India Tiger Safari

We had such a good holiday, it was wonderful seeing tigers in their natural environment and visiting the Red Fort and the Taj Mahal at the end of the holidays was a special experience. There were only 6 of us in our group and our fellow travellers were lovely friendly people and we all got on well. Our trip started a day later than usual because of Diwali so we didn't get the chance to do an optional game drive (we'd have done a 16th drive just to maximise any tiger sightings) as Bandhavgarh park is closed on Wednesday afternoon so our 15th drive was on the Thursday morning before leaving for the train. And, again because of the day's delay, we went to the Taj at sunrise rather than at sunset and were treated to a beautiful blue sky and lovely light. We saw tigers on our very first game drive, a mother and her cubs were resting on rocks at a bit of a distance but easily spottable once we got our "eye" in. We saw a glimpse of a stripey back on drive 2 but then nothing tiger-wise until drive 8 when a magnificent male briefly stepped out in front of our jeep before melting back into the bush. We saw a leopard in the far distance on drive 14 and then on drive 15 at the very last minute we had a tiger dash past all the waiting jeeps into the bush. The other jeep with our fellow travellers had a wonderful tiger sighting in Bandhavgarh (the jeeps did different zones) and, I must admit, it's hard not to be envious when others have an experience that you don't. We were happy for them but.....

A brilliant holiday from the start. I went to see tigers, and I saw tigers. Belvinda Singh, our highly experienced, guide made our experience memorable. The accommodation was very good and food excellent. But most of all our group were great, we all got on well.

This was a mystical and awe-inspiring trip - seeing tigers in the wild was the best wild animal experience I have ever had. We saw small cubs, 3 near adult tigers lounging around together in the shade, several crossing the road next to us, another one sitting in a waterhole, altogether 16 tigers and 5 leopards. Can't believe how lucky we were.

Had a bit of a slow start in terms of tiger sightings but eventually saw 13 tigers. Enjoyed each hotel and the food and service was great. Well organised and led by a lovely leader.

The trip was excellent from start to finish. We were met at Nagpur by Krishna who gave us information about the trip and introduced us to the other members of our group. It was a group of mixed personalities and could not have been better. We all got on very well. The drive to Pench Jungle Resort was a bit of a problem due to an accident in the road ahead meaning we arrived late at the Resort, but the staff had kept the Restaurant open so that we could have a meal before bedtime. On our first game drive we saw our first tiger, but saw no more tigers in Pench. We did see a leopard with its kill and lots of monkeys, deer and a large variety of birds. We saw one tiger in Kanha and another 6 in Bandhavgarh. All in all worth every penny!

This holiday exceeded all expectations. What can you say when you go on holiday hoping to see a tiger and you have the privilige of seeing ten tigers in three National Parke on twelve occasions.

A great holiday for a variety of experiences in India - from seeing tigers, historic sites to visiting the local school.  India is a vast county with beautiful scenery but also be prepared to see great poverty.  Dehli illustrates the extremes between wealth and poverty

Visiting 3 of India's National Parks should enhance your chances of finding this majestic predator. However you should also enjoy the rest of what the parks have to offer as well - amazing wildlife and, at this time of the year, scenery to embrace and enjoy.

If you've been to India before then this is a bit different. The National Parks are beautiful and this is a relaxing trip away from the craziness of the cities. However there is an early start every single day and there are two long overnight train trips. The first is an "experience" the second a bit tiresome. Hotels were generally good and the food was excellent. Take snacks though as it is a long time between meals. Of course the highlight of the trip is tigers. They are fantastic (although there seem to be a lot less of them this year than normal) and the other wildlfie is a bonus. Great trip!

Great trip - good mixture of activities and rest times. Excellent local guide to navigate us through the maze of travel customs, accommodate our requests and manage our expectations.If you are thinking about going just get on and book it - and then just go with the flow!!