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Non-vehicle wildlife or birding excursion.
- 4.4average rating
- ₹64,499lowest price
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Stay in the vehicle
Every part of the safety of a game drive rests on this. An animal reads a jeep as one large object it knows; a person standing beside it is something else entirely. Do not step out for a photograph, not even briefly, not even when it looks calm.
Quiet is the whole technique
Voices carry further than people expect and nothing you want to see will stay for them. Phones on silent, and no calling out to move an animal into a better position.
Never feed anything
An animal that associates vehicles with food stops behaving like a wild animal, and the ones that do usually end up destroyed. It is illegal in Indian national parks and it is the single most damaging thing a visitor can do.
Dull colours, no scent
Greens, browns and greys. Bright clothing and strong perfume both announce you a long way off.
The gate times are not flexible
Indian parks run fixed morning and afternoon slots with hard entry and exit times, a daily cap on vehicles, and no movement inside after dark. Your permit is issued against a specific zone and slot.
No flash, and no drones
Flash photography at close range distresses animals and is banned in most reserves. Drones require written permission that is almost never given.
Most popular destinations
Winter LadakhHemis National Park in February — the densest snow leopard population anywhere, spotted from village homestays at 4,000 m.from ₹64,499
RwandaMountain gorillas in the Virungas, a volcano with a crater lake, and a rift lake you can swim in.from ₹3,02,599
UgandaChimpanzees, tree-climbing lions and half the world's mountain gorillas, on one road south-west.from ₹3,51,999Challenging trips in Wildlife & birdwatching trips for every budget
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Best time to visit Challenging trips in Wildlife & birdwatching
- Spring
March is the strongest of the three; April is the quietest.
- Summer
Steady through the season: the trips here work in any of these three months.
- Autumn
September is the strongest of the three; October is the quietest.
- Winter
January is the strongest of the three; December is the quietest.
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What travellers said
“Ladakh was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Worth every rupee.”
“Ladakh was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Recommended.”
“Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Good value for what's included.”
“Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Would book with them again.”
“Ladakh was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Worth every rupee.”
“Ladakh was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Recommended.”
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