Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

We travelled to Fatepur Sikri .....  detail to come..... local bus onto Bharatpur to visit the Keoladeo Bird Park We arrived late afternoon at the hotel which had a lovely garden and again caught bicycle rickshaws (we hate it when we get a little guy ...

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... in India as well as the many problems facing wildlife in such a populous country with a fast-growing economy. This was something I hope to understand as I travel India's parks and sanctuaries. I left Keoladeo, still wondering: Where did the birds go?

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... for guide as we were all knackered after the long train journey and struggled to show much enthusiasm! It was then on to Bharatpur to have a quick visit to another park. Our guide, Sunil, also invited us to spend the evening with him and his family ...

The reason for coming to Bharatpur was to visit the World Heritage bird sanctuary here and is the only sanctuary that is open in India at this time of year. It is 29sq km of wetlands and home to 364 species of birds with some migrating here all the way ...