Corbett National Park and a friend's farmhouse near Mussori

[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 .











-- Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:13 am --

Some more ... all are clickable thumbnails ..

[ravineet]

Hi,
how did you go about gettting hte booking. Request give tele nos, address, etc.

Thanx

[Risala]

Joydeep
The Mussorie farm house is awesome...beautiful property.....might just take you on that offer....great meeting you...cheers

[tirths]

Heaven!

[mundaire]

Beautiful!

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[Vikram]

Joydeep,

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

Best-
Vikram

[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

[ragunnaath]

Amazing pics Joy!, and thanks for sharing the contact information.

-Ragu

[ravineet]

Thanks Vikram

[xl_target]

Thanks for posting those photos Joydeep.
Really enjoyed them

[dev]

Great stuff Joyda but it was more fun hearing your stories and now being able to see the locations.

Regards dev

[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

[prashantsingh]

Lovely snaps. Wish they were larger.

[xl_target]

Great photos as usual, Joydeep.
Thanks for sharing, ...again!

[dr.jayakumar]

this is what you say '' enjoying life'' guns,family,wildlife .great!