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For the nature lovers, India is nothing less than a paradise. India is globally renowned for not just rare species or migratory birds but for the sheer variety it has to offer, thanks to the variable climatic conditions across the country. India has an impressive 93 national parks, 486 wildlife sanctuaries, and 14 biosphere reserves. It is very strongly recommended that a tourist covers at least 2-3 sanctuaries or parks. Amongst the multitude of options offered inside these parks are jeep/bus tours, elephant rides, bicycling alone, boat trips, guided safaris, etc.
By no means can all the parks and sanctuaries can even be listed here, but a few of them, nearby the capital city of New Delhi are, Corbett Tiger Reserve, Valley of Flowers, and Rajaji National Park (in the state of Uttaranchal), Great Himalayan National Park and Pin Valley National Park (Himachal Pradesh), Sariska Reserve and Ranthambhore National Park (Rajasthan), Little Rann Sanctuary (Gujurat), Pench Tiger Reserve, Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park and Panna National Park (all in the central state of Madhya Pradesh).
Natural areas
Lakes, rivers, hill stations, fishing spots, splendid waterfalls, and bird-watching sites are just a few mentions of what is on offer for the laid-back nature lover.
Prominent lakes in the north are Nakki lake, Lake Pichola , and Sambhar Salt lake (in the state of Rajasthan), Tikkar lake (Haryana), Rani Tal and Renuka lake (Himachal Pradesh), Bhimtal, Sattal, and Nainital (Uttaranchal),
Having Himalayas spreading across half the northern states and other inland mountain ranges dotting the whole country from north to south, there is no dearth of hill stations. In fact every state has more hill stations than one can cover. It is recommended that at least, one day is reserved for a popular hill station. A representative list of the popular destinations is presented for reference is, Almora, Arki, Kullu-Manali, Kasauli, Shimla, Lansdowne, Dehra Dun, Mount Abu, Massoorie, Nainital, Ranikhet, Sattal, etc. Note that these are all in the north Indian states only; a few hundred kilometers from the capital city of New Delhi .
Some spots like Nainital, Panchmarhi, and Ranikhet provide good golfing opportunities. Corbett National Park , Kalsi river, Bhalu dam in Ranikhet, etc. are well developed fishing spots.
Tiger Falls (at Chakrata), Raneh Falls (at Panna), Bee Falls and Duchess Falls (at Panchmari), Kaladhungi (in Corbett National Park), and Satdhara and Panchpullah (both at Lansdowne) are a few waterfalls along with sites of splendid natural beauty where one can relax from the hustle-bustle of city and for the exhaustion of adventure sports and traveling.
There is a whole lot more to tourism besides the places of obvious importance, prominent amongst which are discussed in Delhi section. Here the focus is on activity based getaways—getaways from hectic city life, and into the lap of Mother Nature. Care has been taken to take not drift too far from the capital city of New Delhi , as typically these getaways can be covered in 1-3 days, including traveling.
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