Would you believe if I say you are allowed to shoot a tiger in India? What's more, besides the tiger, in India you can shoot many other kinds of wild animals and some 600 species of birds all with your favorite camera while on one of the excellent safari tours in the forest of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand is a mountainous state situated in the lap of Greater Himalaya ranges. A wildlife safari tour in Uttarakhand would take you through ancient and towering trees where you can hear the pleasing cacophony of birds. You'll go past ice-cold glacial rivers of great beauty and charm even as a herd of chital deer shy away into the thicket.
The jungle safari tours are usually done on 4x4 jeep vehicles. So as to make your safari more enjoyable you may go for a tour on horseback. There are elephant safaris as well that would transform you into medieval royalty as your ride takes you crashing through the jungle.
A jeep safari tour in Jim Corbett National Park is a must safari tour in India for the Nature and wildlife lovers. The jeep safari will take you into the wonderful world of the Corbett National Park, the home of the nocturnal but most elusive Royal Bengal Tiger. Here you can revel in the company of four different species of deer, including spotted and barking deer. You'll also see the massive sloth bear a native to the Himalayan region, wild boar and the fresh water dolphin. The leopards as well as the marsh crocodile (mugger and gharial) and more than 600 species of colorful birds are all the denizens of this rich and verdant wildlife park.
The safari tours on elephant backs, unlike the jeep safaris, are very quiet rides. While you sit in a howdah, the elephant will take you on a memorable journey through deep valleys and very thick tropical forests and at times on very rugged trails.
You'd set cross at the crack of dawn on these wildlife safaris at vintage forest rest houses which more than a century old. You'll begin to enjoy the light from the prehistoric lantern and a hot water bath from a bucket rather than a shower!