Whether you regard safari experiences as your main reason for visiting India or as an exciting addition to Indian culture tours, we have packages that provide the right level of safari content for you. You will be surprised at how some low-cost trips in India can unlock the treasures of India’s natural world at surprising affordable prices.

Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan is a major safari location with deciduous forests and grasslands and is one of the best places to spot that graceful beast, the Bengal tiger. Madhya Pradesh has numerous wildlife reserves, including the delightful Kanha National Park, where open jeep safaris bring you closer to the tigers, langurs, chitals, grey hornbills and numerous other species that dwell in the lush forests, meadows and waters of this vast territory.

Indian guided holidays sometimes include safari excursions in Gir National Park in Gujarat, bringing you to the dwelling place of free-roaming Asiatic lions, which share the reserve with leopards, Bengal foxes and sambars.

Low-cost safari trips to India also often visit the Kaziranga National Park, where you can find magnificent one-horned rhinos. The swamplands are frequented by Asiatic water buffalo and there is a great array of other wildlife to view on jeep drives and at watering holes.

For other cheap safari options, check out our safari tours in Namibia, home to the spectacular Etosha National Park.

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