Testimonials
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Guest Video Testimonials for Tiger Safari India
Read what our guests say.
Fredrik Manse
April 27, 2026
Dear Sharad & Abhishek,
I just wanted to send you a thank you for a great week. We are all happy with lodges, drivers, staff, food and most of all, the tiger sightings.
All in all 15 different tigers in Pench and Kahna. One absolute highlight was in Kahna. Morning drive – most jeeps went to the left after entering the Mika gate – but we took a left and after 10 min drive saw 101 on the road, walking toward us. Our guide and driver Maheesh, reacted quickly and slowed down, stopped, and then when 101 came to close backed up to give more space. We did this for 40-45 minutes and we had no other jeeps or buses bothering us or 101 = magical. This was what I was after and I appreciate our discussion Sharad, and your suggestion to stay away from
Both lodges are nice but Meru Vann is truly fantastic, what a wonderful place and such nice design. The staff at both lodges are great, but again at Meru Vann, the staff are one or two steps better. Special thanks to Umgard (I hope I spell it correct). A very professional and pleasant young man.
The only feedback which was just a little strange is that we had to pay for beer and liquors at every meal at Saj in the Forest. Why not just add to the room bill – like the sodas are, and pay it all at the end of the stay.
Both lodges had just top notch food – so good.
Anyway – thanks again to you and India.
Fred
Lisa Wiseman and Glenn Louise Page
March 26, 2026
Tour date: 8th March – 21st March 2026
Destinations visited: New Delhi sightseeing, Corbett, Agra, Ranthambore and Jaipur
This was a 5 star Trip of a Lifetime. I have travelled recreationally all over the world and this trip put together by Ishana Vats at Tiger Safari India/Tiger Safari India was at the top of the list.
We wanted a nice mix of Indian culture and history and wildlife. Ishana put together a well-paced tour of the Golden Triangle and Jim Corbett National Park and Ranthambhore National Park. Our guides spoke excellent English and were very knowledgeable and showed us the best of Delhi , Agra (Taj Mahal), and Jaipur. Our guides and drivers in the parks showed us many tigers, elephants, crocodiles, birds, monkeys and even a sloth bear.
The accommodations were always the best the area had to offer and we had a few massages and facials along the way. The food was plentiful and there was always a mix of home comfort food and Indian dishes available.
We did so much in 2 weeks and there were long drives and early mornings (India is a big place and the animals move around at dawn) but the itinerary alternated between city pampering and jungle safaris so we could always catch our breath and greet each day with enthusiasm.
I highly recommend touring the Golden Triangle and letting Ishana at Tiger Safari India put together the perfect itinerary for you.
Warm Regards,
Amador Prieto
March 17, 2026
I’m writing simply to thank you for the trip you organized for us. Everything went wonderfully, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a spectacular trip. If we ever return to India, we’ll definitely book with you again, and if any friends or acquaintances ask us for advice, we’ll certainly recommend traveling with Tiger Safari India.
Everything was great, but if we had to highlight one thing, it would undoubtedly be the part of the trip in Kanha National Park. The safaris there were magnificent, and the Meru Vann was perfect.
Thank you so much for everything, and we hope to meet again in the future.
Best regards,
Amador
Ron Blakely
March 14, 2026
Robert and Teresa Pooley
March 10, 2026
Thank you so much for such a great trip! The parks, guides, accommodations and drivers were ALL great!
Due to your top tier guides… we were put in front of a lot of wildlife that most fellow travelers didn’t get to see.
It’s going to take a while to cull through all my photos and to provide a full-throated review with photo for your operation and all the staff involved.
I’d like to get another $80 to Ajay, our driver/guide in Pench. We under-tipped him. Can I provide that via credit card and can you get it to him?
Also, a local Nature Guide (“Te-Te” ?) in Kanha took a fantastic photo with my backup camera (at my request) while I was changing my battery in primary camera. It was of a tiger low-crawling after a deer… my favorite shot of the trip!
Can you get his full name, phone and email from our Driver/Guide Manesh? I want to give him credit for the photo and also send him something as a thank you. Incidentally, we were second-guessing the decision for the full day safari and getting tired from 12 to 2pm. Then, we had that 40 minute experience with a tiger hunting right in front of us and voila!… we, were instantly invigorated!
I’m so glad that I decided to not go through Doha with Qatar Air, the month before the trip. We would have had to deal with the mess caused by the morons leading our country. It’s better to be lucky, than smart!
We’ll let you know when we post a reviews.
