7 best wildlife reserves in India and abroad

Ranthambore National Park. (Photo: Hrishikesh Gangoli via Unsplash)

Visiting a wildlife reserve offers a chance to see animals in their natural habitat, while also boosting conservation efforts that protect these incredible creatures. For this reason, we have curated a guide of the seven finest wildlife reserves in India and abroad.

Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan 

This park is well-loved for its tigers, but you can also spot other animals such as leopards, nilgai, hyenas, wild boars, and sambar deer.

Kruger National Park, South Africa

This national park is one of the biggest in Africa and boasts a large variety of animals, including lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos, and cheetahs.

Kaziranga National Park, Assam

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to the one-horned rhinoceros, as well as elephants, tigers, and a variety of birds.

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

This park is renowned for its annual wildebeest migration, one of the biggest mammal migrations in the world. At Serengeti, there’s also a good chance of spotting lions, leopards, elephants, zebras, and giraffes.

Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh

This national park is well-known for its abundant tigers and barasingha (swamp deer), but visitors often also see leopards, dholes (wild dogs), and sloth bears.

Yellowstone National Park, the US

This scenic park houses several unique animals including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, elk, and bald eagles. It's also visited for its surreal natural landscapes and geothermal features such as hot springs.

Periyar National Park, Kerala

This park is an excellent venue to see tigers, elephants, and Indian gaur, the largest wild bovine in Asia. Visitors often also see a range of colourful birds, reptiles, and amphibians on boat rides of the Periyar Lake.