Monday, December 31, 2007

India: Ranthambhore National Park

Like I mentioned before, now in Ranthambhore to try to see if we can find tigers in their natural habitat. There are apparently only three places in the World where you can see tigers in their native habitat (India, Sumtra, and Borneo) - and in India, there are only two National Parks that still have them. Ranthambhore is also pretty popular because they have about 25 tigers in a relatively small 350 square kilometer area.

The original land was the property of the Jaipur Maharajah, and this was his personal hunting ground. Since then, the Indians have realized that the eco-green tourism trade is much more lucrative. We'll have three shots at trying to find Tigers - each safari lasting about 3-4 hours each time. The first trip will be in the afternoon on an open truck that holds about 30 people. And then the last two trips - one in the morning and one in the afternoon will be in a smaller Jeep with just the four of us, a guide, and a driver.