Regards,
Bob & Teresa
Paul Hilts
Dear Ishana,
Thank you so much for the kind words. I truly appreciate them coming from you. Of course, as you well know, there is a lot of “luck” involved in these things. I’ll take what I can get, I guess. We are in the process of editing some of Marjorie’s footage and may get it up on Youtube at some point. I’ll keep you posted.
And as always, thanks to you and your staff for the great help in organizing another successful and interesting safari in India. Our friends Bill and Sue were extremely happy with their trip and especially the cultural add-ons to Varanasi and Amritsar. We don’t hesitate to recommend you whenever people express interest.
Warm regards, Paul
Grace Chen
Dear Ishana,
I have been home for three days now after touring your country for five weeks! I am slowly getting back into my normal routine. Anyway, I want to take the time to commend Abhishek for the fine job he did. It had been a pleasure working with him since he took over. The logistics and transitions of the trip went flawlessly. Once, a change need to be made, he communicated and provided options. A couple of times, there were some misunderstanding by the third party. I called him and he took care of the issues at an early hour or on a weekend. I truly appreciated all he did. Well, everyone had been so nice to me and took great care of me. I have not downloaded my pictures yet. I hope to have a few good shots. For the red panda, I hope there is ONE good shot since I got 250 insect (chigger?) bites all over my body! They itched like crazy. I will share my photos with you.
Best regards,
Grace
Paul Hilts
Dear Abhishek,
We are now back in Thailand at our base in Chiang Mai, after a long journey home and I have had a chance to sit down with all of the numbers, etc., and review your response. In short, it all looks good.
I apologize for having put you through all of the work to produce this. For me, starting out with six people and then dropping to four, made things a little more complicated. It was really a waste of your time and I am sorry for that. However, the detailed explanation made it very easy for me to reconcile all of the numbers with everything in front of me. Apologies and many thanks for all of your help.
We had a lovely, if challenging, trip. Three different parks, for Marjorie and I, was a lot of wear and tear on our aging bodies, but we managed to pull it off. Corbett got off to a rough start with rain on the way in, not going out on the first afternoon safari due to heavy rain, and then having rain through part of the next morning. However, things suddenly cleared up and it was beautiful after that.
The accommodation at Satpura was spectacular and the food some of the best dining experiences we have ever had! That is saying a lot. The staff there was highly trained and very customer service oriented. Loved every minute of it and highly recommend. I think housekeeping must have been inside our rooms every time we stepped out. We would come back in and everything would be tidied up and even the water bottles filled even though we might have been out for just an hour at dinner or some such. Can’t say enough about this place.
The Saj in the Forest at Pench got off to a bumpy start. The manager on duty when we arrived spoke very little English and answered yes to everything we asked, though it was clear he didn’t really understand what we had said. When we asked three different people what time dinner was, we received three different answers, including two different answers from the same person. Finally, when the Manager showed up each day at 2pm everything got organized. He was great and handled everything from there. The food and restaurant were excellent. The staff was very helpful. The food was excellent and we loved it. The accommodation also was very nice. As I said, the morning manager/customer service situation needed serious improvement.
Everything at Corbett was, well, Corbett. Even with the cold and rain we managed quite well. The food and kitchen staff there are really the equal of anyplace we stayed. Marjorie and I loved the food and the kitchen manager there was so in tuned with us that he would see us coming and have our drink orders already on the way. We loved those guys so much that we had to have a photo of the kitchen staff. Prakash our naturalist/spotter did a good job, though he sometimes gets so excited that he starts speaking English in his very fast Hindi cadence. I want to put in a good word for Firooz, our driver. He was very sensitive to our needs as passengers. He often times seemed to understand our questions better than Prakash and would often times answer them. This guy is very knowledgeable and easy to understand. I rising star, I would say.
In 2020 my friend Fred and I were on safari with Ramone and had a great sighting of a mother with three cubs. I showed this photo to Prakash and Firooz and they were mesmerized. After talking together they were able to identify the three female cubs in the photo by name by the markings on their faces. They then proceeded to tell us about the litters they had produced and that one of the mothers produced a son who was still in the area. Later we actually saw the son and photographed him. My point here is that they were both very knowledgeable and so into their work. We highly respect and appreciate their commitment to the preservation of these creatures.
