Introducing Van Vihar National Park

The best time to visit this 445-hectare safari park (2674278; dirvvnp@sancharnet.in; Indian/foreigner Rs 15/200, camera/video Rs 40/300, autorickshaw/car Rs 20/40; 6.30am-5.30pm Sat-Thu Mar-Sep, from 8am Oct-Feb) is at 4.30pm, when animals including two white tigers, an albino sloth bear and a lion pace the edges of their cages waiting to be fed. You may want to hire a rickshaw – it’s 5km from the entrance to the basic interpretation centre at the end.