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Real Name: Grete Howard
Lives In: Bristol, UK
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Ranthambore National Park

by grets - last update: Mar 9, 2005

Tiger, tiger, burning bright......

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?


William Blake. 1757–1827
Sambar

Ranthambore National Park

Ranthambore is India’s premier tiger reserve, declared in 1973 as part of Project Tiger. Covering an area of over 500 square kilometres in the state of Rajastan, the park is dotted with archaeological remains, including the 1000-year old Ranthambore fort, hunting palaces and many temples of the medieval period. The setting is stunning, and brings about feelings of a bygone era with the thrill of the hunt from when the park was the hunting ground of the Maharaja of Jaipur. The park gats its name from two hills close by, Ran and Thambor.
Hanuman langur baby

The park and its wildlife

Located 14 km from the small town of Sawai Madhopur, Ranthambore is spread over a highly undulating topography, varying from gentle slopes to majestic escarpments, from wide and flat valleys to narrow, rocky gorges to tranquil lakes and pools. The best time to spot one of the 40 resident tigers in the park, is between October and June.

Other animals found in the park include:

Leopard
Striped hyena
Sambar deer
Chital
Nilgai
Hanuman langur
Macaque
Jackal
Jungle cat
Caracal
Sloth bear
Black buck
Rufoustailed hare
Indian wild boar
Chinkara
Common palm civet
Toddy cat
Common yellow bat
Desert cat
Fivestriped palm squirrel
Indian false vampire
Indian flying fox
Indian fox
Indian gerbil
Indian mole rat
Indian porcupine
Long-eared hedgehog
Ratel
Small Indian mongoose
Small Indian civet
Common mongoose
There are some 250 bird species in the park, and we identified the following:

White Throated Kingfisher
Indian Greenpie
Green Treepie
Red Vented Bulbul
Rosewing Parakeet
Peacock
Anhinga
Black Headed Ibis
Common Snipe
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Teal
Grey Francolin
Partridge
Common Tern
Osprey
Indian Roller
Bareback Shrike
Hoopoo
Eurasian Spoonbill
Black Stork
Spotted Owlet
Little Cormorant
Lesser Black Woodpecker
Grey Heron
Lesser Pied Kingfisher
White Breasted Kingfisher
Golden Backed Woodpecker
Jungle Babbler
Peraya Kite
Long Billed Vulture
White Broad Fronted Flycatcher
Brown Fish Owl
Red Wattled Lapwing
Black Winged Kite
Crested Serpent Eagle
Black Drongo
White Bellied Drongo
Great Stone Plover
Common Kingfisher
Indian Sarus Crane
Green Bee Eater
Asian Palm Swift
Rock Pigeon
Wood Sandpiper
Indian Cormorant
Little Egret
Painted Stork
Oriental Magpie Robin
Common Myna

I have put my tiger pictures and stories in the Must See category, my other animal pictures under the General heading and birds under Off the Beaten Path.The history and pictures of the fort can be found in the Sports section

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Pros:"Amazing scenery and wildlife"
Cons:"Uncomfortable, bumpy game drives"
In A Nutshell:"The best place in the world to see tiger in the wild"
grets' Sawai Madhopur Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 9 - Photos: 9
 
Restaurants
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
Nightlife
Tips: 2 - Photos: 2
Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 23 - Photos: 23
 
Tourist Traps
Tips: 2 - Photos: 2
Warnings Or Dangers
Tips: 4 - Photos: 4
 
Transportation
Tips: 2 - Photos: 2
Local Customs
Tips: 2 - Photos: 2
 
Packing Lists
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Shopping
 
Sports Travel
Tips: 10 - Photos: 10
General Tips
Tips: 12 - Photos: 12

grets' Sawai Madhopur Travelogues
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Comments for grets about Sawai Madhopur
pchamlis Fri Jan 23, 2009 00:57 UTC
 GREAT page, Grete. You had great success on your safaris. We visited Sawai a couple of months ago and enjoyed ourselves as well.
cncengr Mon Nov 10, 2008 08:35 UTC
 Have you been to Taj Mahal. I have been there just two days back and it's great. But the Agra city looked quite unsafe in nights. May be because I was not staying in Taj ganj
SLLiew Tue Jul 15, 2008 09:09 UTC
 Wow..incredible page of wild India. Enjoyed a virtual tour of tiger safari and close up photo of all the wild animal species. Great job. SL
Mateosh Tue Feb 19, 2008 17:49 UTC
 I also went to Ranthambhore 2 years ago and I loved it. I saw maybe the same tigress you saw. She was beautiful. I also saw a leaopard, and so many more animals. It was so amazing to see a tiger in the wild Great pages.
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