After spending 2 days in Jaipur, we headed to Ranthambore with lots of hopes of seeing a Tiger in its natural habitat. Ranthambore National Park has been on my list of 'places to visit' for a very long time and I was thrilled that I was finally there. We reached late in the night and we had two safaris booked for the next day. So early in the morning, we were set for some serious tiger watching - with initially sleepy and later excited kids and all! The light of dawn, the sounds of the birds and the overall atmosphere of the park was simply fantastic. Soon as we entered the park we happened to see some fresh tiger pug marks and we followed it hoping we would chance upon the big cat - but all we ended up seeing was some fresh tiger sussu and potty :) The tiger was elusive in the afternoon safari as well, but we didn't give up hope - we booked another safari for the next day!! Luck continued to evade us and after the third safari we finally gave up. Maybe another trip, another day. Ranthambore was not a completely disaster though - we loved the park, the sights and sounds were awesome, the drive fantastic and the conversations with the guides and their tiger tracking tricks and tips - hilarious, the memories - everlasting!!
2 comments:
You really need to do something with your photography Poorni - such vivid brilliant photos.. Looks like you had a great time - 3 safaris - wow - and still the tiger was elusive.. that's crazy .. but I guess keeps the allure alive for another visit :)
Aparna, I guess its just luck at any national park. According to the guides, we were just 100 mtrs away from a tiger during the first safari and not more than 50 during the second. Its just that they were out of view :) We had a great time predicting what the guide would do and say and had lots of laughs post safari. All in all it was good fun :) ALso early morning ride to the park in the open jeep was such a high!
About the photography, ya - thinking about it. Having been toying with the idea of food photography but not sure how to go about it. By the way, its a very recent thought so still in the 'figuring out' stage :)
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