Wild life tourism is also known as eco-friendly, sustainable tourism and animal friendly tourism. The encounter between the visitor and wildlife comprises the core of wildlife experience. Wildlife tourism in its simplest sense, is watching wildlife animals in their natural habitat. Wildlife tourism is an important part of the tourism industries in many countries like India, Africa, Australia etc. Today’s tourist is not content with cultural or religious tourism alone-the tourist today look for some thrill, fun, adventure and something other than the routine. Tourists are more keen to enjoy nature and seek wildlife in its natural habitat in quiet and scene surrounding. The present paper attempts to examine the scope of wildlife tourism in order to formulate the guideline for future tourism planning growth in Kashmir valley. The study indicates that the wildlife tourism is still in the early phase of development.