The Indian rhinoceros, threatened with extinction, inhabits Kaziranga National Park in Assam. And many migrating birds winter in Keoladeo Ghana Park, south of Delhi. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala in southwestern India is famous not only for its elephant herds. A hunting castle here that once belonged to a maharaja has been converted into a hotel in the middle of the jungle. Even the boat trip to reach this hotel is an experience because elephants appear in many of the bays.
Hotel rooms have verandas offering unique views onto the water and the river bank meadows.
Yet the tiger remains the star attraction of the Indian wilds. It is always a really great experience and afterwards I always hope it will happen again. In the forests around Corbett, Bacchi Bisht shows hikers some trees where tigers have sharpened their claws, and their tracks in the sand are larger than a man's hand. Even when he follows you, he hides perfectly. But a tiger could turn up at any time, even on open ground.