Ranthambore Forest Resort Itc Welcomgroup Sawai Madhopur

... and ten minutes later, the little calf wanders back up the platform to goodness knows where...... only in India :o)

So far we have travelled by 2 classes of train ticket ac with seats and 3rd class both good but different, the train from Mathura to Sawai Modhopur was about to present us with a whole new view of the Indian Railway system. Scooting along the very long trains to find our coach (you cannot walk through the train to keep the classes ...

... per obtenir els passis, pero finalment ho aconseguim i sortim de la cua amb una olor a tigre de la suada que espero que ens ajudi a veure quelcom mes interessant que un pao reial.

Tan bon punt entrem al parc, es nota quelcom diferent. Les dues anteriors vegades hi havia animals per tot arreu, mentre que aquesta vegada no s'avista res. Trobem petjades fresques, i no una, sino tot un seguit que discorren al llarg de la carretera per la qual circulem. Al cap d'una ...

... the side of the road for another hour and several of the other jeeps had called it quits and drove off to drop their passengers back at their hotels. Just as we were getting ready to do the same, our driver yells "Tiger Tiger Tiger!!!!". And there she was...strolling about 100 yards away from us going back to the core area of the park. You would think an animal that is orange would stand out against the park background...but it was amazing how ...

... impressive historic monument situated on a hill top in the Ranthambore national park. We had brushed up our history and our driver cum guide told us a couple of things. It is believed to be one of the oldest forts of India, built by the Chauhan rulers in the 10th century . Many rulers are said to have attacked the fort and occupied it, the Mughals handed it over to the royal rulers of Jaipur who preserved the forest around the fort and used it as ...

... it is). Even without the excitement of the tiger, however, this was a worth while day because we were able to escape the city for a little while and enjoy a day in the sun. We are now in Jaipur. We will stay tonight and tomorrow night and then we say good-bye to our driver and head west by train. Still no photos. I try for 20 mins every time and I think the computers are too old and connections are too slow. I'll keep trying. :)

... of Kipling and it's an amazing experience. Animals; another owl, dozing in the broken branch hole of a tree; many spotted deer, some with small fawns; several of the larger, blue coloured, sambur deer, some of which have fabulous antlers; cormorants; kingfisher; water snake; tree pies; parrokeets; many troops of langur monkeys, some with tiny infants; a crested serpent eagle; many peacocks and tigers?...............................w ell,............... maybe it was the tigers ...

... wandering passengers. Everyone ****** their pants at the towing items and they were instantly thrown aside. Back to plan A. Ramming other vehicles into the back of stuck bus to dislodge it......Namely, our jeep. While I was sitting in it! Communication to passengers/guests/customers is not that common in India!! However, as David quite rightly pointed out at the time, what absolutely everyone failed to bear in mind, was the terrifyingly close proximity of ...

... the odds of seeing one is getting smaller due to poaching and mismanagement of the forest. We were hoping that our luck would be good but unfortunately, it wasn't and the closest we came to seeing the tiger was the tracks that one of the cubs left behind on the trail that we took. So we took a picture of the tiger paws and left the park knowing that we would have another chance at spotting tigers in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve ...

... We walked out of the resort towards the nearby hills. There was an ancient temple up on a hillock and we decided to take a small trek up. The view from up there was panoramic. On the other side lay the Ranthambhore range, encompassing the park. At 275 sq. km, this is the smallest tiger reserve and, hence, has a better record at sightings. Thanks to the tireless efforts of park officials and well-meaning locals, the ...