Ranthambore national park safari

The Indelible Tigress Queen of Ranthambore- The Machli (1997 to 2016) Once the pride of Ranthambore, Machli (T-16) alias "Lady of the Lake," was the royal tigress who passed away on 18th August 2016. Labeled as the most photographed tigress in the world, Machli was not only beautiful but also a powerful entity who had a strong hold over her territory which mainly includes the Ranthambhore's palace, lakes, and fort of Ranthambore. With domes, and chattris as a shelter, and lakes under her control, one can easily figure out Machli's dominance over Ranthambore. This 350 square mile area of Machli's territory was the largest area of the park and also the most beautiful one. Amongst the 62 tigers of Ranthambore, what made Machli so special was her comfort level with the humans, and how she held lensmen (and women) in awe of her grace. She was smart too. At times, she used to take the advantage of the tourist's vehicles to stalk and hunt. Her gene...

A guide to Ranthambore National Park's Safari Zones Ranthambore National park, one of the best places to see the Indian Tiger. The closest Airport is Jaipur which is 130 kms away and the closest Railway station is a town called Sawai Madhopur which is 11 kms away.> Initially the park had 5 zones and as the national park gained popularity the park was expanded to accommodate the crowd and now totally there are 10 zones. You can reserve a seat for yourself in any one of these zones online by filling safari booking form here Added to it you can choose the mode of transport too either canter or gypsy. For getting your favorite tiger safari zones in Ranthambore we would recommend to book your safari at least 90 days prior to your visit. A general perception that people have is that the tiger sightings are only at zones from 1-5. However zone 6-10 has tiger sightings too. We would recommend you to stick to 1-5 zones as they are the best safari zones and have higher ch...

TIGER T24 (USTAD)- Who was Ustad? Born in 2005 to the tiger, (T20 JUMROO ).  an tigress, T22 (Gayatri), T24 (Ustad) is a mighty and attractive male tiger who ruled the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve for 9 years. He lived a happy life with his partner T39 (Noor) and thundered about in his zone without any major competition from other male tigers, except few minor tiffs with his sibling T25 (Zaalim). Once a rising star of the Ranthambore Reserve, T24 was named as ‘Ustad’ by the locals owing to his free spirit. He was always a bit different from other tigers and would drag his prey to highway to eat it in full public view; he would also not move away from the path seeing humans approaching as other normal tigers do. Despite of all his unconventional behaviours, he was the major draw to Ranthambore Reserve and was loved by wildlife freaks and photographers. What brought Ustad in limelight? Majestic and intrepid, Ustad came into limelight of entire nation when he ...