And finally, this. One day after the morning safari, Prakash shows shows up at our Hutment with Ramone, who had guided two previous visits to Corbett. Prakash had told him I was there and he wanted to come by and say hello. We had a nice visit and I told him that he had always brought me good luck. Up to this point we had not had a significant tiger sighting. On that afternoon’s safari drive we spotted a tiger across the river who eventually crossed over and it turned into an extraordinary sighting. I know that Prakash sent you some video as Deep showed it to us back in Delhi. The next day as we were getting ready to leave Ramone once again showed up to say goodbye. I told him he had indeed brought us good luck once again and he got a big smile on his face. A great way to end our safari.
As always, an extraordinary adventure made possible by you and all the staff at Tiger Safari India. Our sincerest thanks to everyone there. You folks are the best!
Warmest regards,
Paul
Mike Davis
I wanted to let you know that we made it back home safely this past weekend. Mr. Deep Narayan Tew, along with our other guides and drivers, were excellent to work with throughout our tours and did a great job of taking care of us. Your company surpassed our expectations and made for a very enjoyable trip.
Thank you for working with us!
Mike
Duncan Wyeth
Dear Abhishek and Ishana,
It’s been 2 weeks since we left your wonderful hospitality in Kanha. I wanted to take a few minutes to let you know how fantastic our experience was and to thank you for organising such a life changing tour.
Since the age of 5 way back in the late 1960’s I have always harboured a deep seated ambition to see Tigers in the wild. Our trip to Pench and Kanha made that lifetime ambition, that dream, come true in such extraordinary fashion. We will forever be grateful to you. Thank you.
The accommodation and service at your lodge in Kanha was exceptional and you should be rightly proud of what you are building. I wish you every success in tha venture. I should also comment on the accommodation at Pench, the team at Tuli did you proud.
Your staff were excellent throughout and a special mention should go to Subhash and Sanjay along with their excellent drivers. Their collective spotting skills and ability to put the jeep in the right place really made the difference. It wasn’t just the big cats, and the wild dogs, we found lots, probably far more than our fair share, but the time and effort that they put into finding the birds too. They both made the whole experience that little bit more special. Please pass on our deepest gratitude to them all.
If there is anything that I can do from the UK to help promote your business, please do not hesitate to ask. I would be happy to provide an in person reference by phone or zoom meeting with anyone that asks. I will always be making recommendations to friends and family here and wish you every success in the future.
I have attached a few pictures that you may enjoy. Feel free to add them to your on-line gallery but please do credit me if you use them. I’m not a professional photographer but am rather pleased with these. Memories to last a lifetime. If they don’t come through let me know and I will resend them.
Once again my thanks to you and everyone involved at Tiger Safari India for a truly life changing experience. I am sure we will be back.
Best Regards,
Duncan Wyeth
Jack Blaisdell
Hello Neeraja, I know it’s been some time since I promised a photo of the new cubs at Bandhavgahr. I have finally been able get back to my photos. I think I have a nice collection from our trip, but I’m sure you have many tiger photos. Perhaps not of the new guys, however. I’m not waiting for National Geographic to call, but at least you can see what they look like. Only the one cub ever appeared with mother in the bush. They are together, though, in the pond.
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to India. Looking for tigers can be quite addictive. We have shared the name of Tiger Safari India with a travel agent friend of ours who helps booking exotic trip for her clients. We also shared the name with our ophthalmologist in Florida who is from India, but has lived in the US for some time. He frequently gets inquiries about trips to India, but welcomed us passing along the info from someone with first hand experience. Perhaps you will get a booking or two as a result.
All the best and thank you for a very memorable visit to India.
Jack Blaisdell
Paul Hettinger
Hi Ishana,
Congratulations on reaching your Silver Jubilee.
Your team are fabulous. The single most important aspect of Tiger Safari India, is the wraparound care to ensure your clients receive the best time ever. It is often a leap of faith when booking a holiday abroad when you place your trust (and money) in the hands of strangers. At every stage you and your team ensured that we were reassured and that support was also there at the end of a phone if required. That support is of immense value to me. From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank you and your team. It was Lily’s 50th birthday and this was the reason for visiting. Being of Chinese heritage, Lily was born in the year of the tiger and always wanted to see her birth sign in their natural environment. You helped make that happen and Lily was overjoyed at seeing so many tigers and so close.
Lily is in the process of writing reviews on Trip Advisor and Booking.com for Tiger Safari India, Treehouse Hideaway and the Tigress Resort and Spa.
Once again, thank you and we look forward to booking with you again.
