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Tadoba - My first Tiger in the wild!

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    Tadoba - My first Tiger in the wild!

    Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve - The Real Land of Tigers!

    This is what they say at Maharashtra's oldest and well preserved park. Aptly so. Watching a Tiger in the wild was always a dream and finally what a place to realize it!

    Few days back I got my first DSLR(Canon T2i/550D) and was eager to try my hand at it. This was a planned family trip. We made the train journey from Pune to Nagpur and back and then hired a vehicle for pick-up and drop at Moharli gate. Accommodation was booked at MTDC, Moharli.

    Got inputs from Subrat and his lovely logs from his various visits to Tadoba. Booked the safaris from Bandu Mankar, who organizes gypsies for safaris inside the park. He will take care of all the entry requirements before you reach the place. The safari approximately comes out to be 2000 approx. per trip including all the entry charges. We made 3 trips inside the park during our stay. Another thing worth mentioning is that the MTDC location is very nice and is surrounded by Moharli Lake on its 3 sides and other by the forest. The service at the restaurant is really slow and need prior intimation for food preparations. 

    All in all the Jungle is really beautiful, whether you see a Tiger or not, the thrill of roaming around in the forest  and soaking up the beauty of it, is something worth dying for. Allrite, letting the snaps roll in...

    All images were taken on the auto mode of the camera. Discount me on that as am very new to DSLRs!



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    Tags: tadoba, tatr, tiger, tiger in india
  • #2
    Travelogue approved.
    (Been There Done That) x 3.25

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    • #3
      @hrishi_from_pune
      Amazing Pics It never says that you are new to photography.. What lense you are using.
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      • #4
        Awesome place, Will surely go there soon for a visit. Did you use a 55 - 250 mm lens ? Pictures are sharp, only thing is that you need to little more care to get the "subject" onto the middle of the frame. Do you think it is ok to go during the summers or is this the best time ?
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        • #5
          Originally posted by vivek.n View Post
          @hrishi_from_pune
          Amazing Pics It never says that you are new to photography.. What lense you are using.
          Thanks vivek! I used 55-250 IS for most the shots and 18-135 IS for some of them.
          http://firaaa.blogspot.com/
          http://picasaweb.google.com/100057629556022040094

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          • #6
            Originally posted by shelton_jh View Post
            Awesome place, Will surely go there soon for a visit. Did you use a 55 - 250 mm lens ? Pictures are sharp, only thing is that you need to little more care to get the "subject" onto the middle of the frame. Do you think it is ok to go during the summers or is this the best time ?
            Yes, I used the 55-250. Yes you are right, I need get them onto middle frame, esp the Tiger shot! The summers are always the best time to spot the tigers at waterholes. With tadoba, the waterholes are are by side of the main road so kind of guaranteed sightings(summer time). Most of the people would end up with similar shots I guess(summer time). Overall jungle experience would be better now. If you make 2-3 trips, chances are high that you would spot a Tiger.
            http://firaaa.blogspot.com/
            http://picasaweb.google.com/100057629556022040094

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            • #7
              Hey,

              Awesome pics, buddy.

              I am also planning to visit Tadoba towards the end of jan 2012 . Is it possible to share some information about Tadoba....Hotels to stay (along with tariff)...jeep safari / jungle safari = how to get in touch with them....anything else that i need to know...I am traveling from mumbai on my bike...

              Many thanks

              Adi

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              • #8
                Originally posted by aditya.sinkar View Post
                Hey,

                Awesome pics, buddy.

                I am also planning to visit Tadoba towards the end of jan 2012 . Is it possible to share some information about Tadoba....Hotels to stay (along with tariff)...jeep safari / jungle safari = how to get in touch with them....anything else that i need to know...I am traveling from mumbai on my bike...

                Many thanks

                Adi
                The best accommodation at Moharli gate (the most visited gate with more entries than any other gate) is MTDC. There is another resort called Saras.
                Jeep safaris were arranged by Bandu Mankar(9595335274). There are couple of blogs of tour operators on the web which will give you good information.
                Main thing is you need to book your forest entry before hand and book the jeeps. Rest for accommodation, you can get that on that day. For bike route, refer to beruoist's post couple of days back. He had gone to Tadoba on his bike.
                http://firaaa.blogspot.com/
                http://picasaweb.google.com/100057629556022040094

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                • #9
                  Thank you very much..this is great help...MTDC is full between 26th to 29th..so I am trying for Saras...

                  Cheers
                  Adi

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                  • #10
                    Beautiful Pics and mainly the way you have captured them, most of them are really amazing, like parrot one, den crocodile and bird one... there are most of dem which are good ones....
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                    • #11
                      Great pics and nice log.. cheers!
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by dhiraj View Post
                        Beautiful Pics and mainly the way you have captured them, most of them are really amazing, like parrot one, den crocodile and bird one... there are most of dem which are good ones....
                        Glad you liked the pics!
                        http://firaaa.blogspot.com/
                        http://picasaweb.google.com/100057629556022040094

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by adityabhelke View Post
                          Great pics and nice log.. cheers!
                          Thanks Aditya!
                          http://firaaa.blogspot.com/
                          http://picasaweb.google.com/100057629556022040094

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                          • #14
                            Bloody lucky i say---

                            been to more than a few national parks & yet to get a glimpse of the elusive cat
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by darkknight View Post
                              Bloody lucky i say---

                              been to more than a few national parks & yet to get a glimpse of the elusive cat
                              Yes, I was lucky. But in hindsight...isn't it good that you would keep visiting these wonderful places to get a glimpse of the beast. Its more of the thrill that makes it really so exciting. Come summer and the chances of spotting the tiger at tadoba would become way high near the waterholes by the main road. So try at that time.
                              http://firaaa.blogspot.com/
                              http://picasaweb.google.com/100057629556022040094

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