| Unwashed clothes, rugged shoes, sleeping bags, | | | | packages that offer the best possible deals. |
| torch, magnetic compass, water bottle, swiss knife; if | | | | Improved air travel has further made the itinerary |
| these form the bare essentials of your travel kit, | | | | planning much easier. |
| then you are surely one among those for whom | | | | Depending on what you want to see, you can |
| home is anything far away from home. Always on | | | | accordingly base your itinerary. For tigers, head to |
| the move, raring to break free and explore every | | | | Madhya Pradesh. The Southern region conducts top |
| length and breadth of the earth. No wonder you are | | | | elephant safaris. The Agra-Delhi-Jaipur triangle is within |
| always hooked on to travel sites looking for | | | | a day's drive of excellent tiger and birding environs. |
| adventurous holiday packages. And when it's about | | | | Assam and other northeastern states offer a more |
| adventure, the ideal choice without doubt will be that | | | | off-the-beaten-path experience, though fewer |
| of wildlife holidays. | | | | visitors travel this far. Most holiday packages (if they |
| Welcome home to India - the land of the wild and | | | | don't employ their own naturalists) will arrange |
| the robust. On one hand you have the elephants, | | | | expeditions with veteran tour operators. Lodging |
| bears, lizards, snakes wandering scot-free amidst the | | | | options range from comfortable, air-conditioned suites |
| lush rainforests. On the other hand you have snow | | | | to rustic, jungle tent camps within a few miles of |
| leopards, mountain goats, yaks, musk deer, Tibetean | | | | each park. The ideal time to visit is from end of |
| blue bears seeking shelter in the snowy Himalayan | | | | February to mid-May, since most of the parks are |
| mountains. Given the fact that this subcontinent is | | | | closed during monsoon (June-October). Hence, you |
| home to over 91,000 living species including around | | | | are better off if you book tour packages well in |
| 1,250 types of birds, the toughest decision for you | | | | advance to avoid the last minute rush. So, go on, |
| will be to pick the most cost-effective holiday | | | | grab your back-pack, hit the road and make sure |
| packages. There are many travel operators (private | | | | your wildlife holidays are never a tame affair. |
| and govt.-based) who can help you book tour | | | | |
