If you are planning your next trip, instead of hopping to common hill stations or beaches, try staying in the midst of the nature, ie, forests.
So, for when you are planning your next trip, keep these Indian national parks in mind...
VIDEO: PEXELSIt is home to tigers, elephants, and has the largest population of one-horned rhinos in the world.
photo: pexelsVisitors aren't allowed to take anything from this forest full of rare flora and sacred groves. It is also home to old sacrificial sites.
Buxa Tiger Reserve has at least 284 bird species. A black panther and melanistic Asian golden cat were also spotted here recently!
VIDEO: Ananya BhattacharyaSunderbans is home of the Royal Bengal Tiger, Gangetic and Irrawaddy dolphins, and mangrove forests. You can also take ferry rides here.
Jim Corbett National Park is known for Bengal tigers and abundant wildlife. It is home to animals like tigers, leopards and elephants.
Gir National Park is the only place where you can spot the endangered Asiatic lion. The park was the former hunting grounds of the Nawabs of Junagadh.
It is India's first 'Mixed Heritage' site. The Snow Leopard is the park's emblematic animal. The Red Panda, Sikkim's state animal, is also found here.