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Originally Posted by sach.sri Rishi - very nice of you to extend this offer to Nilanjan. I am taking liberty of accepting it on his and other tBHP and wildlifers' behalf |
Not a problem at all. Glad to. Answers to your questions below.
1. How to book a Safari?
Safaris are booked at the small office at the entance before you cross the river to enter the park. No pre-booking allowed. Only lodge guests get priority booking as we have donated vehicles which are kept on the other side. There are only 12 vehicles and of these 9 are lodge vehicles so if we are not using them then they give them out to people coming directly.
2. Can we take our vehicles in the jungle?
No you cannot at you have to enter the park by a motor launch and you cannot drive into it.
3. Are there any regimented timings for the safaris?
Yes, it is sunrise to 11 am and then from 3 pm to sunset until and unless you are doing a full day drive to Churna.
4. Are there "independent" Gypsys available for Safari - or it is required to align with some resort as only they will have the Gypsys?
All are forest department Gypsys and again because of the river.
5. If someone books a Safari from the forest deptt, will there be an official guide allocated? or?
Yes a guide is given with every jeep.
6. Charges?
These charges vary for different activities. Jeep is different to Canoeing safaris, walking safaris, elephant safaris, Motor boat safaris, etc. A jeep round will cost about Rs. 3500 for a jeep hire+guide fees+entry fee.
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P.S:- It would be nice to have more pics from your stay in Satpura, we are still waiting for more pics and blogs. They are a nice read |
I have been so busy with uploading pics into our facebook page and website that I havent had the time to write here in Team-BHP. I will do it soon. Hopefully Nilanjan will help me with it soon once he visits
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Originally Posted by somitra1981 Will plan to drop down to Satpura side next time around. Also what's the speciality of the Satpura National Park (like Bandhavgarh is for the tiger especially if you get a booking in Tala Zone 1). |
To put it simply, Satpura is a place which offers a complete wildlife experience. We do have Tigers but we don't highlight it as sightings are rare and we hope it will remain like that so that the park remains peeaceful and quite and not overcrowded with Tiger tourism. What the park offers is fabulous Sloth bear, wild dogs and Leopard sightings apart from all the other wildlife like the cream coloured gaur, Indian Giant Squirrels, etc.