6 places to discover
Bonnie Camp Watchtower is a prominent wildlife watchtower located at Bonnie Camp inside the Sundarban Tiger Reserve in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Situated on Bonnie Island amid dense mangrove forests and tidal creeks, it is known as the tallest watchtower in the Sundarbans at about 50 feet high. It offers panoramic views of the mangrove landscape and is a key spot for observing Royal Bengal Tigers and other wildlife.
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is a riverine national park and biosphere reserve located on the floodplains of the Brahmaputra and Dibru rivers in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts, Assam, accessed via Guijan Ghat. Notified as a National Park in 1999, it covers about 340 sq km of semi-evergreen forest, grassland and wetlands. It is notable for its feral horses, white-winged wood duck, Gangetic river dolphins and rich birdlife.
Indravati National Park is a large protected area in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, near Kutru, along the Indravati River bordering Maharashtra. Established in 1978 and declared a tiger reserve in 1983, it covers about 1,258 square kilometres of dense sal and teak forests, grasslands and hilly terrain. Known for its population of wild buffalo, tigers, leopards and diverse birdlife, it is Chhattisgarh's only tiger reserve and a significant biodiversity hotspot in central India.
Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary is a 70.13 sq km protected area on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River in Nagaon district, Assam. Notified in 1972, it comprises alluvial grasslands, wetlands and forests of the Brahmaputra floodplain. It forms part of the larger Laokhowa-Burhachapori ecosystem and is known for Indian one-horned rhinoceros, wild water buffalo, and diverse resident and migratory birds.
Manas Bansbari Safari Range is the central and main tourism range of Manas National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Tiger Reserve in Baksa District, Assam. Located at Bansbari, it serves as the primary entry gate for jeep and elephant safaris. The range is known for its rich biodiversity, including Bengal tigers, Indian elephants, greater one-horned rhinoceros and diverse birdlife within Himalayan foothill forests.
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is a small wildlife sanctuary in Morigaon district of Assam, about 30 km east of Guwahati near Mayong on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra River. Covering about 38.81 sq km of alluvial grassland and wetlands, it is renowned for having the highest density of Indian one-horned rhinoceros in the world, along with wild buffalo, leopards and over 200 bird species, making it a key rhino conservation site in Assam.