Travel style
Wildlife safaris
Tiger, rhino, leopard and snow leopard
India and Nepal hold the world's largest populations of wild tigers and greater one-horned rhinoceros. Parks run on fixed seasons, zone quotas and permits released weeks or months ahead, so the planning matters as much as the luck.
We pair each park with a lodge whose naturalists we know, and we plan at least four drives per park. Monsoon closures, zone rotation and permit rules change each year: check current status before you travel.
Journeys
Routes in this style
Places
Where it fits best
Tigers, wild elephants and the Karnali river in Nepal's far west
Rhinos, gharials and sal forest in Nepal's first national park
Leopards on granite hills among herders and temples
Tigers among lakes, ruins and a thousand-year-old fort
India's first dark sky reserve, high on the Changthang
Ladakh's richest monastery and the snow leopard's valleys
Gentle village walks, Likir and Basgo, west of Leh
Planters' bungalows, tea gardens and the river at Nameri
Home of most of the world's one-horned rhinos
Periyar's forests, a dammed lake and cardamom hills
Coffee, pepper and elephant forest on the high plateau
North Goa's quiet beaches, from the Chapora mouth to Arambol
River islands of paddy, mangroves and hilltop churches
Waterfalls, spice farms and a Kadamba temple in the Western Ghats
The curved bays and forest edge of Goa's far south
Tigers, rhinos and swamp deer on the Nepal border
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Rooms that suit it
A Taj Safaris lodge on the banks of the Rapti River in western Chitwan, facing the national park across the water. Rooms and villas draw on …
A small Tharu-style lodge on the edge of Bardia National Park in far-western Nepal, run by Tiger Tops, the company that pioneered wildlife lodges in the …
A luxury tented camp among the granite hills of Jawai in southern Rajasthan, built for leopard safaris on open land shared with Rabari herders. Stays are …
A luxury tented resort on the edge of Ranthambore National Park, with large canvas tents set in landscaped gardens, a spa and naturalist-led safaris. It is …
Nimmu House is a restored early 20th-century village house at Nimmu, 35 km west of Leh, with rooms in the house and tents in its orchard. …
The leading safari lodge at Kaziranga, with stilted cottages along the Diphlu river on the park's southern boundary. Stays are full board, with park jeep drives …
A group of restored British-era planters' bungalows inside the Addabarie tea estate near Balipara, north of Tezpur. Rooms open onto lawns and tea gardens, the food …
A CGH Earth resort of thatched cottages among spice gardens on the edge of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, built in the style of the area's tribal …
The only large luxury resort in Canacona, on Rajbag beach about 5 km south of Palolem, with a golf course, a spa and a long, quiet …
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