http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Rajasthan , Ranthambhore National Park en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:17:23 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:17:23 +0000 So the morning started with a bit of a shock. My room didn't seem to have hot water. It was lukewarm at best. Big Sigh. I am a totally spoiled americanWe had cookies and coffee while waiting for the jeep to arrive. Sorry Tyler it wasn't red it was a green jeep. It started to drizzle a bit while we were climbing into the jeep. There was no roof on it and I had no waterproof clothing. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-454115.html Safari at Rathambhore National Park http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-449898.html Alright....This trip finally quenched my thirst to see a TIGER in the forest something which is a rare event of a lifetimeowing to the declining population of tigers in India.Actually this trip was not very much anticipated as the hotter month of february was approaching and I always refrain from getting tannedespecially in the western part of Indiawhere hot winds blow in daytime.It just so http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-443340.html Didn't sleep as well last night which was disappointing. Also sad to get up early again. Left at 7.45am and went to an animal shelter. Was nice to see the animals get some help and were some really cute puppies. Gave a donation then headed to Ranthambhore across a road that seemed to get bumpier and bumpier and was really hot in the vehicle Sarah moved up front as she wasn't feeling too well http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-442760.html For the last few days I haven't had any internet access and therefore I haven't been able to post anything new. I am going to have to keep this very brief as it is 100 degrees in this room I am in. We are in an area of Rajistan know as Ranthambhore National Park. It is VERY remote and like everything in India breathtaking. We are staying in a small inn in which we are they only guests. The o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-411018.html Finally internet access and tvWe arrived at our hotel Khem Villas around noon... just in time for lunch. I knew we would be having vegetarian for the next 3 days so I wasn't thinking our food would be good but it was so amazing My gosh the hotel grows their own vegetables and herbs so everything we ate is grown here... so fresh 18 days in India and I was starting to feel homesick for som http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-407722.html We left Jodhpur and the busy city life behind us to spend a few days Ranthambole a National Park known for its relatively large tiger population. If you want to see a tiger in the wild in India this is the place where the odds are highest. Access into the Park is highly restricted. The Park is divided into 5 geographic zones each morning and afternoon the Park allows 3 jeeps and 2 openair bu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-380292.html After a 7 hour train ride in comfortable AC chair I arrived at Sawai Madhoper. On the way I got chatting to a couple who lived 8 miles away from me its a small worldI had booked an all day jeep safari for the next day online which meant that I had a 3 hour safari in the morning then laze about in the park for around 4 hours and then another 3 hour in hindsight I should have booked a separa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-379777.html nach langer zeit...fotos von unserem trip nach ranthambhore ende januar. ein nationalpark in rajasthan ca. 10 stunden von delhi. 9 leute im bus und super viel spa ein superrelaxtes wochenende mit vielen angenehmen berraschungen... von der junior suite im palasthotel bis zum freecocktail lunch in einem der chilligsten pltze auf dieser erde nature resort amanikhas. dass wir keine tiger g http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-373827.html Well booking the safari but only if we got a jeep wasn't a good idea. I lay awake since 4am wondering if the people moving around knew that we had a Canter and not giving us a wake up call or if they didn't know yet. I must have had my hopes raised and dashed more than 10 times while Zoe blissfully slept through the entire night. Finally just as I had given up and was dozing off our Masala C http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-365366.html We found ourselves sharing a jeep for the Safari with Grant and Sarah this morning this was not expected because the seats are given out by the forestry commission and there is no guarantee of a Jeep if you are unlucky you get a Cantar which has about 20 people on it. The first thing we noticed on our game drive was that everyone else looked really miserable. But then we had been provided with http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-365364.html A nice lazy start to the day that gave us a lie in and a chance to post some blog entries about India while we are still in India. We were beginning to worry we would get back having only posted our We are excited about going entry. As we drove out our driver explained that he was going to look after us because we were younger than his normal clients and then stopped to get us some beer so th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-365361.html Four days ago the traveling bus left Ranthambore where we were for two days for safari in hopes to see the tigers. We had two predawn safaris and one late afternoon safari. During our first morning safari we drove around looking for tiger prints in the sand on the road and listening for warning calls from monkeys summer deer peacocks and every other animal living in the park. We were told http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-340275.html Today was spent at Ranthambhore National Park one of the original project tiger reserves. Itrsquos a beautiful park full of lakes scrublands and ruined palaces. Unfortunately we werenrsquot lucky enough to see any tigers that day but it was still well worth the trip.I definitely prefer rural life in India rather than the hot and crowded city streets. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-337325.html For anyone who has a love of animals I can strongly advise you book a flight to INDIA and head south to the Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan. Even my wildest dreams were beaten with a stick and thrown down a deep pit. We had a very nice 4 star hut with all the wistles and bells. But the greatest and only reason to go are the TIGERS. You can't beat the feeling from the first time you http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-316614.html Finally time for the big summer trip and this time daddy took me to India and Nepal for 5 weeks. He had never been to these two countries so it was a first for both of us. After about 30 hours of travel time and dad having to run with me in the backpack at JFK airport to catch the flight I was laughing while he was sweating we arrived in Delhi. We did not stay long as we arrived late at ni http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-307666.html Ranthambore used to be the private hunting ground for the Royal family of Jaipur. In 1972 it was declared a Sanctuary and was brought under the Project Tiger Conservation platform.Dry deciduous forest covers open valleys with lush vegetation around the lakes in this park and there are open grasslands on the higher slopes. This varied flora supports a large number of animals including a variety o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-282728.html Jessica's background as a Roseburg girl paid off as she outdid the official paid guides and spotted the tigers in the the Indian National Park of Ranthambhore.Jaipur was interesting but we were ready for a place where there was no pressure to shop no constant barrage of street vendors and touts. We enjoyed our time in Delhi Agra and Jaipur but on a trip to India you need to arrange time awa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-270925.html We have just had the most surreal couple of days. Last night we went on an evening safari to try and find some Tigers in the Ranthambhore jungle. In typical Indian style as soon as we entered the jungle our jeep broke down with a split tyre. The driver spent over an hour trying to repair the wheel before we were on our way During that time there was a nervous silence while the jeep was repai http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-259292.html Vi er fortsatt i India...Etter frokost kjrer vi til Ranthambhore. Vi sjekker inn p Hotel Pugmark et sted litt ut i villmarka. Vi skal p jungelekskursjon i pne biler. Klokken 14.30 kjrer vi av grde inn i skauen. Drlige veier gjr turen til det de lokale kaller en rdquokamelturrdquo. Men det er spennende. Vi ser mange dyr Antiloper hjortedyr ste sm bambi aper fugler osv. Vi ser http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Ranthambhore-National-Park/blog-253881.html