Best Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks in India

500-year-old footbridges grown from the aerial roots of ficus trees, handwoven across ravines by the Khasi tribe — the most famous is the double-decker bridge in Nongriat, Asia's only self-healing architecture.

One of the largest and most famous national parks in Northern India, known for its tiger population.

The oldest national park in India, famous for its Bengal tigers and diverse wildlife.

A plateau of rainforest, spice plantations and tribal heritage in Kerala's western ghats — 344 sq km of wildlife sanctuary (leopards, elephants, Indian gaur), the Edakkal petroglyphs from 6,000 BCE, and the last refuge of the endangered Nilgiri tahr.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site hosting two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses.

The world's largest mangrove delta, a UNESCO biosphere of 10,000 sq km shared with Bangladesh, home to the last wild swimming tigers, saltwater crocodiles and over 250 bird species.

The only place in the world where Asiatic lions can be seen in their natural habitat.

The only floating lake on earth — its surface carpeted with phumdis (floating islands of vegetation), home to the endangered Sangai deer and the fishing communities that live on the islands.

The 'Niagara of India' — a 300-metre-wide horseshoe cascade on the Indravati river that roars through Bastar's sal forests, the widest waterfall in the country.