nature reserves and national parks

[sogreat]

Hi everybody! Its years I'm travelling but somehow I was not giving enough attention to our world nature reserves, therefore I'm looking for some information about nature reserves and national parks. I would love to hear which are the ones you visited and which was the one you liked best? If it's not too much of a hustle I would love to hear as well about how to reach there, accommodations and prices. Thanks a lot.

[windy]

Lying adjacent to the Annamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, the 285 sq km stretch of forest known as the Parambikulam Sanctuary is one of Kerala’s premier wildlife reserves. Parambikulam lies in the Annamalai Hills, south of the Palghat Gap in the Western Ghats. The area’s hilly and rocky, drained by several rivers, including the Parambikulam, the Sholayar and the Thekkedy.

Thickly forested with stands of bamboo, sandalwood, rosewood and teak, the sanctuary has some marshy land and scattered patches of grassland. Parambikulam was once home to some of south India’s finest stands of teak; most of these, however, have now been replaced by teak plantations.

Little remains of the original teak forests, other than the famous Kannimari teak tree, the largest in Asia. The tree is about 5 km from Thunakadavu, and is one of Parambikulam’s prime attractions.

Parambikulam’s animal species include many of India’s most prominent mammals: tigers, leopards, wild dogs, sloth bears, elephants, wild boar, barking deer, spotted deer, langurs and macaques. Parambikulam is also home to Kerala’s largest population of gaur. Besides these, civet, chevrotain, pangolin, crocodile, jungle cat, porcupine and some 140 species of birds are found in the sanctuary. Although the larger cats are few and far between, gaur, monkeys and deer are fairly common in the sanctuary.

[evala]

I loved Canadian Rockies and Everglades. In the amazing Canadian Rockies it is possible to see black bears and deer. It will be best to go there between June and August. You should reach Calgary- Alberta's capital which considered as the gate to the Canadian Rockies. In Everglades-Florida it is possible to see alligators and waterfowls. It will be best to go there between December and April. The closest international airports are Fort Myers and Miami, while the closest cities are Florida and Homestead. The hotels I stayed in Calgary was Ramada Downtown Calgary - A 4 stars central hotel which I truly recommend (I paid about 85$ through Easyclicktravel web site)

[ruth]

I would go for Barbados Wildlife Reserve http://www.barbados.org/reserve.htm
the Frigate Bird Sanctuary in Barbuda
http://www.lastminutetravel.com/Destination/Antigua-Attractions.aspx
as well as for Great Bird Island in Antigua
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bird_Island,_Antigua
B e a u t i f u l !!

[sogreat]

Thanks everybody, sounds good :)
Any other suggestions?
Hey Ruth, any recommendations for hotels in Antigua and Barbuda?

[ruth]

We've been staying in Tranquility Bay Antigua (4 *)
It was excellent.
Highly recommended :)

[sogreat]

Where can I read about it/see some photos? Where is best to book it?

[ruth]

Where can I read about it/see some photos? Where is best to book it?
We booked it through easyclicktravel.com, as over there we got the best offer. You can see it over there.

[windy]

sogreat, do post your experience after you get back from travel.