The Thar Desert is home to the last surviving population of Great Indian Bustards. With fewer than 115 birds left in the wild, your visit is especially designed to give you good sightings of these birds, and instead of disturbing their habitat you will come to understand it. You will be working with expert, trained local guides who dedicate their lives to conserving the birds, animals and flora of this extreme yet rich habitat. Our trip takes in the Desert National Park, with its wide mix of habitats from water bodies, grasslands, rocky terrain and desert scrub. The Park has recorded over 250 species.
Read MoreThe year 2023-24 marks the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger. We invite you to a niche Tiger Reserve in India to enjoy a thrilling time with this carnivore and its associate species. The 1960s saw tigers in deep crisis - hunting all over India was rampant and their recovery rate plummeted. The 1969 IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) raised alerts andin 1970 India imposed a total ban on hunting tigers. It marked a turning point. Project Tiger’s formal launch was in 1973, at nine especially designated forests in the country.
Read MoreThe Rann of Kutch is located mostly in the Indian state of Gujarat. The word Rann means "brackish desert". The Rann covers around 26,000 square kilometres area. Both the Ranns are independent entities though joined by a road bridge over an estuary like habitat. The Rann of Kutch enables various ecosystems. Its grasslands are home to forms of wildlife that have adapted to its often harsh conditions. These include endemic and endangered species of fauna and flora.
Read MoreThe Western Ghats are internationally recognized as a region of immense global importance for the conservation of biological diversity, besides containing areas of high geological, cultural and aesthetic values. A chain of mountains running parallel to India’s western coast, approximately 30-50 km inland, the Ghats traverse the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. They cover an area of 62,000 sq miles. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This mountain chain is recognized as one of the world’s eight ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity along with Sri Lanka. The forests of the Western Ghats include some of the best representatives of non equatorial tropical evergreen forests in the world.
Read MoreWe have been deeply engaged in on-field wildlife conservation for nearly four decades and have been operating species-specific tours for about 25 years. We are recognized by India’s Department of Tourism and are members of IATO (Indian Association of Tour Operators). From our long experience in the field we know where rare and endangered species are found. If you have any wildlife encounters you would especially treasure, please let us know when booking. We aim to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere to help guests feel at home. Personalized service is our standard practice. We have guests repeating tours with us and some join hands for our conservation programmes. Our tours give you particularly special wildlife opportunities: such as encountering the rarest of India’s birds, the Great Indian Bustard; coming to know the endemic birds of the spectacular Rann of Kutchh; and coming close to tigers in particularly successful tiger.
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