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| this is where we saw the tigress |
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Date
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Time
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Mileage
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Distance
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villages passed
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21/11
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8
am
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187142
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Naya
Gaon Magi / Mahwa / Mehndipur Balaji
|
|
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1.10
pm
|
187381
|
239
|
Arrived
Sher Garh Ranthambore
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The
Bombay Natural History Society BNHS has been arranging camps and trips to
various nature reserves for many years. I was with them on the Chambal,
Bharatpur and Ranthambore camp. We arrived here from Bharatpur Bird sanctuary. A
long tiring drive.
There
are many hotels. Most of them have the word "sher” in them; so it gets
very confusing. Try and stay near the entry for zones 1 to 5 as it’s easier in
the early mornings when you have to go at 6.00 am.
Enough
has been written about Ranthambore. Suffice it to say that tigers are aplenty
but it all depends upon luck.
If
you have time and money, hire a jeep. Takes six pax. Cost Rs 30,000 for half
day, Rs 60,000 for full day. Advantage is you can go to any zone. Chances of seeing a tiger(s) shoot up.
If
you are in a group or want to go on the standard tour, you are forced to take
the zone allotted to you. You can change the zone if the allotment is repeated.
You can also request a zone... it all depends upon how you treat the concerned
officer.
Ranthambore 1700
sq kms; 20% open for visitors; 10 zones. 1 to 5 in one area near our hotel and
the most popular. Other zones # 6 to 10 about 13 kms away.
During
our stay, we had three safaris and I stayed on so I got an extra one – we were
in zones 1,2,4 and 6.
We had many birders in the group and the main birds I
recall are:
Rufus
tree pike
Black
tailed godwit
Greater
spotted eagle
Spotted
owlet
Comb
bill duck
Guides
Pradip Sharma Zone 3 and Vijay Singh zone 4 were excellent. 
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Lovely pics.
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