India Tiger Safari

This adventure is designed to maximize your opportunity to see some of the world's last remaining wild Bengal tigers, in a less-visited setting away from crowds. It's a thrill to watch a tiger in its natural habitat, not to mention a rare privilege...and this strategically crafted itinerary gives you the very best odds, along with other plentiful native India wildlife. Here's how we do it:

1. An Itinerary Specifically Focused on Finding Tigers
   We get you into the heart of India's best Bengal tiger habitat with multiple opportunities to search for these charismatic cats in one of the country's premier tiger parks. If your main goal in coming to India is to see wild tigers, this trip maximizes your odds.

2. A Prime Location and the Best Season for Sightings
   Tadoba National Park in central India is legendary tiger country. Though it's hot when we visit, the weather conditions increases our chances of seeing tigers, since they must emerge from shade in the underbrush in order to drink water at least twice daily. Our best opportunity to see them will be at these watering spots. Other wildlife must come out in search of water, too, and we're likely to have excellent chances to photograph a wide array of native species.

3. An Up-and-Coming Park without the Crowds of More Famous Locations
   While Tadoba National Park offers outstanding opportunities for tiger viewing, it isn't nearly as crowded as India's best-known tiger parks. Here, you'll get to watch wildlife in relative peace and solitude, without hordes of Jeeps converging on a single sighting. No radio or mobile phone use is allowed between vehicles and visitors in this park, meaning you are less likely to share your experience with dozens of other visitors. Only traditional "word of mouth" methods are permitted for sharing sightings, as drivers and guides pass one another driving through the park. 

4. A Very Small Group for a More Intimate Tiger Experience
   We cap our groups at eight travelers, with no more than four guests per safari vehicle and sometimes fewer. This means a less-intrusive presence, a quieter experience, and personalized attention from our naturalist Expedition Leader. You're assured a "window" seat in our open 4x4 vehicles. There's also room to carry all your gear comfortably, and flexibility for us to adapt to changing conditions (light, weather, animal movements) in order to maximize viewing and photo opportunities.

5. A Luxury Ecolodge Base Acclaimed for Comfort & Sustainability
   As our base for exploring Tadoba National Park, we spend four nights at Waghoba Ecolodge, one of India's top new safari accommodations located on 12 acres of wild land in the important buffer zone between Tadoba National Park and the private outskirts beyond. In every element of its construction and operations, it sets inspiring standards for environmental consciousness. 

6. India's Top Naturalist Guides Lead Our Trips
   Our Expedition Leaders are highly trained and certified naturalist guides with in-depth knowledge of the Indian bush, tigers, and other creatures that live there. Most of our guides average at least 15 years' experience in the field. We know a nature photography expedition is only as good as the guide who leads it, and that’s why we take pride in hiring the world’s best! See Expedition Leader bios with traveler comments regarding the quality of our leaders.

7. Our Emphasis is Nature, but We Add a Touch of History and Culture, Too
   Most India tours immerse you in crowded urban environments, rather than the country's wild places. In contrast, nearly all our time is spent tracking tigers...but, since we fly in and out of Delhi, we include a half-day tour of India’s vibrant capital. With a wealth of cultural treasures, it's an engaging counterpoint to the wild spaces of Tadoba National Park that is our primary focus.

8. Extra Value for Your Travel Dollar
   While we are coming to India at the optimal time of year to see tigers, this is otherwise an off-peak trip, meaning your cost is lower than for most India tours. Take advantage of great value pricing for this top-quality small-group trip—when tiger sighting odds are best!

9. Our Presence Directly Helps Boost India's Tiger Numbers
   After years of precipitously declining tiger numbers, India is charting steady increases. Its 2022 quadrennial tiger census counted 3,682 tigers, up from 2,967 in 2018, an annual rise of 6%. Conservation groups attribute a share of the increase to responsible ecotourism. The economic value of visitors to India's tiger reserves benefits local communities, offering people an incentive to protect the wildlife they share the land with. Given that India is home to 75% of the world's remaining wild tigers, our presence here for wildlife tourism here is integral to that continued success.

10. Our Quality-Value Guarantee Ensures Your India Tiger Adventure is Second to None
    With Natural Habitat Adventures, you receive our exclusive quality-value guarantee that promises we will meet the high expectations we set forth in our promotional materials. To our knowledge, this is the most ambitious guarantee made by any adventure travel company. Read our important promise.

11. Feel Good About Your Carbon-Neutral Journey
    We care deeply about our planet, as we know you do. When you travel with us, the carbon emissions from your trip are 100% offset—including your round-trip flights from home. Natural Habitat Adventures has been the world’s first carbon-neutral travel company since 2007.