Northern India in 2022 (1 Viewer)

Dermot J Smith · Nov 16, 2021

I am hoping to book on trip to Northern India in 2022 or early 2023, but the single room supplements with Naturetrek and Birdfinders make it difficult so i am looking for someone to share with, cost about £3k with those two companies. I have also found some Indian companies that provide a driver and hotels, park entry and guides park etc , much cheaper at about £1600 for two weeks plus flights so about £2k. I would like to see a tiger, Ranthambore looks the best place and Bharatpur is great for wetland birds. Corbett and Naintal look good for a wide variety of birds in foothils of Himalayas, anyway I have made no firm plans so willing to discuss ideas and agree plans with whoever is interested. i have bene birding for about 45 years, male, married to a non birder and live in NW England.

Pash44 · Nov 17, 2021

Hi Dermot

Did almost the same itinerary a few years ago with a great guide - Ghanshyam Singh (Ghani). Great eyes/ears and a really lovely guy as well - he loves his food too which was superb. He can make all arrangements and will be much more economical than using birding companies.

His Dad is Head Ranger at one of the tiger sanctuaries so he can sort that out too. We missed tigers at Ranthambore despite 5 drives! Unusual.

His contact details
[email protected]
Whatsapp +91 9887282165

Best wishes
Pash

birdboybowley · Nov 17, 2021

Not unusual for me!! We missed tigers in Ranthambore and Corbett....that's a week's worth of looking. Stupid pussy cats 😖🤬

Andy Adcock · Nov 17, 2021

birdboybowley said:
Not unusual for me!! We missed tigers in Ranthambore and Corbett....that's a week's worth of looking. Stupid pussy cats 😖🤬

Not sure many people get them in Corbett, I didn't either, Ranthambore seems a better option but I think Kanha is even better though a lot further away.

I remember Bill Oddie saw a Tiger at Corbett though and I stood on the same wall a couple of years later, great for Gharial viewing btw.

birdboybowley · Nov 17, 2021

The worst thing about it was van loads of very noisy Indians were seeing them every trip out, we crept around slowly and stealthily....and nowt!! 😂😂 so the moral is, when in India....😜

birdboybowley · Nov 17, 2021

And yeah the Gharials were very cool indeed!

Dermot J Smith · Nov 17, 2021

Pash44 said:
Hi Dermot

Did almost the same itinerary a few years ago with a great guide - Ghanshyam Singh (Ghani). Great eyes/ears and a really lovely guy as well - he loves his food too which was superb. He can make all arrangements and will be much more economical than using birding companies.

His Dad is Head Ranger at one of the tiger sanctuaries so he can sort that out too. We missed tigers at Ranthambore despite 5 drives! Unusual.

His contact details
[email protected]
Whatsapp +91 9887282165

Best wishes
Pash

HI Pash,

Thanks very much for that contact I will email him, i know tigers can be elusive, but what i want is teh chance of seeing one, if they don't appear that's fine a i am sure the birding will be amazing. Cheers Dermot

DMW · Nov 17, 2021

Andy Adcock said:
Not sure many people get them in Corbett, I didn't either, Ranthambore seems a better option but I think Kanha is even better though a lot further away.

I remember Bill Oddie saw a Tiger at Corbett though and I stood on the same wall a couple of years later, great for Gharial viewing btw.

I had a couple of sightings in Corbett, and so did most visitors when I was there. My impression is that it's much more reliable than was the case in the 1990s when I first visited.
I've also had decent luck at Ranthambore, but reliability here seems to swing from near certain to very unlikely, don't know how it is there now. Both Ranthambore and Corbett are fantastic in their own right regardless of tiger sightings.
The most reliable sites are probably Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Tadoba, in central India. I visited the Bandhavgarh and although I had a few sightings, I found it a rather depressing experience (jeeps racing around when a tiger is seen, jostling for position etc). Getting to these reserves is a bit time consuming, and I'd only really recommend them if seeing tiger is the primary goal of the trip and you are prepared to sacrifice much better birding elsewhere.

Mike Hunter · Nov 18, 2021

If Tiger is a key target then I'd recommend Bandhavgarh National Park - high probability of seeing one, though a bit out of the way as DMW says.

