Arrive kinda late, find the cheapest place I can amongst some big brassy hotels & resorts on the ranthambore strip whilst booming music plays out of drive along mobile disco, all in aid of Indian Independence Day , 26/01/16 wake up fairly early and wonder along the road adjacent to the park perimeter, find an inviting open gate and venture in a mile or two amongst many herbivorous mammals in the mist, further along said road is the regular road entrance to the park & its fort, I route to it and cling on the back of a jeep taxi to ranthambore fort; a historic fort come ruin with several well attended temples, lots of pilgrims but even more monkeys (piece of advice..as tempting as it is, don't grab their long tail). I return to ranthambore
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