Best Recommended Safari Zones in Indian Wildlife Parks for the 2025–26 Season

The next season for tourism will start from 01st October 2025 . Here we recommend these zones with best tiger spotting chances in Indian Tiger Reserves. These recommendations are based on previous sightings record for last two seasons.

This will give you an idea where to go & not to waste your precious time and money. Now a days famous Parks days are gone and many options have come up for safaris and good sightings. Pls check availability for zones before making bookings. If your desired park is sold out than let us know for the option .

Bookings for the coming season shall start opening around August 2025.

As per last season rule Ranthamboore booking shall open on 01 August 2025 for October, November and December. On 01 November 2025 booking for January, February & March 2026 shall open. On 01 February 2026 the booking shall open for period of April, May & June 2026.

Madhya Pradesh or Central Indian parks like Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna, Pench and Sanjay Dhubri will open on 01 August 2025 for the period of 01 October 2025 to 31 October 2025.

On 01 September 2025 , the booking for November onwards will open on day-to-day basis. Here bookings open 120 days prior to visit on day-to-day basis.

Tadoba advance booking shall also open on day-to-day basis 120 days prior to visit dates.
Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve shall open( depending on rains) for safaris and night stay from 15 November.

For Non – Indian advance booking (reserve quota) for Night stay in Dhikala opens 90 days prior to visit. For other Zones like Bijrani, Jhirna, Dhela and Durga Devi night stay & day safaris permit opens 45 days prior to visit.

The best zones recommended for the upcoming season are listed below.

NATIONAL PARKS & TIGER RESERVES BEST ZONES
Ranthambore National Park 03 , 04 & 01
Sariska Tiger Reserve 01, 02 and 03
Jim Corbett National Park Dhikala, Dhela and Jhirna.
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Zone 02 and zone 01
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
Dudhwa and Kishanpur Range
Panna Tiger Reserve Madla and Hinouta
Sanjay Dhubri Tiger Reserve Dhubri Zone
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Tala, Khitauli and Magdhi.
Kanha Tiger Reserve Kanha, Mukki and Kisli.
Pench Tiger Reserves (Madhya Pradesh part) Touria, Jhamtara and Karmajhiri.
Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra part) Khursapar, Sillari and Chorbahuli.
Satpura Tiger Reserve Madhai, Bheemkund (Churna ) and Mallupura.
Tadoba Andhari National Park Moharli, Kolara and Navegaon.
Tadoba’s buffer zones have an excellent record of sightings, so you can choose any of them.
Umerd WLS Gothangaon and Karhandala.
Tipeshwar WLS Sunna and Mathani.
Nagzira Tiger Reserve Old Nagzira and New Nagzira zone.

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

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