Best National Parks to Visit During the Winter Season in India
Last Updated: 01 Jul, 2024 By Arun Joshi
Among the best times to set out to explore the wide and thriving landscape of India is during its season winters. Owing to low temperatures, and weather that’s just perfect for traveling, there are a number of places you can cover during this time. With the monsoon season bidding adieu to the country, national parks open back up, allowing visitors to explore its forests and witness its wild inhabitants once again. Pleasant weather that is just right for jungle safaris, winters are also the time where you can sight many migratory birds as well, allowing you to discover something different during this time of the year. Away from the hot summer months, and heavy rains, exploring India’s national parks provide a different landscape unlike any other time during the year, paired up with pleasant temperatures allowing you to have a calm and memorable wildlife safari experience in its jungles.
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Here are our best picks of national parks in India which are brilliant wildlife destinations when the temperature drops:
Namdapha National Park
One of the largest biodiversity hotspots in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region, Namdapha National Park is known for four species of felines-the common Indian leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard and tiger. In winter, the temperature here drops to 8-20 degree Celsius which is just perfect for a wildlife outing. Namdapha National Park is also famous for its bird species which migrate here from different countries in winters in search of suitable weather conditions.
Where: Arunachal Pradesh
Best time to visit Namdapha National Park: November to March
Pench National Park
Named after the Pench River in Madhya Pradesh, Pench National Park has rich flora and fauna with the tiger being the main cat species. The national park is also home to the sloth bear, wild dog, striped hyena, barking deer etc. Pench Tiger Reserve Park has cold winters and the temperature drops down up to 4 degree Celsius. One will experience chilly winds at this national park in winters. Various migratory birds such as Barheaded Geese, Brahmini Duck, Pochards, and Coots come here to experience the winters of Central India.
Where: Madhya Pradesh
Best time to visit Pench National Park: October to June
Jim Corbett National Park
When the weather conditions become favorable for travelers with the mercury level coming down, Jim Corbett National Park is ideal to be witnessed in winter. You can spot wildlife coming out into the open in the daytime to laze around in the sun. The humidity level also drops and the weather becomes pleasant. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India, and is best known for conserving the rare Bengal tiger. Moreover, all the tourism zones are open in winters for the easy access of travelers to every nook and corner of the national park.
Where: Uttarakhand
Best time to visit Jim Corbett National Park: November to June
Bandhavgarh National Park
Literally meaning ‘Brother’s Fort’, Bandhavgarh National Park has some of the highest density of Bengal tigers. Winter is the peak season for visiting this national park as the summer heat in Madhya Pradesh is unbearable. With the arrival of the monsoon, the flora and fauna come to life and are at their visual best to be enjoyed by the wildlife freaks.
Where: Madhya Pradesh
Best time to visit Bandhavgarh National Park: October to June
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
A paradise for various bird species, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is a brilliant wildlife destination to be explored in winters. Also, a UNESCO world heritage site, this bird sanctuary has a pleasant weather at daytime in winters. In winters, this bird sanctuary attracts foreign species of birds from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Serbia and China.
Where: Rajasthan
Best time to visit Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary: August-November for watching resident breeding birds and October-February for migrant birds.
Gir National Park
Dotted with an abundance of flora and fauna, Sasan Gir National Park enjoys moderate climate throughout the year. The only home of the Asiatic Lion, Gir National Park is visually stunning after the monsoon, when the flora and fauna gets rejuvenated after rains. With a pleasant temperature in winters, you can explore this national park with full enthusiasm and energy.
Where: Gujarat
Best time to visit Gir National Park: Late October to early March.
Periyar National Park
One of the most talked about national parks, Periyar National Park lies on a mountainous area of cardamom hills. This national park is home to around 35 species of mammals and 265 species of birds. The temperature remains pleasant here with a minimum of 15 degree Celsius in December. Tiger, leopard, striped hyena, deer, sambar, Asiatic elephants etc are the major residents of this national park.
Where: Kerala
Best time to visit Gir National Park: September to April
Kanha National Park
Kanha National Park is the paradise for avifauna as well as migrant birds in winters. Due to unbearable heat of summers in central India, winter is the peak season for visitors. The national park is home to various species of tigers, leopards, wild togs, and jackals.
Where: Madhya Pradesh
The national park is open for visitors from 16 October to 30 June every year.
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Manas National Park
A safe shelter for the Assam Roofed Turtle, Pygmy Hog, Hispid Hare, Wild water buffalo and Golden Langur, Manas National Park is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The national park has 53 species of mammals, more than 22 species of reptiles, more than 350 species of birds and 3 species of amphibians. The whole national park is washed by the heavy rains in monsoon.
Where: Assam
Best time to visit Gir National Park: November to March, when one can enjoy good bird-watching.
Kaziranga National Park
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kaziranga National Park is known for providing shelter to the great Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Winter in the national park is mild and dry with the temperature varying from 5-25° Celsius. Mosquitoes which are such a nuisance for travelers during the summers go on vacation during the winter season which makes it an ideal season for visiting this park.
Where: Assam
Best time to visit Kaziranga National Park: November to April
With the spirit of festivity all round, winter is the perfect season for an idyllic and truly beautiful wildlife outing. You can also enjoy mouth watering winter cuisines in India. Don’t forget to carry warm clothing to avoid unnecessary trouble and enjoy wildlife vacation to the fullest.
Published: 31 Oct, 2014By Arun Joshi
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