Blogs from Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 6

Today was spent at Ranthambhore National Park one of the original project tiger reserves. It’s a beautiful park full of lakes, scrublands and ruined palaces. Unfortunately we weren’t 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. ... read more

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 see one of these majestic creatures walking around in the wild. If you love animals. GO!... read more

Jessica's background as a Roseburg girl paid off as she out-did 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 away from the urban areas. Our trip to Ranthambore National Park was very interesting...the road was in terrible shape and the 200 km (160 miles) took us about 5 1/2 hours (with a stop for lunch). Being harvest time we dealt with these unbelievably overloaded trucks and tractors filled with grain and straw. When the road is worse, the driving gets scarier -- but ... read more

Vi er fortsatt i India... Etter frokost, kjører vi til Ranthambhore. Vi sjekker inn på Hotel Pugmark, et sted litt ut i villmarka. Vi skal på jungelekskursjon i åpne biler. Klokken 14.30 kjører vi av gårde, inn i skauen. Dårlige veier gjør turen til det de lokale kaller en ”kameltur”. Men det er spennende. Vi ser mange dyr; Antiloper, hjortedyr, søte små bambi, aper, fugler osv. Vi ser imidlertid ingen av de 36 tigrene i parken eller noen av leopardene. Onsdag 27. februar Vi dropper ekskursjonen om morgenen. Ungene er slitne og vi sover ut… Formiddagen går med til kos ved bassenget og tid med ungene. Deilig! 14.30 hopper vi inn i bilen igjen. Vi skal finne tigeren! Og det går bare 10 minutter før vi ser en tiger som ligger og slapper av. Den er ... read more

Casey : we stayed in Ranthambore the other day and we got to see a baby Leopard called Laxmi- pronounced-lucksmee. We didn't see a tiger but who needs to see a tiger when you can see a baby Leopard???? We stayed at hotel Vatika and there was a very nice guy there called Vishnu and he gave us a free breakfast on 1 of the tours!-YAY! Now I'm in Delhi and I bought a book about 2/3 thirds of an inch thick which I read in 2 and a half hours. How annoying. Wendy: Yes we did actually make it to Ranthambore Park after a marathon effort from the three of us to stay awake through the various trains, queues, hotel check-ins and outs, etc, etc... Had a blissful one hour sleep on possibly the softest ... read more