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More importantly - stock up on immodium or pepto before you leave.
This. India has me feeling funny for three weeks after I returned, the only place I've been sick more often is North Africa.
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Also, for those of you who have been, can you drink the water there?
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focus on wildlife watching?
I'm not sure what wildlife you'd watch in India. I know there are some wildlife preserves with tigers but it is my understanding you often end up sitting in hot trucks with a dozen other tourists for days at a time with no luck since they are so few, and while leopards are more common they hide so well they are almost impossible to see.
I guess you can see your share of animals right in some of the major cities. Cows, goats, pigs, monkeys, elephants, touristy cobra shows, etc. heck we've had even peacocks on the roof of our guest house in India, I never even knew they could fly so not sure how they got up there. Some cities also have urban eagles.
This. India has me feeling funny for three weeks after I returned, the only place I've been sick more often is North Africa.
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I'm not sure what wildlife you'd watch in India. I know there are some wildlife preserves with tigers but it is my understanding you often end up sitting in hot trucks with a dozen other tourists for days at a time with no luck since they are so few, and while leopards are more common they hide so well they are almost impossible to see.
I guess you can see your share of animals right in some of the major cities. Cows, goats, pigs, monkeys, elephants, touristy cobra shows, etc. heck we've had even peacocks on the roof of our guest house in India, I never even knew they could fly so not sure how they got up there. Some cities also have urban eagles.
So you haven't seen antelope or deer while you were there? Is this a bad choice to view wildlife?
I dunno India is a big country I certainly haven't seen all of it, and I definitely didn't spend much time in the forest. I just remember the tiger thing because we were near one of the preserves and debating going but from talking to other travelers the wait/expense vs. reward ratio is very low on big cats in India.
I'd assume must be deer/antelope or something (wild boar?) if there are tigers and leopards since they gotta eat, but have no idea really.
More importantly - stock up on immodium or pepto before you leave.
This seems like a wise idea when going to any Third World country. Also, for those of you who have been, can you drink the water there?
I will check out Intrepid's site. Thanks for the info!
I drank the water in restaurants in Mumbai, I didn't have any problems, but I also wouldn't recommend it. For some odd reason I always get lucky when I drink water in 3rd world countries, but one of these days I'm sure I'm going to pay my lesson.
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India is such a densely populated country your best bet would be the larger reserves and national park. Jim Corbett National Park and the Sundarbans are too that come to mind, for tigers. The south is more a rainforest environment similar to Indonesia.
Also, for those of you who have been, can you drink the water there?
I will check out Intrepid's site. Thanks for the info!
Most definetly not...but most western brand hotels have filtered water for its taps and it is safe to drink. Enquire at the front desk.
Of course, what's the fun of staying at the Hilton? The fun is in getting close to the ground layer of India - hearing honking horns in the morning, waking up to armpit and curry smells, and getting covered with layers of dust.
Most definetly not...but most western brand hotels have filtered water for its taps and it is safe to drink. Enquire at the front desk.
Of course, what's the fun of staying at the Hilton? The fun is in getting close to the ground layer of India - hearing honking horns in the morning, waking up to armpit and curry smells, and getting covered with layers of dust.
If I had more money, there would be nothing better than getting the heck away from all that stuff and staying in the Hilton or Taj in my own comfort and then going back to the mess as soon as I step outside
The most important thing, most national parks are closed during summer and monsoon season so dont go between May to mid september. For asiatic lions, Gir national park in gujarat state. For birds including siberian crane, bharatpur in rajasthan. Rajasthan is also famous for ranthambhore national park. in north east, assam has kaziranga national park and manas for rhinoceros. look here List of national parks of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
most of the national parks have excellent hotels, guides, safaris. although my personal choice is to go to those parks where few tourists come. do some research before going to national parks, some parks are in sensitive areas where foreigners need special permission. camping is not advised.
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