Nature & Wildlife Tours in India and Nepal

Go into UNESCO-listed Chitwan National Park on a jeep safari to spot Bengal tigers, one-horned rhinos, and gharial crocodiles, stay at Barauli Community Guesthouse to get a real feel for Tharu village life near the Narayani River, see the candle flower ceremony along the Ganges in Varanasi, then catch sunrise.

Look for one-horned rhinos on jeep safaris through Chitwan National Park where naturalists guide you by canoe along the Rapti River past 450 bird species like kingfisher, then search for Royal Bengal Tigers across 400 square kilometers of Ranthambore National Park jungle during dawn and dusk drives.

Find rare Indian rhinos and gharial crocodiles during jeep and canoe safaris through Chitwan National Park's jungles and Rapti River wetlands, stop at Twenty Thousand Lakes for migratory birds, camp under stars on the Ganges near Chunar after cruising past villages, then catch sunrise over Varanasi's ghats.

Head out on two open-air safari game drives through Ranthambore National Park looking for Bengal tigers, leopards, marsh crocodiles, striped hyenas, sloth bears, and sambar deer. Stay at Sawai Vilas, your base for visiting one of India's top wildlife reserves. Watch Hindus' devotional bathing in the sacred Ganges River at dawn in Varanasi, then see the striking Ganga Aarti ceremony on the ghats as night falls.

Go on jeep safaris through Ranthambore National Park to track wild Bengal tigers, then head to Chitwan National Park where you'll search for endangered one-horned rhinos during game drives through dense jungle and take a traditional dugout canoe down the Rapti River watching for crocodiles along the banks.