GOC Holidaymaker South India Safari and Wildlife Holidays,
South India has 38 Wildlife Parks and Sanctuaries, with a wide selection of wildlife including tigers, leopards, deer and elephants, as well as many rare birds. The wide range of vegetation and climates, from the high rain forests to the tropical backwaters, gives some of the greatest biodiversity in the World.
The most popular parks are stretched along the Western Ghat mountains, and include Periyar, and the Nilgiri Bioshere with Bandipur, Nagahole, Wayanad and Silent Valley. However there are many other sites stretching from Goa to the Southern tip of India, where animals and birds can be watched.
The many extensive parks in South India offer a range of possibilities to see the wildlife. There are relatively easy options such as a trip on the boat at Periyar right into the sanctuary, or staying at Lake Palace inside the sanctuary, where you can see the animals from the hotel grounds. The huge Nilgiri Biosphere covers the areas of Bandipur, Nargahole, Mudumalai, Silent Valley, and Wayanad. Here there are safari lodges with jeeps.
There are houses and cottages in many of the parks, run by the Forest Department. Often you must be accompanied by a forest guard when entering the sanctuaries, especially when there are tigers. In the Andaman Islands the Mount Harriot National Park has many rare and endemic birds.
There are over 500 species of birds in South India. Birds can be seen everywhere, especially in the backwaters and mountains at Munnar and Periyar. There are many dedicated bird sanctuaries, often with camps or cottages in or nearby the sanctuaries, which are ideal for viewing and photographing the birds. Sanctuaries include Kadalundi near Kozhikode, Kumarakom near Alleppey, Thattekad between Cochin and Munnar.
The most popular parks are stretched along the Western Ghat mountains, and include Periyar, and the Nilgiri Bioshere with Bandipur, Nagahole, Wayanad and Silent Valley. However there are many other sites stretching from Goa to the Southern tip of India, where animals and birds can be watched.
SOUTH INDIA WILDLIFE PARKS
The many extensive parks in South India offer a range of possibilities to see the wildlife. There are relatively easy options such as a trip on the boat at Periyar right into the sanctuary, or staying at Lake Palace inside the sanctuary, where you can see the animals from the hotel grounds. The huge Nilgiri Biosphere covers the areas of Bandipur, Nargahole, Mudumalai, Silent Valley, and Wayanad. Here there are safari lodges with jeeps.
SOUTH INDIA SAFARI
There are houses and cottages in many of the parks, run by the Forest Department. Often you must be accompanied by a forest guard when entering the sanctuaries, especially when there are tigers. In the Andaman Islands the Mount Harriot National Park has many rare and endemic birds.
BIRDING IN SOUTH INDIA
There are over 500 species of birds in South India. Birds can be seen everywhere, especially in the backwaters and mountains at Munnar and Periyar. There are many dedicated bird sanctuaries, often with camps or cottages in or nearby the sanctuaries, which are ideal for viewing and photographing the birds. Sanctuaries include Kadalundi near Kozhikode, Kumarakom near Alleppey, Thattekad between Cochin and Munnar.