by Thomas | Apr 8, 2018 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara |
African Elephant herds are widespread residents of Maasai Mara. However, they are not as common as they are in Amboseli National Park. On this safari, we spotted a mother with its calf at a distance. Once the two came close to us, the mother Elephant paused for a few... 
by Thomas | Apr 1, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India |
When you see a Tiger or Leopard in Kabini on a safari, it becomes the focal point of the entire safari experience. However, Kabini has a lot of offer apart from the predators. This jeep safari showcases the wide variety of species that one could see in the forest. The... 
by Thomas | Mar 25, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore |
During one of our safari’s at the Ranthambore National Park, we drove around to the other side of the Hill and positioned ourself at the waterhole as our guide and driver were convinced that Krishna (the Tigress) would walk right into the waterhole. As... 
by Thomas | Mar 18, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Central India, Featured, India, Pench |
Pench National Park, in Madhya Pradesh, India is yet another Tiger Reserve known for some spectacular sightings of the majestic animal. During our visit there, we stayed at Taj Bhagvan, a lovely property on the fringes of the national park. During our safari, we had... 
by Thomas | Mar 11, 2018 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara |
We started off in the direction the Lion pride, described in the previous post during our safari in Maasai Mara. We hadn’t travelled for more than five minutes when we came across more Lions. We got closer to get a better look at this pride of Lions and soon... 
by Thomas | Mar 4, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India |
This safari in Kabini, was an eventful one for us. A Tiger cub had been spotted and it was chaotic with all the safari vehicles wanting to catch a glimpse of it. The drivers were jostling to get a position from where they could get a clear view of the Tiger cub. As we... 
by Thomas | Feb 25, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore |
I am sure you would have followed our posts last year that featured our maiden trip to Ranthambore National Park, which we consider to be India’s Tiger paradise. It had rained cats, (read Tigers) then and we hoped our luck would continue on our second trip to... 
by Thomas | Feb 18, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Central India, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Pench |
Keeping in mind that it had been a few years since we visited Pench National Park, we planned a trip there for a couple of days on-route to Tadoba National Park. It was peak summer in Central India; the temperatures were soaring and hovering in the mid 40s... 
by Thomas | Feb 11, 2018 | Africa, Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, Kenya, Maasai Mara |
For us Maasai Mara happens to be one of the best national parks in the world and we try and visit the Mara every year for a few days. On this first game drive during one of our trips there, we went looking for the famous Cheetah brothers who were sighted close to the... 
by Thomas | Feb 4, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Nagarhole, South India |
With over five national parks within a 4-5 hours driving distance from Bangalore gives us many opportunities for wildlife photography. One of the most popular national parks in India is the Nagarhole National Park, commonly known as Kabini, which is about four hours... 