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Elephant Safari
About Elephant Safari
Elephant safari helps the visitor to travel through such difficult terrains
where even jeeps cannot venture. And why not, riding an elephant takes you
back to the royal era, when only the kings use to ride on these majestic
beasts, since nothing can even compare with the majesty of the Pachyderm.
Equipped with a howdah, a large seat on which they would sit, complete with
soft silk cushions, and with a ceremonial umbrella over the riders head,
modern day elephant safaris may lack in comparison with the ones that use
to be done by the kings, but are no less regal on that account.
The elephant moves slowly and steadily, that's why this type of safari is
ideal in and around the wild regions or within the vicinity of the wildlife
sanctuaries, where riding the elephant can give you an easy excess for viewing
the wildlife. More of all a elephant safari tour in the tropical wildlife
sanctuaries of India gets you up, close and personal with these majestic
animals.
During your ride, you can watch the wild elephants taking bath in the water
ponds. The photographers can easily take pictures of the wilds while riding
and as a souvenir of the amazing journey into the wilds, take one with the
elephant too.
Elephant Safari Tips
Since elephant safari is an elaborate affair, and requires many attendants
for the elephant as well, such safari camps too tend to be a more lavish,
and make the best choice for the incentive groupups who are promised to
get a journey to remember.
Just like the tours there are certain essentials you have to keep in mind
for elephant safari trip too. The weather conditions can vary a lot, especially
in a desertic or tropical climate you require a good backup of plenty of
portable water to avoid dehydration as well as sun screen, goggles, and
a first aid kit.
The clothes that you are going to wear should also provide your skin breathing
space, because of the hot climate you are tend to sweat. Visitors are requested
to dress modestly. Some kind of head protection is essential too.
Elephant Safari In India
Elephant Safaris In Himalayan Regions
In the North and the North East India elephant safari makes the best option
of exploring the wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, especially the
ones that are located in the Himalayan region. If you have gone to some
national parks of the state and ridden an elephant in search of a tiger,
then you would be quite aware of the immense versatility of this majestic
animal in negotiating the difficult Himalayan terrain that even a jeep will
not traverse. Why not an elephant for a long ride, covering days? Well,
in the Himalayan forest regions you can do it, especially in national parks
such as Corbett in Uttaranchal and Kaziranga in Assam.
Elephant Safari In Periyar Widlife Sanctuary
Take a tour of the Periyar sanctuary on motor launches in search of wildlife
and you'd be surprised with what you see. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is
the best elephant hub, any animal lover would love to check out. From the
rooms of the forest rest houses provided by the Kerala forest department
to the tourists within the vicinity Periyar, you can get a wide-screen view
of the whole sanctuary.
Visiting the Lake Palace in Kerala's lake centered wildlife sanctuary of
Thekkady, also referred to as the Periyar sanctuary is an experience to
remember. When a Maharaja ruled this land, he had a dam thrown across the
Periyar River. The backed up waters of the dam flooded a valley, partially
submerging trees, leaving their bare trunk standing over their reflections
like a Daliesque waterscape. Visitors put-put around this surreal lake in
motor-launches, delight in spotting wildlife including herds of foraging
wild elephant.
Periyar is, clearly, the safest elephant sanctuary in India, possibly in
the world. Elephants have never been known to attack a tourist launch. This,
in spite of the fact that elephants are at home in the water. Elephant,
Wild Pig, Sambar and Guar are the four most popular animals with Thekkady's
visitors. The smaller ones, however, are as interesting.
Elephant Safari Places In India
- Hardwar-Kotdwar-Kalagarh-Ramnagar-Kaladhungi-Haldwani, Uttaranchal
- Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Harmara Lake, Rajasthan
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