India is home to several well-known large animals, including the Asian elephants, Bengal and Indochinese Tigers, Asiatic lions, Snow leopards, Clouded leopards, Indian leopards, Indian sloth bear and Indian rhinoceros.

India has about 2,000 species of birds, 500 mammals, and over 30,000 insects. In addition, there are numerous fish and amphibian species along with reptiles. Apart of this, India possesses a great variety of flora due to mountains, plains, plateaus, deserts. Around 47,000 species of flora found in India.

But there’s much more, including a mesmerising collection of colourful birds and some of the world’s most endangered and intriguing wildlife, such as the Ganges river dolphin and the Asiatic lion.

India now has 104 national parks and 543 wildlife sanctuaries. We highly recommend visiting at least one national park or sanctuary on your travels – the experience of coming face-to-face with a wild elephant, rhino, lion or tiger will stay with you for a lifetime.