur

OTHER ANIMALS FEATURED IN THE GUIDE

Common langur

c Bharat Goel

Hoolock gibbon

c Sachin Rai

Wild dog

c Aditya Singh

Jackal

c Dharmendra Khandal

Caracal

c Atul Dhamankar

Spotted deer

c Soumyajit Singh

Sambar deer

c Atul Dhamankar

Wild pig

c Bharat Goel

Marsh crocodile

c Sachin Rai

Porcupine

VIEW BIRDLIFE & OTHER CREATURES THAT CAN FLY

Find out how you can experience wildlife in India and Nepal

Visit Tiger and Wildlife Travel and Tours for more information on wildlife holiday options in India and Nepal or alternatively download TOFTigers Good Wildlife Travel Guide.

Most of the PUG eco rated lodges listed in the Guide have their own in-house naturalists offering a range of options for wildlife viewing from game drives in jeeps to guided nature walks, viewing from hides, tree machans and elephant back as well as experts in photography and bird watching. Boat trips, rafting, kayaks and even canoe safaris are also offered in some parks.