For wildlife enthusiasts, tourists and photographers, India is a blooming paradise. With its diverse landscapes of dense jungles, open grasslands, wetlands and meadows- the country offers some of the finest opportunities to capture nature in its raw and extraordinary beauty.
Check out ten of India’s best wildlife parks to bring your camera, and capture the essence of being "into the wild."
1. Rajasthan's Ranthambore National Park
Rathambore National Park, used to be a royal hunting area, is now a photographer's paradise for tigers. the rocky, deserted landscape and ancient ruins make an exquisite and regal background for the tigers.
2. Assam's Kaziranga National Park
This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kaziranga is known for the one-horned rhinoceros and conservation efforts to save them. The misty wetlands, and packs of elephants and wild water buffalos create sharp and striking images. Bird watching activity and photography is also a perk here, which can add colour to your collection.
3. Uttarakhand's Jim Corbett National Park
India’s first national park, Jim Corbett National Park offers a scenery of varied habitats that range from dense Sal forests to riverbanks. It’s one of the best places to photograph tigers, elephants, and over 600 bird species in action.
4. Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh National Park
Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh National Park established in 1968, is another place to see and take pictures of tigers and leopards. This is popular for its tiger density and tuger watching safari activity. Its diverse range of open meadows and forest makes it ideal for taking behavioral and wildlife portraits.
5. West Bengal's Sundarbans National Park
In Sundarban National Park and Biosphere reserve, the tigers are main attraction of this UNESCO-listed mangrove wonderland. While traversing its tidal waterways, photographers can also catch dolphins, exotic bird species, and saltwater crocodiles.
6. Gujrat's Gir National Park
Gir National Park, also known as Sasan Gir, is a wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India, famous for being the sole natural habitat, last home of the Asiatic lion. Every safari here is full of opportunities because the park features a variety of birds, crocodiles, and leopards.
7. Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
Tiger sightings are most common in the teak forests and lakes of Tadoba. Photographers love it because of its small landscape, which makes it easier to get close-up shots of tigers, leopards, and wild dogs.
8. Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park
Keoladeo National Park, also formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is a bird photographer's heaven. Thousands of migratory birds, including painted storks and Siberian cranes, congregate here. This space provides amazing motion detecting photography opportunities.
9. Madhya Pradesh's Kanha National Park
Kanha National Park is covered with vast meadows and Sal forests. Also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of the state of Madhya Pradesh. This place was the one if the inspirations for Kipling's "The Jungle Book". The park's pride is its Barasingha deer or swamp deer, which are frequently spotted grazing elegantly against picturesque backgrounds.
10. Kerala’s Eravikulam National Park
Eravikulam National Park, situated in the Western Ghats, is the home of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr. This is the first national park of Kerala. Soothing frames combining Neelakurinji flowers and wildlife makes an absolute pleasure for eyes.
Exploring India’s wildlife parks on World Photography Day 2025 is a chance to blend adventure with artistic minds. To have the all fun smoothly, always make reservations for safaris in advance, bring necessary equipment like a tripod and telephoto lens, and take advantage of the best times of day- early mornings and late afternoons. In 2025, on World Photography Day, on World Photography Day 2025, step into India’s wild spaces with your camera ready.