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Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:11 am
by joydeepm
Stayed at the Khilanauli bungalow at Corbett National park . Highly recommend - the dak bungalow chicken is unforgettable - so are the sounds of the jungle when you hear them sitting on the bungalow verandah , sipping Glenmorangie , in pitch darkness . The elephant trumpets , the tiger lets out a lazy ' aaaaoooongh ...." and teh porcupine walks past making a peculiar sound .....my friend was convinced it was a female ghost walking around with tinkerbells tied on her feet. 12 years back , when I first went there , there was no electric fencing and wild elephants would come right up to the bungalow .

Unfortunately at this bungalow , acco is not guaranteed till the evening before as the political hot shots like to get it for themselves . But on weekdays , not around any major holidays , it is available .

The tiger photos and the pic of the mother elephant with her cub were shot between 5-6 a.m. in the morning , from elephant back , using a Nikon D40X with a 55-200 mm zoom . All other pictures are with a 18-55 Nikkor lens.
Zoom in to see the jackal carrying off a chital hind outside the electric fence of khilanauli .

there are also some pics of a farmhouse a firend of mine own near kempty falls , Mussorie. Right behind it is the quali sanctuary and a jungle track which goes thru the jungle where leopard still roam . leopards have taken dogs right from the lawn you see in the pic . During the day time a walk on the track is very pleasent and you can hike up to Cloud's End .

Hope you enjoy the pics .

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Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:25 am
by ravineet
Hi,
how did you go about gettting hte booking. Request give tele nos, address, etc.

Thanx

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:32 am
by Risala
Joydeep
The Mussorie farm house is awesome...beautiful property.....might just take you on that offer....great meeting you...cheers

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:36 am
by tirths
Heaven!

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:33 pm
by mundaire
Beautiful! :)

Cheers!
Abhijeet

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:47 pm
by Vikram
Joydeep,

Just beautiful and my heart warms up to see such spots still survive in our country.Thank you for sharing.

Best-
Vikram

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:12 pm
by joydeepm
Hey Vikram,

yes such spots do exist in our country even today . We are trying all to ensure that they stay that way..though for tigers _ I am not too sure . If the chinese demand for tiger parts consumption do not go down - they are doomed .

Best

Joydeep

-- Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:27 pm --

Dear Ravineet ,

try calling this number for info :05947251489. As far as I remember this this the number of the Dhikala gate booking office . Also try the number 9953423776 . You can also send a fax to Fax: +91-5947-251489, 251376 , 251012 at least 2 months in advance . Mention your fax number and they normally confirm within 48 hours .

Latest tariffs can be found at http://www.corbettnationalpark.in/


best
Joydeep

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:33 pm
by ragunnaath
Amazing pics Joy!, and thanks for sharing the contact information.

-Ragu

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:41 am
by ravineet
Thanks Vikram

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:06 am
by xl_target
Thanks for posting those photos Joydeep.
Really enjoyed them

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:28 am
by dev
Great stuff Joyda but it was more fun hearing your stories and now being able to see the locations.

Regards dev

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:10 pm
by Sakobav
joy

great pictures and locations. I am surprised and impressed that such sanctuaries do exist and now they are on my checklist. Thanks for sharing them ...

Cheers

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:33 pm
by prashantsingh
Lovely snaps. Wish they were larger.

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 11:42 pm
by xl_target
Great photos as usual, Joydeep.
Thanks for sharing, ...again!

Re: Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 9:39 am
by dr.jayakumar
this is what you say '' enjoying life'' guns,family,wildlife .great!