Ranthambore Park---Wildlife Safari

Today early morning we went on an open-jeep four hour wildlife safari in Ranthambore Park :) It was an amazing experience and for a minute it felt like being on an African safari (lol not like I know how that feels---but I think we were pretty close to it)...we were transformed into another world for that time. While we saw no tigers (very depressing) we did site many tiger paw prints (bummer) and also saw plenty of other wildlife. The other four gals were able to spot four tigers in their expedition. It was one of the last things we did today at Sawai (aside from the visit to the village and school) and thereafter we headed back to the Institute in Jaipur which is where I am writing from now...check out the pics below from our safari!!! Btw this park has been developed by Mr. Rathore and he is extremely passionate abt it and pretty much lives right next to the park so as to be near it...formerly this park served as the exclusive hunting area for the king of Jaipur some fifty or sixty years back...

(Below: On this Banyan tree there were many marks from Leopards climbing up)

(Below: One of the many tiger paw prints we saw on our route)