Safari in India to Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Corbett; plus Delhi & Agra
May 9th, 2011, 07:26 PM
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Thank you so much for your trip report. I look forward to following in your footsteps in 2013....I know I'm not the first person to follow in your footsteps so you must be doing something right! You have inspired me to move this trip up on my list and I'm so looking forward to it.
May 10th, 2011, 01:23 AM
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Lynn, Amazing trip report!!!!! I've been to wonderful Nagarhole in the South, but never to the areas you describe/ Wow!!!
If you don't mind saying...how much was the cost of the trip with Wild World India (not including airfare from USA)--i.e. for lodging, drivers, meals ,etc? Did you pay for it as a "package"?
Thanks.
If you don't mind saying...how much was the cost of the trip with Wild World India (not including airfare from USA)--i.e. for lodging, drivers, meals ,etc? Did you pay for it as a "package"?
Thanks.
May 10th, 2011, 05:30 AM
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And I in turn will follow in your footsteps for that 2013 journey, Cjryan in ring-around-the-rosey fashion.
Femi, you have me all figured out! The side of Phinda looks interesting! When and how long?
While in India, I was informed that all park fees would be doubling from the equivalent of about $50 USD to $100 USD, so my trip's cost will be low. I paid for it all as a package. Feel free to email me, CaliNurse, on costs. I am at hotmail, same name. Email is on my profile.
Femi, you have me all figured out! The side of Phinda looks interesting! When and how long?
While in India, I was informed that all park fees would be doubling from the equivalent of about $50 USD to $100 USD, so my trip's cost will be low. I paid for it all as a package. Feel free to email me, CaliNurse, on costs. I am at hotmail, same name. Email is on my profile.
May 10th, 2011, 02:20 PM
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Welcome home, Lynn. I've been eagerly waiting for this report. Have only got through the 1st couple of days so far, but have put it aside for a long and comfy session this weekend. Sounds like things went well with you - I'm so glad!
And about the railways and platforms etc, - welcome to India
I get lost too, and I was born there.
And about the railways and platforms etc, - welcome to India
I get lost too, and I was born there.
May 13th, 2011, 08:17 AM
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Atravelynn,
Thanks for the lovely comments about the lunch we had at Chitvan Jungle Lodge in Kanha. India was an unbelievable experience. If anyone wishes to see the photos, our email is [email protected]. We'll send a copy of our smilebox.
Thanks for the lovely comments about the lunch we had at Chitvan Jungle Lodge in Kanha. India was an unbelievable experience. If anyone wishes to see the photos, our email is [email protected]. We'll send a copy of our smilebox.
May 16th, 2011, 05:37 AM
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Lynn, what a spectacular trip! Thanks for the wonderfully detailed report. We are thinking of possibly doing something similar sometime, more for the mammals than for the birds (although we certainly wouldn't close our eyes if one flitted through our field of view!) So your info will be invaluable for planning purposes, especially for Corbett and Kanha both of which we've not been to yet.
In retrospect, are there areas you would have liked to spend more or less time?
Marsha
In retrospect, are there areas you would have liked to spend more or less time?
Marsha
May 20th, 2011, 09:30 PM
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Great smilebox, Narob. I got to visit the parts of India that were not on my itinerary.
Ovenbird, more time would have been better. Narob was in India 5 weeks. I did not visit many cultural attractions, which is a huge aspect of India. So devoting several days to even weeks in Rajasthan would complement the wildlife part of the trip.
The Dhikala section of Corbett could have used a 3rd night. Time devoted to the elephants, the different antelope species of the hog deer, and the extra effort it took in Corbett to find tigers all add up to more days being worthwhile. Also you could spend one whole day on elephant back in Corbett.
But given my 21 day max, I would not have altered the itinerary or taken one day from here and put it there.
If your trip was just Kanha and Corbett, I think a week in Kanha (split 5 Kisli and 2 Mukki) then 6 nights Dhikala (split 2 Baranji, 4 Dhikala with one day on an elephant in Dhikala) would make a great itinerary. I'd also consider Kasaringa, which is more remote, another time.
Ovenbird, more time would have been better. Narob was in India 5 weeks. I did not visit many cultural attractions, which is a huge aspect of India. So devoting several days to even weeks in Rajasthan would complement the wildlife part of the trip.
The Dhikala section of Corbett could have used a 3rd night. Time devoted to the elephants, the different antelope species of the hog deer, and the extra effort it took in Corbett to find tigers all add up to more days being worthwhile. Also you could spend one whole day on elephant back in Corbett.
But given my 21 day max, I would not have altered the itinerary or taken one day from here and put it there.
If your trip was just Kanha and Corbett, I think a week in Kanha (split 5 Kisli and 2 Mukki) then 6 nights Dhikala (split 2 Baranji, 4 Dhikala with one day on an elephant in Dhikala) would make a great itinerary. I'd also consider Kasaringa, which is more remote, another time.
May 23rd, 2011, 04:28 PM
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Fantastic report, I have been waiting to hear how the trip went and it suddenly occurred to me that I wouldn't find it on the Africa forum afterall … how silly.
