Exploring the grounds of Chambal Safari Lodge
We arrive early afternoon at Chambal Safari Lodge and have time for an afternoon and evening walk on the grounds seeing beautiful birds and civets
Fatehpur Sikri, the abandoned palace
Fatehpur Sikri was built to be the capital of the Mughal Empire by Akbar but was abandoned after 30 years of work
Returning the long way to the parking lot
We return on a longer and less touristy road after seeing owls and other interesting birds at the ponds at the end of the road
Birding Keoladeo National Park up to the end
We start the morning exploring Keoladeo National Park on a four mile hike to the end of the road walking on dikes and seeing hundreds of birds
A night in Bharatpur, more complex than it should be
We arrive in the late afternoon in Bharatpur and enjoy an evening on our balcony and a dinner at the hotel restaurant
Famous Chand Baori Stepwell
The one stop we have planned today is at the beautiful and famous Chand Baori Stepwell one of the deepest in Rajasthan
Tribal Women Crafts Center in Ranthambore
Before leaving Ranthambore we are taken to a shop managed by women that were pushed out of the National Park at its creation
Finally tigers in Ranthambore Zone 2
On our second and last safari in Ranthambore we finally get lucky and see tigers, even two of them, in Zone 2
Ranthambore Museum of Natural History
Between our safaris we visit the Museum of Natural History which is a hidden gem not visited by many white tourists
Ranthambore Zone 3 safari with no tigers in sight
The first safari of the day is to Ranthambore Zone 3 with no luck in our quest for tigers but with some beautiful views and interesting birds and mammals