India’s points of interest are vast. Historical monuments, diversified ethnic cultures, vibrant religious life with fascinating pilgrimage sites abound. Most tourists arrive to sample the diversity of India inherent in its gorgeous temples, fairs and festivals, its decorative arts and selection of landscapes from Himalayas to Thar Desert, Ganges plain, canals of Kerala and jungles of south.

Undeniably one of India’s most exclusive attractions are its national parks harboring the vanishing population of tigers and Asiatic lion. India tiger tours seem to lure most guests. Ranthambore National Park gets the most arrivals as it is part of a typical tour of Rajasthan, probably the most favored destination among first-time India guests.

If wildlife safari, photographing wildlife and birds is on your list of priorities then you’ll want to consider adding two more parks your India wildlife parks tour. Those two parks which can be easily added to Ranthambore are Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Parks. The ideal itinerary to see these three parks would look as follows:

Day 1 Arrive in Delhi

Day 2 Take a train from Delhi to Sawai Madhopur, a tiny town and also a gateway to the Ranthambore National Park. That afternoon you could already stop by inside the wildlife park sanctuary.

Day 3 Complete day at Ranthambore with two safaris, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon.

Day 4 In the morning depart by train for Bharatpur to check out Keoladeo Ghana wildlife sanctuary. This can be another park worth visiting as it lies en route to the other two parks.

Day 5 Obviously being in this region of India only tends to make sense that you drop in to admire the legendary Taj Mahal in Agra, and at the same time the fortress of Fatehpur Sikri.

Day 6 See Taj at sunrise, a terrific experience, then board an overnight train for Umaria.

Day 7 Upon arrival at Umaria we take you to Bandhavgarh national park where in the late afternoon you can do your first wildlife safari.

Day 8 As in Ranthambore, you may have two safaris, morning and late afternoon, to tour Bandhavgarh NP.

Day 9 Time to leave Bandhavgarh and continue to Kanha national park by road to commence your aftyernoon safari as the heat of the day recedes.

Day 10 As inside the other parks, two safaris are the staple plan at Kanha on this day.

Day 11 It is possible to stay another day at Kanha and do two more safaris. Kanha has the most tigers of the three parks, said to number close to one hundred, and many visitors favor the possibility for an added day intending to take advantage of another encounter with the evasive tiger.

Day 12 Time to leave Kanha; first drive to Jabalpur railway station and from there continue by train to Delhi; this is an overnight train ride.

Day 13 Arrive in Delhi, transfer to airport for your departure from India or continue for your next destination on your India tour.

Remember, these are the parks you can easily visit on a two week tour of India. There are great parks in the north, north-east and south of India, but visiting those will require an itinerary that will focus just on those respective areas.