Me , Thejasvee , Naveen and Harish  planned for long awaited trip to Corbett . Thejasvee was in Gurgaon for her summer project . Before going there collected enough information  about Park , animals , it s geography and " Animal Attacks on Humans " !

                           Corbett is about 260 km from Delhi . Drive till Rampur is little boring , after that real adventure starts .  In Rampur there is a Forest Booking centre where you can book rest houses inside the Park .  If some intrested in  experencing Jungle life in its raw form it is advisible to stay inside .  Outside national park , near Rampur you can find many guest houses .

                                     

Left to Right : Me - Thejasvee - Harish - Naveen

                                             Elephant safari is one of the best way to explore forest , and safe . Our   elephant went very close to Tiger( 2-5 ) mtr !! Tiger tried to charge ..... Four of us sitting on elephant had tough time .. 

                                            One photographer from France who was following an owl to make an documentory faced Tiger , instead of avoiding tiger he started taking snaps ... That dedicated photographer  ( or stupid) took snaps till  tiger jumped on him .  His body was found 2 days later , half eaten . Later this tiger announced as " Man Eater" .
                                       

                                                       We can take our cars jeeps inside the park , vehicles with 4 Wheel drive , high ground clearance will be an added advantage . I took my GYPSY inside , travelled around 180 km throughout Corbett .

       Grass lands attract different types of animals inthe forest , we saw a baby elephant  crossing the road . Our guide told me that chase !!! ... i acccelerated to 60 -70 kmph in those roads and saw elephants few feets away from us .  Amoung them baby elephant was very cute .

SLEEPLESS SCARY NIGHTS IN GERAL OLD REST HOUSE : We booked this entire rest house for 4 people. It is an old House , interiors match with British style . None of the doors of this Guest house could stop any animal from entering inside . All windows had sust glass cover and mosquito mesh . Roofs made of thin old wood but coloured well ;) . Next tio this there is one big water source which attracts all sort of animals starting from deer , elephant to Tiger . No electricity here .

                              Thejasvee can explain the horrible experence very well , since she experenced animal movements next to her. I will update with her explanation in her words within few days. Night we saw two shining eyes from top windows , with constant movements . Some animal was pushing/scratching doors , we can feel the movement of a heavy animal on our wooden roof. We could hear strange sounds from different parts of cottage . We remembered "Man Eaters " and recent attacks inside park . Thejasvee was more scared as she started thinking about animal attack , and other possibilities. She did not sleep till morning , morning we came to know that that was "LEOPARD" !!!

                                         Early morning and evening are best time for wildlife veiwing  .  Jeeps and elephants can be hired .  Morning we heard deer alert call on the way to Jungle . All of us waiting for Tiger to appear ....  finally we traced it .

                                      

 It is very easy to spot elephants ,  sometimes it is very risky too .  They are found in big herds . But adult male elephant can be found with herds only during mating season.  These Tuskers are very dengerous.

 A view of Ramaganga River .                                                                                  MAIN PAGE