India Tiger Reserves: Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Ranthambore, Corbett, Tadoba Complete Guide 2026
Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations TL;DR I have circled India's tiger country twice across three states, and the math is brutally simple. Book your jeep safaris four to six months ahead on mptourism.com or the relevant state portal, prioritise Bandhavgarh and Kanha for sighting probability, add Ranthambore for the fort backdrop, and reserve Jim Corbett if you also want elephants and birding. October to June is open season for most parks, with Apr to Jun giving the highest concentration sightings. Why Visit India's Tiger Reserves in 2026 The Royal Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, is the reason I keep returning to India when I have any free week between client trips. The 2022 census counted 3,682 wild tigers in India, which is roughly 75 percent of the global wild population, and the number has grown again in the field reports I have seen for 2026. Project Tiger, launched on Apr 1 1973 under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with nine initial reserves, has...