Mike

Dermot J Smith · Nov 19, 2021

Mike Hunter said:
If Tiger is a key target then I'd recommend Bandhavgarh National Park - high probability of seeing one, though a bit out of the way as DMW says.

Mike

I'd like to see a tiger but i don't want to spend days looking for one when there is loads of birding to be done, so that is the main thing, birding with a chance of a tiger.

Cheers

Dermot

DMW · Nov 19, 2021

If you can, I'd suggest fitting in a half day boat trip on the Chambal River near Agra, great birding and wildlife generally.

Pash44 · Nov 24, 2021

DMW said:
If you can, I'd suggest fitting in a half day boat trip on the Chambal River near Agra, great birding and wildlife generally.

Agree - fantastic place

ratt · Nov 28, 2021

Dermot J Smith said:
I'd like to see a tiger but i don't want to spend days looking for one when there is loads of birding to be done, so that is the main thing, birding with a chance of a tiger.

Cheers

Dermot

I have been a long period and yearly traveller to India and Nepal since 1978....my experience of tiger watching is that the birding on the same trip is not so great because of the need to be on safari, by jeep or elephant. I also always do my journeys off my own back, by bullet motorcycle, or trains and buses. this makes for the best birding trips.

Dermot J Smith · Dec 25, 2021

Dermot J Smith said:
I am hoping to book on trip to Northern India in 2022 or early 2023, but the single room supplements with Naturetrek and Birdfinders make it difficult so i am looking for someone to share with, cost about £3k with those two companies. I have also found some Indian companies that provide a driver and hotels, park entry and guides park etc , much cheaper at about £1600 for two weeks plus flights so about £2k. I would like to see a tiger, Ranthambore looks the best place and Bharatpur is great for wetland birds. Corbett and Naintal look good for a wide variety of birds in foothils of Himalayas, anyway I have made no firm plans so willing to discuss ideas and agree plans with whoever is interested. i have bene birding for about 45 years, male, married to a non birder and live in NW England.

I have now found someone to go with

ratt · Dec 28, 2021

If I were you Dermot, then a lot of consideration should go into missing Bharatpur (degraded badly for many years now) and checking out the nearby Mathura with it's surroundings. Very good days can be spent here, and it's perfectly situated for an onward journey to all of your planned sites.

ariban · Jan 19, 2022

ratt said:
If I were you Dermot, then a lot of consideration should go into missing Bharatpur (degraded badly for many years now) and checking out the nearby Mathura with it's surroundings. Very good days can be spent here, and it's perfectly situated for an onward journey to all of your planned sites.

Ratt,

Live and work in Rajasthan. Bharatpur is at its best this season with the best water inflows this year, after 1980?

Arijit

ratt · Jan 19, 2022

ariban said:
Ratt,

Live and work in Rajasthan. Bharatpur is at its best this season with the best water inflows this year, after 1980?

Arijit

That is fantastic news ariban. I first visited in 1978, and it will live in my memory always. The years after I only want to forget, as there was almost no water.

Steve Lister · Jan 19, 2022

There are plenty of good companies/guides in India that will arrange everything a lot cheaper than you would pay a UK company. I would recommend either Asian Adventures or Gurudongma Tours, both of which I have travelled with and had great trips.
If you are happier dealing with someone in the Uk for payments etc I would also recommend the company WildaboutTravel run by Jo Thomas who has excellent working relationships with lots of the right people in India.
And yes, Ghani is very good - he guided part of a trip I booked through Jo.

sbiswas.geo · Feb 16, 2022

Andy Adcock said:
Not sure many people get them in Corbett, I didn't either, Ranthambore seems a better option but I think Kanha is even better though a lot further away.

I remember Bill Oddie saw a Tiger at Corbett though and I stood on the same wall a couple of years later, great for Gharial viewing btw.

For tigers, visit Tadoaba Andheri Tiger Reserve (TATR). You will see multiple tigers in a single safari for sure. It is couple of hours drive from Nagpur, Maharashtra (nearest airport).

TravelinBri74 · Jul 30, 2022

When in 2022 would you be aiming for? I am looking for a wildlife/bird photography destination for early September 2022 and quite open (within reason)

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