Nature Camps
Netarhat & Betla
Approximately 153 kms from Ranchi Netarhat plateu is an abode of a variety of flora and fauna. Apart from the bamboo clusters, tropical trees and even trees of cold climate like pine, silver fur, bottle brush, thuja are found here. Other than experiencing mesmerizing water falls, sunrise and sunset, jeep safari at Betla National Park, India’s one of the oldest Tiger Reserve will be included in the camp activity.
Manas
Manas NP, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere reserve and also a tiger reserve at BTC, Assam. Manas NP is a home of 450 species of birds and also wide diversity of mammals including Indian One Horned Rhinoceros, Sambar, Wild Boar, Barking Deer, Hog Deer, Capped Langur, Asian Elephant, Water Buffalo, Gaur. The Manas river passes through the heart of the national park. At Manas NP visit to the villages of Bodo tribes is another wonderful experience. Bodo tribes have a rich culture if handloom, textile and music.
Kaziranga
Kaziranga National park is 430 square kilometer area sprinkled with elephant-grass meadows, swampy lagoons, and dense forestsis home to more than 2200 Indian one-horned rhinoceros, approximately 2/3rd of their total world population. The park is located in the edge of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspots – Golaghat and Nagaon district, Assam. Along with the iconic Greater one-horned rhinoceros, the park is the breeding ground of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer. Over the time, the tiger population has also increased in Kaziranga, and that’s the reason why Kaziranga was declared as Tiger Reserve in 2006. Also, the park is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for the conservation of avifaunal species. Birds like lesser white-fronted goose, ferruginous duck, Baer’s pochard duck and lesser adjutant, greater adjutant, black-necked stork, and Asian Openbill stork specially migrate from the Central Asia during the winter season.
Chkrashila
Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary falling under Kokrajhar district and some adjacent areas of Dhubri district of Assam, India. It is famous for the golden langur and is the second protected habitat for golden langur in India. The sanctuary is mainly a hilly tract running north–south and there are two lakes (Dheer Beel and Diplai Beel) on either side, which are integral to the eco-system of the sanctuary. Different kinds of mammals including several endangered species and birds, twenty-three species of reptiles, more than forty species of butterfly are found in this sanctuary. Some species of mammals recorded in this sanctuary are Indian short-tailed mole, Indian flying fox, short nosed fruit bat, Indian false vampire, Indian pipistrelle, rhesus macaque, Chinese pangolin, Asiatic jackal and Bengal fox. Hornbills are also spotted here.
Dehing Patkai
Dehing Patkai National Park is a rainforest located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam. Dehing Patkai National Park harbours the largest stretch of lowland rainforests in India. It was declared as Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve under Project Elephant. It is a globally important site for white-winged wood duck. Some of the animal species found here are royal Bengal tiger, Himalayan black bear, Indian elephant, hoolock gibbon. Slow loris, capped langurs, Indian leopard, gaur, sambars, barking deer, marble cat etc. Many tribal communities live across the area of Dehing Patkai NP like Singphos, Tai Phakes, Tai Khamyangs, Tai ahoms, Khamtis, Morans etc.
Kangar Valley NP
Kanger Valley National Park has been situated 24 km, Southeast of Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, Chattisgarh. The name of Kanger Ghati National Park is derived from the Kangar river, which flows in its lengtha. Kanger Valley is spread over 200 square kilometers. Kanger Valley National Park is a typical mixed humid deciduous type of forest. The most popular species in this area is Bastar Maina which enchant everyone with their human voice . The state bird, Bastar Maina is capable of emulating the human voices. Apart from wildlife and plants, this National Park is home to three exceptional caves – famous for their amazing geological structures of Kutumbasar, Kailash and Dandak- Stellagmites and Stalactitees. Tirathgarh Waterfall is located in Kanger Valley National Park.
Barnawapara
Barnawapara the name coined from village Bar and Nawapara. The sanctuary is located in Raipur District, Chattisgarh. The rivers Balmedhi, Jonk and Mahanadi are the life line river which runs along the sanctuary to fulfill the water scarcity of the sanctuary. The Balar reservoir situated inside the sanctuary supports number of wetland birds and fishes. This sanctuary is famous for the frequent sighting of the Indian bison (Gaur) Cheetal, Sambhar, Neelgai, Wild boar are commonly seen.Bar-Nawapara boosts of over 150 species birds.