But first, we were lucky enough to see a rare sighting of a pack of Indian wild dogs. They are roaming animals so it is quite unusual to see them. The tiger on the other had is territorial, so with any luck you have a reasonable chance of seeing one.As we drove on our guide told us that a tiger had been located. It had been tracked by the park elephants. We drove for about 45 minutes to the place. There were several elephants being used to take people to see the tiger. We climbed up onto one of the elephants and were carried to within a few feet of this magnificent predator. It was lying close to the track in a bamboo thicket.
Two close ups of the tigers head from just 10 feet away.
The mahout manoeuvred the elephant so that we could take photos from both in front of it and from behind it. As we did so the tiger lifted its head and growled at us! What a moment to remember!The rest of the drive was very interesting, but all I'll remember is being so close to such a beautiful animal.
I decided to stay at the hotel for the remainder of the day, whilst Wendy is going on the afternoon game drive. I haven't mentioned much about the tour group for a few days. We have 'lost' two of the group who have decided to move on from here. Hopefully we will meet up with them towards the end of the tour. Richard Smith (Car 20) is, we think, heading for Goa and Nick Thake (Car 18) is heading for Hyderabad. One of the great things about these events is that you are free to do what you want and are not constrained by the organisers in any way. The only thing about 'going it alone' is that you do not have the support of HERO.
Tomorrow we drive to the city of Nagpur for one night and then on to one of India's principal cities, Hyderabad.
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