Thursday, April 7, 2011

Kumaon area near Himalayas

If you want to walk through Jim Corbett country, you should visit Kumaon in Uttarakhand.  That is where the legendary Corbett national park is situated.  You can reach the place starting from Delhi and reaching Kathgodam.  From here, you go into Kumaon country.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Beautiful forest road in South India

Try Valparai to Athirapally road.  It goes through tea estates, thick forest and a beautiful waterfall in Athirapally.  Valparai is a hill station near Pollachi near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.  Athirapally is in Kerala.  The distance is about 80 km.  Enjoy the ride.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Hidden gem sanctuaries in India that you can explore

Kalakkad-Mundanthurai sanctuary near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, Srisailam sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, Pench sanctuary near Nagpur are other lesser known sanctuaries that you can explore.

Sundarbans in West Bengal is another interesting place to try to sight big cats in mangrove forests.




Monday, April 4, 2011

Best wildlife sanctuaries in India

1. Mudumalai, Bandipur, Nagarhole and Wayanad sanctuaries in the border of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala where the big cat density is high.
2. Kanha and Bandhavgarh sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh for their rugged mountain beauty with Kanha being bigger and more diverse.
3. Ranthambore sanctuary in Rajasthan for its diversified wildlife.
4. Corbett sanctuary in Uttarakhand for its sheer density.
5. Tadoba-Andheri in Maharashtra where regular sighting of big cats is good.







Sunday, April 3, 2011

Western Ghats

Western Ghats around Coimbatore and in the border of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala is the best place to sight wildlife.  It covers Mudumalai sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, Bandipur and Nagarhole sanctuaries in Karnataka and Wayanad sanctuary in Kerala.  All three are must sees and are near to each other.  You have numerous sanctuaries in between like Anaimalai near Pollachi and Chinnar near Udumalpet.  You can spend a whole week covering these places. More later...

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Wildlife around the world

Hello,

Let's talk about wildlife around the world in this blog.

To start off, I suggest Mudumalai sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu.  It is rich in flora and fauna and contains a large number of big cats such as Tigers and Leapords.

Gir sanctuary in Gujrat is a good place to see Asiatic Lions. 

In Africa, Kruger National park in South Africa is a great place to sight Big 5 including Lions, Elephants, Buffalos, Leapords, Rhinos/Hippos.

Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa are other great places to see african wildlife.

Let's talk more.  Hope to hear from likeminded people.