The town of Dharamsala is the base for a number of treks that cross the rocky Dhauladhar range, into the valley of the Upper Ravi and Chamba district. This is prime hiking terrain, the place to be

Among national parks in India, Corbett is iconic. Though there’s wildlife in abundance here, it has always been associated with the tiger, thanks to the influence of the legendary hunter-turn

There are very few richer avifauna areas anywhere in the world than the Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan (earlier the Ghana Bird Sanctuary – and a reserve for duck shoots). To the so

This lush avifauna park, not too far out of Mumbai, is a birdwatcher’s dream. The dense forest cover here hides a plethora of birdlife, and is resplendent with colourful plantlife.
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Wales is a part of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland), and is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations. It shares a close social and political history with the

The Maasai Mara National Reserve (also known locally as “Masai Mara”, or “The Mara”) is a spot as synonymous with wildlife as any on Earth, in a region that’s blessed with wildlife. Especially famous

The Serengeti National Park, a World Heritage Site (1981), offers perhaps the most classic of African game-reserve experiences. A safari in this iconic wildlife sanctuary should be on every nature lov

Located out in the Atlantic, the isolated Azores is 1564km directly west of Lisbon, Portugal, and 3900km off the North American coast. This chain of nine islands, all volcanic in origin, was coloni

This national park’s website describes Kruger as the “real Africa”. While those who are associated with Africa’s other wildlife sanctuaries might disagree, there’s no doubt that Kruger – one of eight