WILDLIFE & BIRDING

Into the Wild.

Some journeys take you into the wild. Ours take you inside it.

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The Indian Subcontinent is one of the world's great wildlife destinations — home to the Bengal tiger, the Asiatic lion, the one-horned rhinoceros, the snow leopard, and some of the most extraordinary concentrations of large mammals on the planet. India's tiger reserves span a remarkable range of habitats: the dry deciduous forests of Rajasthan, the dense sal forests of Madhya Pradesh, the grasslands of the Terai, and the mangrove labyrinths of the Sundarbans. Nepal's Chitwan and Bardia hold their own exceptional terrain; Sri Lanka's Yala offers some of Asia's finest leopard sightings; and Bhutan's pristine forests shelter rare Himalayan species found nowhere else on earth.

For birders, the Subcontinent is in a league entirely its own. India alone is home to over 1,300 species — from the flamingo colonies of the Rann of Kutch to the migratory spectacle of Chilika Lake, the rare endemics of the North East, and the extraordinary high-altitude species of the Himalayas. Sri Lanka's 33 endemic bird species make it one of Asia's most rewarding birding destinations in a remarkably compact geography. Nepal and Bhutan offer Himalayan birding of unmatched quality, with species found nowhere else on the planet. For the serious birder, this region is not simply compelling — it is essential.

At Truly India, we design wildlife and birding journeys with the seriousness the subject demands. Private jeeps, expert naturalists with genuine field experience, and lodges positioned within the finest terrain — combined with a deep understanding of seasons, migration patterns, and sighting behaviour that comes only from years on the ground. We do not promise encounters. We place our guests in the best possible position to have them.

Where we take you

The places

A Bengal tiger resting in the dry deciduous forest of Ranthambore National Park

Ranthambore

RAJASTHAN — TIGER
The granite hills of Jawai in Rajasthan, where leopards live alongside the Rabari herders

Jawai

RAJASTHAN — LEOPARD
A Bengal tiger walking through the sal forests of central India

Tiger Reserves of Madhya Pradesh

BANDHAVGARH · KANHA · PENCH · PANNA · SATPURA
A tiger crossing a forest track in Jim Corbett National Park, India's oldest tiger reserve

Jim Corbett

UTTARAKHAND
A one-horned rhinoceros grazing in the grasslands of Kaziranga, Assam

Kaziranga, Manas & Orang

ASSAM
The tidal mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, home of the swimming tiger

Sundarbans

WEST BENGAL
The high-altitude meadows of Singalila National Park along the Darjeeling-Sikkim ridge

Singalila

WEST BENGAL — RED PANDA
An Asiatic lion in the Gir forest of Gujarat — the only place on earth the species still roams wild

Gir Forest

GUJARAT — ASIATIC LION
Wild elephants on a forest track in the Nagarhole-Bandipur landscape of southern Karnataka

Nagarhole & Bandipur

KARNATAKA
A tiger cooling off in a forest pool in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve

Tadoba

MAHARASHTRA
The high Himalayan terrain of Ladakh — the heartland of the snow leopard

Ladakh

SNOW LEOPARD
A Eurasian hoopoe in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur — one of the great birding sites of the world

Bharatpur — Keoladeo

RAJASTHAN — BIRDING
A boat on Chilika Lake in Odisha, a winter haven for India's migratory birds

Chilika Lake

ODISHA — BIRDING
The forests of Namdapha and the broader North East — India's most rewarding endemic-bird country

North East India

PREMIER BIRDING TERRITORY
A one-horned rhinoceros in the grasslands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Chitwan & Bardia

NEPAL
A leopard wading through water in Yala — Sri Lanka's finest leopard country

Yala & Udawalawe

SRI LANKA
The Phobjikha Valley in Bhutan in autumn — winter home of the black-necked crane

Phobjikha Valley

BHUTAN — BLACK-NECKED CRANE
What you may see

The wildlife

A Bengal tiger in close view

Bengal tiger

An Asiatic lion in the Gir forest, Gujarat

Asiatic lion

A great one-horned rhinoceros in the grasslands of Kaziranga

One-horned rhinoceros

A snow leopard on a rocky outcrop

Snow leopard

An Indian leopard photographed in Nagarhole, Karnataka

Indian leopard

A red panda in its Eastern Himalayan habitat

Red panda

A black-necked crane in close view, with its red crown

Black-necked crane

An Asian elephant in the forests of Bandipur

Asian elephant

A greater flamingo in flight over coastal marshes

Greater flamingo

A sloth bear standing in its forest habitat

Sloth bear

A great hornbill perched, showing its large yellow casque

Great hornbill

An Indian peacock displaying its fanned tail

Indian peafowl

An Indian gaur (bison) in the forests of Nagarhole, Karnataka

Indian gaur

A dhole, the Indian wild dog

Dhole

A pair of sarus cranes in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Sarus crane

A male gharial, the fish-eating river crocodile, basking on a riverbank

Gharial

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