India has 93 national parks and 486 wild life sanctuaries, which constitute about 4.7% of the entire country and play a paramount role in flora and fauna protection. National parks are higher category than sanctuaries. There are 14 biosphere reserves, established to conserve the diversity of ecosystems and promote research into ecological conservation. Most parks offer jeep/van tours, lion safari, elephant safari, boat trips, watch towers and hides for close up.

Dachigam National park, Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir

Corbett National Park, Nainital, Uttarakhand

Dudhwa National park, Lakhimpur kheri, Uttar pradesh

Desert sanctuary, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Sariska National park, Alwar, Rajasthan
Keoladeo Ghana National park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Rathambore National park, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
Gajner palace, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Wild ass sanctuary, Little rann of Kutch, Gujrat
Gir National park, Junagadh, Gujrat

Jaldapara wild life sanctuary, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Sunderbans National park, Port caning, West Bengal

Keibul Lam Jao National park, Manipur

Namdapha National park, Margherita, Arunachal Pradesh

Kaziranga National park, Jorhat, Assam
Manas Tiger reserve, Barpeta, Assam

Palamau Tiger reserve, Daltonganj, Jharkhand

Chilka sanctuary, Orissa
Bhitrarknkika wild life sanctuary, Baleshwar, Orissa
Simlipal National park, Mayurbhanj, Orissa

Kanha National park, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh National park, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Nagarjunasagar sanctuary, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh

Ranganthitoo bird sanctuary, Mysore, Karnataka
Bandipur National park, Mysore, Karnataka
Nagrhole National park, Corg, Karnataka

Gulf of Manner Marine National Park, Mandapam, Tamil Nadu
Annamalai wild life sanctuary, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Mudumalai sanctuary, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
Vedanthangal water bird sanctuary, Tamil Nadu

Periyar National park, Idukki, Kerala
Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad, Kerala
Muthanga wild life sanctuary, Wayanad, Kerala