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Tiger Hunting in Ranthambore National Park
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En-Route 15th and at Ranthambore 16th & 17th April
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Saturday,
15th April, was an early start as our original itinerary departing from
Delhi at lunchtime was changed because the train scheduled lacked air conditioning. Here our luggage is loaded on the 6.00am to Jaipur from whence we travelled by coach across the bumpy roads to Ranthambore.
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| Leaving
Delhi we saw the crowded and impoverished suburbs of the city for nearly
an hour before we entered open country where many temples and forts
crowned the hilltops as one can be seen here.
Along the way we were delayed by nearly two hours by farmers who blocked the road in protest at the grain depot being closed despite the promise of it being open for their harvest deliveries. |
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This
is Rajahstan’s most well-known tiger reserve under Project Tiger Home
with a wide variety of other animals in its 392 sq km area.
There are also some historic forts, temples and a great deal of natural land and wild life. This is the fort as we entered the park early on Easter Sunday morning - 16th April. |
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This is the
first animal we saw at 6.45am |
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And now others - note the monkeys in the background. | ||||
| There were so many animals and birds that it is difficult to remember all of their names but this statuesque bird was a wonderful companion as he look out for us. |
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The countryside alone was magnificent and the rocks and their colours reminded us of the Canyons of Arizona and Utah. | ||||
| This canter as these open trucks are known is reversing away from the spot where a tiger had been seen - it was our turn now. |
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And
here she is at 8.45am!
This tigress did not seem to have a name and neither did her 18 month old cub. In the circumstances we called her
Roberta or Bobbie after our great local guide |
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| Bobbie following her cub back to the cave which is her home during the heat of the day. |
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This mother and baby were a little shy but there were many of the family around to keep them company - see next photo. | ||||
| The Monkey Family keeping their eyes open! |
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Leaving the Park again a fantastic view of the Fort. | ||||
| Another
beautiful bird which we saw as we returned to the hotel for breakfast. |
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There
are many forms of transport in India but this must be one of the most stately of animals - look at his proud head and stride! |
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| Here
is our canter at the gate to our lovely hotel - The Hotel Ranthambore Regency. This was a delightful small family run hotel with a nice pool where we were able to relax and having a cooling swim. |
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Later
that afternoon we returned along the same road to the park.
The fort of
the earlier photo above |
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| This young antelope seemed very pleased to see us! |
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This
large older male was more reluctant to talk to us! |
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| This large bird with pink "frilly Knickers" was poised over the lake looking for fish to feast on for supper. |
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Another intriguing animal - am I correct to call it a monitor lizard? | ||||
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then we saw a host of peacocks - this one coming closest to us. |
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And then another host - this time of parakeets. | ||||
| This beautiful sunset we saw as we were returning to the entrance to the park before our short drive back to the hotel. |
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Here
Anne with our driver (left) and Bobbie our superb wild life guide who
found the tigress for us.
What a wonderful couple of days we enjoyed seeing the beauty, animals and birds of this delightful place. |
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