India with Caroline Paris - ROCS Travel Traveller's Tales

Day 6 On the 6th day, we travelled to Sawai Madhopur – Ranthambore National Park. We started the morning with a walk around the village understanding the way the villagers lived their lives. And then it was time for the Safari at the Ranthambore National Park. This park is renowned for tigers but sadly no tigers made an appearance however it was still fantastic, plenty of deer, wild boar, birds and crocodiles. The terrain itself and the scenery is also spectacular…. had never seen anything quite like it before. When I packed, somewhat last minute for India, I checked the forecast and saw highs of 24 degrees, so I packed mainly summer clothes, what I didn’t realise is that towards the north of India it gets colder and colder and on certain days reaches lows of 7 degrees. The safari was on an open-top jeep passing through dusty terrain with the cold wind blowing and it was absolutely freezing. The trip was followed by high tea at a hunting lodge that used to belong to the royal family – the Maharaj of the region.