Tadoba National Park

Ok first off I am sorry that there are no pictures with this as it seems that USB ports are hard to come by. I am sorry for this and I think that I will create an album of all my trip pictures somewhere online so that you can see them all once I find a USB port in this country. HA HA

Ok on to the park and the amazing adventure that was had. I got off the train in Nagpur and was met there by my host and a car. We then proceeded south out of the city and 200 km and 4 hours later we arrived at the guest house that we would be staying at for the time that we were there. This guest house was just outside of the park gates and was really nice. It was a little ways from a little village that I got to walk through and see on one of the days. Also get to meet the head of the village which was really cool.

So when we arrived at the park we were allowed entry from 3PM to 6PM. The hours of the park are 6AM to 11AM and then 3PM to 6PM everyday. So those were the hours that we were in the park. It was so amazing to be there and in nature. It was so beautiful. One the first evening we went around and spotted some white spotted deer, Sambas (also a deer), a couple of really big lizards, and some wild bison. Oh and there are lots and lots of birds that are all over the place. The ground of the park is mostly red rock and clay. Mix that with the lush multi colors of green and the many colors of the trees and you can start to get the picture of the paradise that it is. So that was the first day.

The second day we went to the village that I mentioned earlier and around the buffer zone of the park looking for tigers and any other animals that might come our way. This was filled with a lot of trees and few animals for some reason. The best times to spot animals other then spotted deer are early in the morning or later in the evening. Other then that they go into the trees and by water to rest and get away from the heat. I White Spotted Deer are everywhere and in large herds just so that you all know that. They were the most sighted animal on my trips around the park. So day 2 was nothing much in the way of spotting animals but it was a good ride.

Day 3 was a lot more eventful. We were into the park by 6AM and on the look out for the Tigers and any other animals that we might see. It was a good day and saw about 10 or so wild boars, peacocks, more deer, and a host of birds oh and monkeys saw them too. There are so many things that we saw on the rounds of the park that I know there are things that I am forgetting right now. The pictures will remind me of everything. HA HA

Day 4 the last and final morning this one was held with much hope for seeing a tiger but much to my dismay I did not see a tiger. I saw an eagle that was amazing and something that is quite rare to see. There is so much to this part of my trip that I am not putting down here so I will tell you more about it when I get home. I have to go for now but will add more as time goes by.