Tiger-striped Dreams

We’re birders all, of course, but wouldn’t you look away from the feathered folk for just a moment if you saw that face looking up at you?
Looking “up” because you’d be elephant-back, close enough for the thrill, far enough for safety.

Paul Holt writes about the excitement of our latest tour to Ranthambhore, Nainital, Bharatpur, and Corbett:
We knew instantly what it meant when we heard one of the park guides whistle: people in another vehicle were watching a Tiger! And there, walking right up the middle of the jeep track, was our first Tiger. It was a fantastic encounter, with the animal in view for almost 15 minutes, walking right up the center of the forest road as if she owned it—which we knew she did.
Someone was heard to mutter that any birds we saw after our Tiger would simply be a bonus.
This was our third game drive inside Ranthambhore Tiger Sanctuary, and we’d go on to see two more fine beasts on our fifth and last drive, plus a solitary male at Corbett. That makes seven years in a row that we’ve seen Tigers on this tour….
See out the Year of the Tiger with Paul February 7-24, 2011! Just call us if you have any questions about this fantastic tour, full of birds–and some pretty exciting mammals, too.







