The Western Catchment is about 20 km from Parson's Valley in the Bangitapal Area. It is about 40 km from Ooty and is part of the Mukurthi Wildlife Sanctuary. Mukurthi Wildlife Sanctuary is the only sanctuary that is shared between 3 states viz Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This beautiful an... |
Jim Corbett National Park — named after the hunter-turned-conservationist, Jim Corbett, who played a key role in its establishment — is the oldest national park in India. The park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park. The park acts as a protected area for the critically endangered Ben... |
Gorumura was declared as a National Park in 1992 and has 80 km of natural forest area. The area where Gorumara National Park is located in is known as the Dooars. It lies in the Himalayan foothills and has great natural beauty. The park is located on the bank of rivers Murti and Raidak and has veget... |
Thekkady (Idukki district) is the location of the Periyar National Park. The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary offers a fairly good chance of seeing the great Indian tiger in its natural habitat. The splendid artificial lake formed by the Mullaperiyar Dam across the Periyar adds to the charm of the park. ... |
The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and mountains and it's associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth in village Grasmere and the ... |
Tall forests and fern-filled gullies, woodlands and waterfalls, an exceptionally beautiful coastline and the lofty beacon of Australia’s oldest mainland lighthouse define Great Otway National Park, south-west of Melbourne. The national park has recently been extended to include the former Melba ... |
The Masai Mara National Reserve is Kenya’s premier wildlife park. It was established in 1961 to protect wildlife from hunters. The Masai Mara in located in southwestern of Kenya on the Tanzania’s border. The reserve is located in the Rift Valley with Tanzania’s Serengeti Plains running along i... |
Located in the Kodagu and Mysore districts is a fresh, green world rich in forests, little streams, undulating valleys and facintanig waterfalls.The Nagahole National Park. A perfect get-away for nature-lovers. Deriving its name from Kannada,’Naga’ meaning snake and ‘hole’ Referring to strea... |
Masale Betta is one of the small hillocks in the vast Kakanakote region. It is also one of the eight beat areas for any kind of elephant census. The names of the 8 beat areas are Balle, Machuru, Sunkudakatte, Udhbuur, DB Kuppe, Hosur, Masale Betta and Bogeshwara.... |
Bolgudda is one the base camps for the trekkers in Bandipur National Park. From Bolgudda the view of the entire mountain range and the valley below is spectacular.... |
The Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh came into being in 1955 and forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, created in 1974 under Project Tiger. It is 2000 sq.km in size. It occupies a horseshoe-shaped valley and grasslands surrounded by the Satpura mountains at heights 1500 ft and 3000 ft. Com... |
Band-e Amīr, a chain of six natural lakes connected by natural calcium carbonate dams, lies 75 kilometers west of Bamiyan in the central Hindu Kush Mountains. The name literally means "Commander's Dam" which is a reference to Imam Ali, the first imam of the Shia Muslims and the fourt... |
Dedicated in 1935, Valley of Fire is Nevada's oldest state park. It is located only 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The rough floor and jagged walls of the park contain brilliant formations of eroded sandstone and sand dunes more than 150 million years old. These features, which are the center... |
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. It encompasses 6,641 sq.km of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. The main commercial centre of the park is the town of Banff... |
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil, covers an area of 300 square miles of dazzling white sand dunes and deep blue lagoons, which form one of the most beautiful and unique landscapes in the world. Located on the eastern coast of the state of Maranhão by the banks of the Preguiças River, ... |
The Namib Desert is a desert in Namibia and southwest Angola that forms part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the largest game reserve in Africa. Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for at least 55 million years, it is considered to be the oldest desert in the world. Stretching 1,200 mil... |
Kakanakote is a forest range in the Western Ghats, situated at a distance of 73 km from Mysore in Karnataka state. The thick forest is famous for a large number of wild elephants. Now the forest is a Wildlife National Park, monitored and regulated by the state. This is the famous forest range named ... |
Bandipur National Park (B.N.P.) is one of India's best known protected areas and is an important Project Tiger reserve. It is located in the Chamarajanagar district of southern Karnataka in South India, and is contiguous with the Mudumalai National Park in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu,... |
Parsons Valley is located in the famous Mukkurthi Peak and National Park near Ooty. It offers a wonderful experience for trekkers, naturalists and wildlife enthusiasts. Parsons Valley acts as a base camp, from where it is possible to trek to various points in the Western Ghats. 8 km from Parsons Val... |
Malayattoor is located on the Western Ghats, 52 kms from Kochi beside the Periyar River. 'Malayattoor' literally means the meeting place of land, mountain and river. Malayatoor is part of the larger Silent Valley Forest Reserve. Silent Valley is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South ... |