It sounds like just the sort of trip I would like to do so I too will have to "follow in Atravelynn's footsteps".
Can't wait to see your photos.
It sounds like just the sort of trip I would like to do so I too will have to "follow in Atravelynn's footsteps".
Can't wait to see your photos.
May 25th, 2011, 05:31 AM
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Thank you Twaffle. I plan to do an India-Africa safari comparison that I'll post on the Africa forum once I have a photo link, which should materialize no later than tomorrow.
I'd even retrace these footsteps--or in this case maybe pug marks--as the tiger prints are called. A wonderful trip.
I'd even retrace these footsteps--or in this case maybe pug marks--as the tiger prints are called. A wonderful trip.
May 25th, 2011, 04:55 PM
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Some of the Kanha and Bandhavgarh shots were taken by my naturalists with my second camera. I’d recommend that practice. All combined, there were 3700 photos taken in the 3-week trip.
<u>Kanha, both Kisli and Mukki – 115 photos, labeled </u>
#1-24 are tigers; tiger show photos are indicated.
Last 22 photos are accommodations, facilities, and mounting/dismounting the elephant for the tiger show.
#115, the last photo, is the all important <b>ADAPTER</b>, used throughout the trip successfully to recharge camera batteries. I am proud of the setting I managed for my adapter photo-shoot.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/...hotos-_-Sharee
<u>Bandhavgarh, Train, Delhi, Taj Mahal – 50 photos, labeled</u>
#1-12 are tigers; no photos from the tiger show.
Accommodations, train, Delhi, Taj are the last 18 photos.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/...hotos-_-Sharee
<u>Corbett, both Biranji and Dhikala – 75 photos, labeled</u>
#75, the last photo, is a tiger in a Where’s Waldo shot.
Photos #65-#74 are accommodations and facilities.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/...hotos-_-Sharee
Some of the Kanha and Bandhavgarh shots were taken by my naturalists with my second camera. I’d recommend that practice. All combined, there were 3700 photos taken in the 3-week trip.
<u>Kanha, both Kisli and Mukki – 115 photos, labeled </u>
#1-24 are tigers; tiger show photos are indicated.
Last 22 photos are accommodations, facilities, and mounting/dismounting the elephant for the tiger show.
#115, the last photo, is the all important <b>ADAPTER</b>, used throughout the trip successfully to recharge camera batteries. I am proud of the setting I managed for my adapter photo-shoot.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/...hotos-_-Sharee
<u>Bandhavgarh, Train, Delhi, Taj Mahal – 50 photos, labeled</u>
#1-12 are tigers; no photos from the tiger show.
Accommodations, train, Delhi, Taj are the last 18 photos.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/...hotos-_-Sharee
<u>Corbett, both Biranji and Dhikala – 75 photos, labeled</u>
#75, the last photo, is a tiger in a Where’s Waldo shot.
Photos #65-#74 are accommodations and facilities.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/...hotos-_-Sharee
May 25th, 2011, 10:28 PM
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I just stayed up past my bedtime to read your report. Riveting from start to finish! I think I will have to go to seep before I look at all the photos--work tomorrow. But I have peeked at the tiger pics from Kisli and they are excellent. And the dholes, wow!
May 26th, 2011, 10:50 AM
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Great photos. You got some lovely shots of eles crossing the river too.
You are indeed fortunate to be able to take such trips (and so often! I am jealous!!!), but I sense that your interested, appreciative attitude improves not only your experiences but those of the people you encounter. It certainly makes your reports delightful to read.
Where to next, Lynn?
You are indeed fortunate to be able to take such trips (and so often! I am jealous!!!), but I sense that your interested, appreciative attitude improves not only your experiences but those of the people you encounter. It certainly makes your reports delightful to read.
Where to next, Lynn?
May 26th, 2011, 12:53 PM
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Thank you Leely! I just got back from North Dakota, maybe that's where you'd want to go in 2012. Teddy Roosevelt National Park was stunning with lots of North American wildlife. Africa beckons me back for my next trip in Sept. Nothing definite after that, but those migrating bats in Zambia have my attention. Maybe that's my 2012 trip.
May 27th, 2011, 08:54 PM
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Wow!
Thanks for this fantastic trip report and the wonderful photos. I am truly impressed with your experience and like cjryan have moved a tiger safari up to 2013.
Tigers, eles, dhole and all of those wonderful birds - what a fantastic trip.
Thanks for sharing,
Pol
Thanks for this fantastic trip report and the wonderful photos. I am truly impressed with your experience and like cjryan have moved a tiger safari up to 2013.
Tigers, eles, dhole and all of those wonderful birds - what a fantastic trip.
Thanks for sharing,
Pol
Jun 1st, 2011, 08:27 PM
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Birds of Northern India by Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp worked well.
There is also a Southern book, but I was only in Northern India. The same authors have a birds of India, plus a couple of neighboring countries book.
I did not take a mammal book.
There is also a Southern book, but I was only in Northern India. The same authors have a birds of India, plus a couple of neighboring countries book.
I did not take a mammal book.
