March 31st- 22nd, 2012, 9 (FULL)
Arrive March 31st, depart April 22 evening or 23rd (additional cost)
If possible you may wish to arrive in Delhi, one day prior to the workshop (3/30/12). Reservations can be made to accommodate early arrival at an extra charge of $125. (US) to $250. per person (depends upon your comfort level!) on a bed and breakfast basis. You may wish to depart Delhi or Mumbai on the morning of April 23rd.
Join Charles and tiger photog/guide Harshad Barve for 22 days of Ultimate Tiger Photography in India. Our schedule includes 39 safaris in three of the best National Parks in India to photograph tigers in the wild. And, while tigers are certainly our main quarry, many others species of wildlife and birds will be available for us to photograph. Our guide is one of the most acclaimed tiger photographers in India, and our accommodations top notch.
Trip Highlights-
4x4 Private Jeep with only two photographers per vehicle which otherwise can accommodate six people.
Accommodation in high quality luxury lodge and hotels
Vehicles driven by highly experienced guides/drivers familiar to working with photographers
Highly competitive pricing and a custom tailor-made itinerary for serious wildlife lovers/photographers
Guided/escorted trip from/to Delhi/Mumbai Air Port
TOUR FEE is all inclusive, no surprises
All Air and Ground Transportation
Lodging on full board basis(twin sharing) with all meals included
All game drives, National Park Fees, Driver/Guide Fees, Vehicle Fees, Guides tips
UN-limited Bottled water during game drives, 2 litters of bottled water per person per day in Rooms
March 31: Arrive at International Airport, Delhi, meet and greet then transfer to our hotel. Get some rest! April 1: After breakfast we will drive to Ranathambhore National park. Check in at Ranathambhore
Bagh, the finest lodge. Meet our drivers, and discuss the schedule.
April 2 to April 7: Early morning wakeup call with tea/coffee, and then proceed on our morning safari. After morning safari come back to hotel for Breakfast, freshen up, have a small nap and after lunch we will be back in jungle for our afternoon safari. Be on the lookout for local birds on the lodge campus!
April 7: Early morning wakeup call with tea/coffee and we will on morning safari. After morning safari come back to hotel for Breakfast, Freshen up, and then catch a train from Sawai Madhopur to Jabalpur. We will overnight on the train. We have AC tickets booked for all participants
April 8: Arrive early morning in Jabalpur, AC coaches will be waiting for us at Railway station, 3 hrs drive and we will arrive in Tala village , Check in to our hotel, the Nature Heritage. Freshen up, have breakfast, get some rest because after lunch we will head off to the jungle!
April 9 to April 16: Early morning wakeup call with tea/coffee, and then proceed on our morning safari. After our morning safari we’ll be back at the hotel for Breakfast. Freshen up, have a small nap and after lunch we will be back in jungle for our Afternoon ride. In the afternoon you can spend time shooting birds in lodge campus!
April 17: Early morning wakeup call with tea/coffee, and then proceed on our morning safari. After morning safari come back to hotel for Breakfast, freshen up and we will drive to Kanha. We will have AC SUV booked for all participants, Check in to Hotel Celebrations.
April 18 to April 21: Early morning wakeup call with tea/coffee, and then proceed on our morning safari. After morning safari come back to hotel for breakfast, freshen up, have a small nap and after lunch we will be back in jungle for Afternoon ride. In the afternoon you can spend time shooting birds in lodge campus!
April 22: Early morning wakeup call with tea/coffee. We will take one last safari before departing. After our morning safari we will return to the hotel for Breakfast and to freshen up. At 11:30AM we depart for Nagpur to catch our flight to Delhi/Mumbai. We expect to reach Delhi/Mumbai around 7:45pm in time for evening flights home from either Delhi or Mumbai airports. Note - You may choose to overnight on the 22nd, departing 23rd (accomadations additional cost).
TOUR FEE EXCLUDES
Airfare to/from home destination
Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Tips & Gratuities to hotel waiters , Guide tips are included
Laundry Bills, Telephone Charges, Internet Charges, Other items of personal nature
Travel & Medical Insurance costs
Cost of hospitalization and evacuation, if necessary
Trip and evacuation insurance highly recommend!
Fee: The cost of this Photographic Instructional Workshop is DBL $9,495. Terms: deposit of $2000 required to secure space. Balance due 120 days prior to workshop.
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Bandhavgarh National Park
Area : 450 sq. km (Core area: 105 sq. km)
Altitude : 800 m above sea level
Temperature range : 42°C to 2°C
Best time to visit : February-June
Wandering through the Bandhavgarh national park , the chances of seeing a tiger are very good. Among the other wild attractions include, Chausingha, Chital, Chinkara, Wild Boar and sometimes a Fox and Jackal. Initially just 105.40-sq-kms in area, Bandhavgarh with 25 resident TIGERS was noted for its high-density tiger population. Today, it has been extended to an area of 437-sq-kms. About half the Bandhavgarh park is covered with fine trees of Sal, while mixed forests are found in the higher reaches of the hills. Stretches of bamboo and grasslands extend to the north. The main wildlife viewing is still done in the core of the park with its 32 picturesque, wooded hills.
