About Last Trip: Sariska | June 2017
In the jungle the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight... Remember the famous song from The Lion King? (song still playing in my head) Sariska Jungle In my case, there was a mighty jungle for sure. No points for guessing, I went on my first real wildlife safari. What do I mean by real? Well, Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological park had these Safari rides in Tiger and Lion enclosures within the zoo. I also drove through the National Highway 766 which runs along Bandipur Forest range during my road trips, not in absolute wilderness but covered supposed Tiger reserves in three states - Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. All I spotted during my drives through the highway; elephants - yes, deer - yes, langurs and monkeys and peacocks - yes, tiger - no. Anticipation levels were high because Sariska, my next road trip expedition, is home to fourteen Royal Bengal tigers and about hundred leopards. The preparation back home for my first safari was pretty intense, I picked