The Bandhavgarh National Park in the state of Madhya Pradesh and can be reached by train, bus or plane from New Delhi. It is home to tigers, leopards, bears, nilgai, chausingha, chital, chinkara, wild boar and other wildlife.
You have a good opportunity to see a tiger in the wild here, and you can even take an elephant safari into the core of the jungle, which can result in some interesting encounters with tigers both at Bandhavgarh National Park and in Kanha National Park, also in Madhya Pradesh.
All the national parks in India where you would see tigers are generally closed between July and October or mid-November because of the torrential rains of the annual monsoons. It is best to plan your trip between mid-November and June.
Fly to Mumbai, India. Not too far away, in the Indian state of Rajhastan, is the Ranthambore National Park, where you can find the largest concentration of tigers in India.
An easy way to book a tiger safari is to stay at one of the upscale hotels nearby. The hotels get first priority with the jeeps, which can sometimes be difficult to book independently. Register in person at the Project Tiger Office, 30 days in advance.
The Park also has canter excursions twice a day that will take you into the jungle. You will have a better chance of seeing a tiger by Jeep, however, which can go deeper into the jungle.
Other wildlife at Ranthambore National Park includes sambar, chital, nilgai, gazzelle, boars, mongoose, Indian hare, monitor lizards and a large variety of birds.
Take a plane to Kolkata (Calcutta), India, in the state of West Bengal. From there travel to Sunderbans National Park which was designated with the status of a national tiger reserve in 1974. This is one of last preserves of the Bengal Tiger, that resides in the dense mangrove forests at the Sunderbans.
Wildlife safaris are available at the park and you can catch a glimpse of one of the more than 200 Bengal Tigers that live there.
Ecotourism helps support the maintenance of National Parks in India and other parts of the world, created to protect endangered species such as the Bengal Tiger.
