The search for tigers
Ranthambore National Park is famous for Tigers. Apparently there are now more than 60 tigers in the park. The number is becoming so large that there is talk or relocating some of the tigers to other parks in this area. Since tigers are territorial you can only have so many tigers on one area.
Getting there
The best way to get here is to take a train to Sawai Madhopur station. Since you cannot stay in the park, this town is the closest place to stay. It’s quite small and very peaceful comparing to large Indian cities like Delhi and Agra.
Do you actually see tigers
From what I have been told – yes. However, so far I have not been fortunate. I have seen deer, lots of birds, crocodiles, and plenty of monkeys. Of course, you can see monkeys without going into the park too!
Morning Safari
It was quite chilly for the early morning safari. I would suggest wearing layers so that you can take clothes off if it gets too warm. The hotel provided me with a blanket which was handy. There are two options for a tour – jeeps which hold up to 6 people (although mine only had 4) and canters (basically I big flat bed truck with seats) which seems to hold 20+ people. I took the jeep and it was nice.
How is the food so far … and your stomach? I have only heard of one person that went to India and didn’t get sick. I think he was lying.
The food has actually been quite good, but I have mostly stuck to nicer restaurants.
There has been a bit of stomach upset, but nothing too severe. Fingers crossed.
I’d be interested in seeing more photos of your meals and less of cows wandering the streets.