The classic African safari features a huge variety of wildlife on land, water, and sky, but the main attractions for most travelers are the big cats: the lion, the cheetah, and the leopard. It is very easy to see tigers on safari and possible to view all the species in a single trip. Wonder how wonderful that will be. Each has its fans, and all are beautiful and compelling, but none can match the grandeur of the biggest of the big cats, the tiger, which you will never see on an African safari. You have to make a special trip to see the tiger, but it’s worth it because the tiger is that special. The King of the Jungle moniker bestowed on lions is more a case of good marketing than reality – the tiger is not just the king of the jungle, it is the king of pretty much everything.
The classic African safari features a huge variety of wildlife on land, water, and sky, but the main attractions for most travelers are the big cats: the lion, the cheetah, and the leopard. It is very easy to see tigers on safari and possible to view all the species in a single trip. Wonder how wonderful that will be. Each has its fans, and all are beautiful and compelling, but none can match the grandeur of the biggest of the big cats, the tiger, which you will never see on an African safari. You have to make a special trip to see the tiger, but it’s worth it because the tiger is that special. The King of the Jungle moniker bestowed on lions is more a case of good marketing than reality – the tiger is not just the king of the jungle, it is the king of pretty much everything.
The tiger is a true super predator, not just the top of its food chain but dominant in virtually every respect, with no close number two and nobody to steal its food. There is a recorded incident where a crocodile tried doing just that and the tiger swam out into the lake and killed it. A record tiger clocks in at twice the weight of the average adult male African lion, but besides being by far the largest feline, it is fast, agile, and incredibly powerful, both on land and as a swimmer, rare among cats. But most importantly, it is beautiful.
Bengal tiger combines the power and dominance of the lion with the perfect coat, beauty, and compelling eyes of the leopard, regarded by almost every safari-goer who sees one as the most beautiful of Africa’s cats. To see the tiger in the wild is to see nature at its most awesome. This is why interest in tiger safaris is growing fast, the next step for many who have tried the classic African version and loved it. The best place to see tigers is in India, and the very best place on earth for a tiger safari in Ranthambore National Park and its surrounding protected reserves, where both Queen Elizabeth and President Clinton have visited to do just that.
Ranthambore was declared a protected “Project Tiger” reserve by the Indian government in 1970, and it is estimated that around 90% of all commercial images of tigers, from postcards to coffee tables books to magazine illustrations, have been shot here. It is a photographer’s dream and semi-permanent home to film these tigers. During safari tours, you can also get beautiful pictures of these wonderful cats.
You can Go on a tiger’s trail, Hike up to Ranthambore Fort, Jungle Safari in Ranthambore National Park, Visit Kachida Valley, Visit Ranthambore Schools of Art, Walk around Padam Talab, and many other adventurous activities to do.
A 19th-century private hunting reserve and country estate for a Maharajah, the 150 walled square miles of the main park is one big historic ruin, full of crumbling temples, buildings, lakes, and islands, all overlooked by an ancient hilltop fort, just a perfect setting for such a regal animal. This is why interest in tiger safaris is growing fast, the next step for many who have tried the classic African version and loved it. But tigers are harder to see in the wild than their three big cat counterparts, solitary creatures with large territories, and absent from Africa. The best place to see them is in India, and the very best place on earth for a tiger safari in Ranthambore National Park and its surrounding protected reserves, where both Queen Elizabeth and President Clinton have visited to do just that. Ranthambore was declared a protected “Project Tiger” reserve by the Indian government in 1970, and it is estimated that around 90% of all commercial images of tigers, from postcards to coffee tables books to magazine illustrations, have been shot here. It is a photographer’s dream and semi-permanent home to film crews for National Geographic and similar productions. A 19th-century private hunting reserve and country estate for a Maharajah, the 150 walled square miles of the main park is one big historic ruin, full of crumbling temples, buildings, lakes, and islands, all overlooked by an ancient hilltop fort, just a perfect setting for such a regal animal.