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Kanha National Park
Area : 1,945 sq km
Altitude : 600-900 m above sea level
Temperature range : 42°C to 2°C
Best time to visit : February-June
Situated in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, the picturesque Kanha National Park was the inspiration behind Rudyard Kipling's unforgettable classic Jungle Book. The romance of the Kanha National Park has not reduced over time-it is still as beautiful. Located in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh, Kanha national park cum Tiger reserve extends over an area of over 1,940-sq-kms. The major feature of this region's interesting topography is the horseshoe shape valley and the whole park area is surrounded by the spurs of the Mekal. The Surpan River meanders through Kanha's central Maidans, grasslands that cover the extensive plateau. Steep rocky escrapments along the edges offer breathtaking views of the valley.
The main wildlife attractions in the park are tiger, bison, gaur, sambhar, chital, more pictures.... barasingha, barking deer, black deer, black buck, chousingha, nilgai, mouse deer, sloth bear, jackal fox, porcupine, hyena, jungle cat, python, pea fowl, hare, monkey, mongoose, tiger, and leopard.
The birds species in the park include storks, teals, pintails, pond herons, egrets, peacock, pea fowl, jungle fowl, spur fowl, partridges, quails, ring doves, spotted parakeets, green pigeons, rock pigeons, cuckoos, papihas, rollers, bee-eater, hoopoes, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches, orioles, owls, and fly catchers.
However, if one animal species were to represent Kanha, it would probably be the barasingha, or the swamp deer. The barasinghas at Kanha are unique, being the hard ground variety, which populate the large open tracts of grass amidst the forests of teak and bamboo. Twenty years ago, the barasingha was faced with extinction but some desperate measures including the fencing-off of some animals helped save them and again the air in Kanha bugle with their rutting calls.
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Ranathambore National Park - the park is most famous for it's diurnal tigers.
Ranthambore National park is spread over an area of 1,334 sq km along with its nearby sanctuaries like - the Mansingh Sanctuary and the Kaila Devi Sanctuary.The park is majorly famous for its tigers and is one of the best locations in India to see the majestic predators in its natural habitat. The tigers can be easily spotted even during the day time busy at their ordinary quest- hunting and taking proper care of their young ones.
Ranthambore is also counted as the famous heritage site because of the pictorial ruins that dot the wildlife park. Certainly, a visit to Ranthambore National Park is a treat for every wildlife and nature lover. The time spend on watching tigers roaming around, verdant greenery, a gamut of other species of chirpy birds and animals is priceless and worth enough to be explored at least once in a life.
Ranthambore National Park is one of the biggest and most renowned national park in Northern India. The park is located in the Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, which is about 130 km from Jaipur. Being considered as one of the famous and former hunting grounds of the Maharajas of Jaipur, today the Ranthambore National Park terrain is major wildlife tourist attraction spot that has pulled the attention of many wildlife photographers and lovers in this destination
Animals: Tigers, Leopards, Striped Hyenas, Sambar deer, Chital, Nilgai, Common or Hanuman langurs, Macaques, Jackals, Jungle cats, Caracals, Sloth bears, Black bucks, Rufoustailed Hare, Indian Wild Boar, Chinkara, Common Palm Civets or Toddy cat, Common Yellow Bats, Desert Cats, Fivestriped Palm Squirels, Indian False Vampires, Indian Flying Foxes, Indian Foxes, Indian Gerbils, Indian Mole Rats, Indian Porcupines, Longeared Hedgehogs, Ratels, Small Indian Mongoose, Small Indian Civets and Common mongoose.
The amphibian species only consist of the Common India Toad and the Common Frog.
The park also has a large number of marsh crocs Reptiles: Snub Nosed Marsh Crocodiles, Desert Monitor Lizards, Tortoise, Banded Kraits, Cobras, Common Kraits, Ganga Soft Shelled Turtles, Indian Pythons, North Indian Flap Shelled Turtles, Rat Snakes, Russel's Vipers, Saw-scaled Vipers and the Indian Chamaeleon.
Birds in Ranthambore
Ranthambore, due to its varied terrain and abundance of water bodies, has an excellent population of birds, resident and migrant. In total, a list of 272 species have been documented. Some of the best locations to watch birds at, and from, are Malik Talao, the Ranthambore Fort, Rajbagh Talao, Padam Talao and in the Jhalra area. The most important birs in Ranthambore include's Graylag Goose, Woodpeckers, Indian Gray Hornbills, Common Kingfishers, Bee Eaters, Cuckoos, Parakeets, Asian Palm Swift, Owl, Nightjars, Pigeon, Dove, Crakes, Snipes, Sandpipers, Gulls, Terns, Great Crested Grebe, Eagles, Darters, Cormorants, Egrets, Herons, Bitterns, Flamingos, Ibis, Pelicans, Storks, Pittas, Shrikes, Treepies, Crows, Orioles, Cuckoo-Shrikes, Minivets, Drongos, Flycatchers, Ioras, Wood Shrikes, Pipits, Bayas, Sparrows, Finches, Wagtails, Munias, Bulbul, Mynas, Falcons etc.
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