Regions

• The "Incredible India" tourism campaign, the Official Government of India tourism board, divides wild life tours of India into six regions: East, West, North, South, Central and "Project Tiger."
  
  

National Parks for Tourists

• India has more than 200 wildlife sanctuaries of which 100 the Government of India classifies as national parks. Only a handful of national parks operate wildlife tours for visitors: Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Assam; Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka; Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan; and the Indira Gandhi National Park in Tamil Nadu. They each offer wildlife tour packages and vacation plans. Researchers who have traveled to India on a grant or visa have extended privileges.
  
  

"Project Tiger" and Tiger Tours

• Established in 1973, "Project Tiger" is, as of 2010, one of India's most successful conservation ventures. The project aims to conserve tiger safety and population numbers in specific tiger reserves in varying bio-geographical regions throughout the country. For tiger tour examples, Indian Wildlife Tours offers the "Tiger Safari Holiday," a fourteen-day tour starting in Delhi and dipping into jungle reserves in Bharatpur, Sariska and a jeep safari trip in Ranthambore.
  
  

Karnataka, South India

• The southern Indian state of Karnataka offers tourists some of the greatest bio-diversity in the country. Wildlife destinations in Karnataka include Bhimeshwari, the Ranganthittu bird sanctuary, the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, the Biligiri Rangana Hills and Bandipur National Park, home to thousands of varieties of flora and fauna.
  
  

Accommodations

• Wildlife tour companies and private operators usually provide discounts or package deals for accommodations. Wildlife tour guests can choose a home-stay arranged through a wildlife tour company or select a small local eco-hotel for a few days. In Karnataka, for example, far from city life, tourists enjoy only the sounds of the jungle and get entertainment from the stories told to them by locals and tour guides. However, the busy city of Bangalore is nearby, creating an ideal weekend getaway destination.
  
  

Meghalaya

• A small state in north-eastern India, Meghalaya, according to the official Meghalaya Tourism board website, receives an average annual rainfall of up to 470 inches and is commonly considered "the wettest place on earth." Tourists to the area enjoy the natural setting, abundant wildlife reserves, sanctuaries and natural habitats. Travelers can choose to stay in a hotel, bed-and-breakfast or a private guest house in Meghalaya. As of 2010, the Indian Tourism board is encouraging tourists to visit this region in particular. Currently it does not bring in as many tourists as other regions. Wildlife tourism in the area, the tourism board believes, will bring in money to the region for further conservation and improve the lives of indigenous inhabitants.
  
  

Tour Operators

• Wildlife tour operators range from privately led tours to group vacation package trips. Because the wildlife tours take visitors deep into the jungles in the heart of the country, it is not advised for any traveler--however adventurous--to try to explore wildlife on their own. Tour guides offer information, guidance on what else to see and where to stay in the area and offer group discounts. For researchers, a private tour operator may prove ideal to slow the pace to concentrate on specific wildlife flora and fauna.