Tiger Safari in India: A Beginner’s guide

1. Source: ​https://safaritiger.blogspot.com/2019/10/tiger-safari-in-india-a-biginners-guide.html Tiger Safari in India: A Beginner’s guide Planning to experience “​Tiger safari in India​”? In the past few years Tigers have become the major attraction for travel enthusiasts. India is full of surprises and visiting Tiger reserves in India is like visiting another planet full of wilderness and unique flora. This beginner’s guide will help one to do away with countess myths and stories regarding tigers and will also acknowledge a person how to plan and what to do and what not to do while planning ​tiger safari in India.

2. What tiger safari is? ● Tiger Safari in simple terms driving through the dense jungle for sight-seeing of wilderness. It doesn’t mean one can harm animals in their home but one can enjoy the other side of the world full of wildlife and be a part of it for some time. ● Other than sight-seeing through jeep-safari, elephant- safari, canter-safari, etc one can enjoy other activities like hiking, trekking, boating, walking through the park wherever allowed and unique experience of rich flora and fauna which one won’t experience anywhere in the world. Where you can exactly spot tigers in India?

3. India is well known for highest Tiger population in Asia. There are various places in India where you can spot tigers from north to south and east to west. With 51 Tiger reserves, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh stands for maximum national parks. To enrich your ​Tiger safari in India​ experience here we have listed down all The Tiger reserves where you can spot tigers. S. no. Tiger Reserves States No. of Tigers 1 Bandipur Tiger Reserve Karnataka 382 2 Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve Uttarakhand 215 3 Kanha Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh 384 4 Manas​​Tiger Reserve Assam 11 5 Melghat​​Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 25 6 Palamau​​Tiger Reserve Jharkhand 3 7 Ranthambore​​Tiger Reserve Rajasthan 37 8 Similipal Tiger Reserve Odisha 3 9 Sunderbans Tiger Reserve West Bengal 68 10 Periyar Tiger Reserve Kerala 20

4. 11 Sariska​​Tiger Reserve Rajasthan 9 12 Buxa​​Tiger Reserve West Bengal 2 13 Indravati​​Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh 12 14 Namdapha​​Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh 11 15 Dudhwa​​Tiger Reserve Uttar Pradesh 58 16 Kalakad-Mundanthurai​​Tiger Reserve Tamil Nadu 10 17 Valmiki​​Tiger Reserve Bihar 22 18 Pench Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh 43 19 Tadoba-Andhari​​Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 51 20 Bandhavgarh​​Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh 63

5. 21 Panna​​Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh 17 22 Dampa Tiger Reserve Mizoram 3 23 Bhadra Tiger Reserve Karnataka 22 24 Pench​​Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 35 25 Pakke or Pakhui Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh 7 26 Nameri​​Tiger Reserve Assam 5 27 Satpura​​Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh 26 28 Anamalai​​Tiger Reserve Tamil Nadu 13 29 Udanti-Sitanadi​​Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh 4 30 SatkosiaTiger Reserve Odisha 3 31 Kaziranga​​Tiger Reserve Assam 103

6. 32 Achanakmar Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh 11 33 Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve(Kali) Karnataka 5 34 Sanjay-Dubri​) ​Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh 8 35 Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Tamil Nadu 89 36 Nagarahole​​Tiger Reserve Karnataka 101 37 Parambikulam​​Tiger Reserve Kerala 19 38 Sahyadri​​Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 7 39 Biligiri Ranganatha Temple ​Tiger Reserve Karnataka 68 40 Kawal​​Tiger Reserve Telangana - 41 Sathyamangalam​​Tiger Reserve Tamil Nadu 72

7. 42 Mukandra Hills ​Tiger Reserve Rajasthan - 43 Nawegaon-Nagzira​​Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 7 44 Nagarjunsagar Srisailam​​Tiger Reserve Andhra Pradesh & telangana 74 45 Amrabad ​Tiger Reserve Telangana - 46 Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Uttar Pradesh 25 47 Bor​​Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 5 48 Rajaji​​Tiger Reserve Uttarakhand - 49 Orang Tiger Reserve Assam - 50 Kamlang​​Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh -

8. Planning ● Make advanced bookings from an online government-approved tourism portal to make your journey easy. ● Prepare a flexible budget so that in case of emergency one does not run out of money. ● Carry your own foodstuff like glucose, biscuits, energy bars, etc. as purchasing the same from reserve may be expensive. ● The cost you pay for tiger safari should include fees of the guide, type of safari and accommodation. What to carry? Well, it depends on temperature, altitude, geographical as well as climatic conditions. Here we have listed some aspects which you should go through once while planning for tiger safari in India: 1. Before planning a trip to tiger safari in India, always check the temperature and climatic conditions of that region and plan clothes accordingly. 2. To be on the safe side, keep an extra pair of clothes. 3. Medical kit is a must with your particular medicines you are on. 4. Carry a good quality camera along with relevant lenses, an extra set of batteries and memory cards. 5. Do carry your own drinking water.

9. While planning a tiger safari in India, one should always know what to do and what not to do Do’s 1. Plan a tiger safari in the Dry Season as there are least chances of landslides and getting stuck in water. 2. Strictly follow the instructions given by guide to keep the environment safe for animals as well as for you. 3. Capture the animals and natural beauty in camera from an adequate distance to avoid unnecessary hassle. 4. Don't disturb wildlife as they are not used to human interaction. Dont’s 1. Don’t litter in the jungle. 2. Avoid plucking flowers and touching or going nearby animals. 3. Avoid smoking in the jungle as a bit of fire can cause hazards to animals as well as the environment. 4. Don't wear bright bright colors as bright or shiny colors could disturb them, instead go for dull colors majorly green or khaki color. 5. Don’t enter restricted and prohibited areas to avoid serious troubles for your safety and security reasons. 6. Don't try to feed animals as this could upset them. 7. Don’t run vehicles at high speed as it could harm small animals in the forest. 8. Don’t make noise or blow horn while you are in the forest. Hope this article has provided you enough knowledge to plan your next trip to Tiger Safari in India.