Tenzin Chodon
Straddling the Delhi-Noida border, this wetland lets you walk monsoon trails beside the Yamuna to watch purple swamphens, herons, egrets, and kingfishers nesting in the reeds.
Just outside Delhi, this sanctuary offers guided e-cart tours through rain-soaked forests and lakes to spot leopards, striped hyenas, golden jackals, and nilgai in the Aravalli hills.
Tucked away in North Delhi, this restored floodplain invites you to join guided walks through lush wetlands and grasslands, home to monitor lizards, turtles, civet cats, and butterflies.
Spread across Delhi and Gurugram, this rugged Aravalli habitat features rain-fed trails and seasonal pools where jackals, desert foxes, mongooses, and raptors thrive.
A short drive from Greater Noida, this flooded wetland becomes the stage for Sarus Cranes performing dramatic courtship dances and nesting during the monsoon.
At Bharatpur’s famed bird sanctuary, cycle and rickshaw tours glide through monsoon-filled wetlands crowded with nesting painted storks, spoonbills, and ibises.
Hidden in Rajasthan’s Aravalli hills, this reserve offers safaris strictly within its buffer zones like Baraliwari. The core zones close from July to September for the tiger breeding season.
Further into Uttarakhand, year-round jeep safaris are restricted to the Jhirna and Dhela eco-tourism zones. The famous core zones like Dhikala close during the monsoon due to washed-out river tracks.
Centred around Keetham Lake near Agra, this sanctuary combines boat rides, wetland birdwatching, and a memorable visit to the Wildlife SOS Sloth Bear Rescue Centre.