Regards
Tim
Keith Blackmore
Hi Ishana,
Please excuse me for not emailing you sooner. You arranged a safari for me in Kanha at the start of March You got me from Ranchi to Damashala. I enjoyed it all very much and just wanted to thank you and your colleagues for all you did for me. Everyone safari guide, drivers and back room staff that i dealt with were very helpful and courteous. They even managed to reunite me with my mobile phone that I had lost on my last morning safari trip. Managing to get it to me before I left the hotel in Kanha! I did leave with the hotel before i left a small tip for the person who found It, who i never actually meet, i hope it got to him. The accommodation was great and I was very happy that you had managed to upgrade me.
Thank you for everything. If I ever return to India again, there is a lot more to see, I will be in touch to arrange another trip and will have no hesitation in recommending you to others.
Kind regards
Keith
Paul Hettinger
Mr. Vats,
I have been all over the world taking pictures of animals. Nothing else compared to the wonder of the incredible tigers of Pench. Thank you for making this possible.
Paul Hettinger
Orlando, Florida, USA
Victoria Stephens
Thank you for an amazing trip Ishana and Abhishek. Naren Malik was just amazing and we loved the Saccharum Lodge! Have put reviews up and will definitly encourage anyone we meet to contact you.
Kind regards
Victoria, Ken, Monica Margaret and Clare
Iain and Lilian
Dear Ishana
Thank you very much for arranging a wonderful trip for us. We were lucky with quite a number of Tiger and/or Leopard sightings in each of the parks we visited and the birdlife at Bharatpur was also excellent, and this also reflects the quality and enthusiasm of your team of naturalists. Predominantly the arrangements worked very smoothly, and the accommodation and food was all very good (and thank you so much for arranging all those birthday cakes!). It will certainly take us both quite some time to edit all the photos.
With hindsight we perhaps tried to pack in a little too much, but everything we did was worthwhile (including e.g. rural birdwatching on the way to the pottery village at Pench. We skipped one afternoon drive at Kanha due to an impending thunderstorm which was lucky because it turned out to be a severe hailstorm.
Thanks again to you and your dedicated team for making it such a worthwhile trip. We would certainly recommend Tiger Safari India to anyone considering a wildlife visit to India.
Best regards,
Iain and Lilian
Monica Winstanley
From the start we enjoyed Sunil’s company, expert knowledge and enthusiasm for the job of guiding us around the park. We saw at least 60 different species with excellent quality views, including the park emblem the Sarus Cranes. Following that our drive to Chambal River was punctuated by little gems along the way. The River trip produced some very good views of the skimmers, marsh Crocodile and Gharial. A much appreciated two days of his company and knowledge.
Ken, Monica Margaret and Clare
John and Paulette
Our little group of three had long dreamed of making a trip to India, mainly to see the wildlife and birds. On searching the internet for reputable Indian travel companies I came across Tiger Safari India. I contacted Ishana Vats, the owner of the company, received an instant reply and very quickly knew this was the company I trusted for our travel plans. Ishana and I worked through different locations and routes until we had what sounded the perfect itinerary for us with Ishana and Abhishek supporting us with any questions we had prior to our trip.
On arrival in Delhi we were met by Abhishek who kept in contact with us during all of our travels. We also met Neeraja who was so easy to chat with and gave us very helpful tips on what to expect on our journey.
All our drivers were always punctual and friendly. A special mention to Ashok who was with us for several days during our visit to Corbett and the Golden Triangle tour. The traffic in India is a bit alarming to those of us who haven’t witnessed it before but Ashok was an excellent driver and quickly put our minds at rest. He was very good company to be with during the long drives and he had a lot of local knowledge about the areas we visited.
Corbett National Park
We stayed at the Dhikala Rest House which is inside the National Park and the accommodation was comfortable. The food is all prepared by the Community Kitchen and they did a fantastic job feeding us for all our meals.
Our Guides Prakash and Bunty took us on 5 safari drives and on the first outing we were fortunate enough to have a brief sighting of a tigress and her cub …. a great start to our outings. Another day we had an amazing sighting of another tigress with her 3 cubs of around 3 months old. It was super being able to observe their behaviour …. the tigress was resting although keeping a watchful eye on her young cubs who were having great fun exploring nearby. We knew there was no guarantee that we would see tigers but there’s a lot more to safaris than tigers! The scenery at Corbett is really beautiful on the edge of the Himalaya mountain range with lots of amazing birdlife both in the Sal forest area as well as the rivers and lakes. We also saw elephants, crocodiles, gharials and turtles from the rest house.
Agra
After our 3 nights stay we were off to Agra and stayed in the beautiful hotel Jaypee Palace. The hotel and grounds were spectacular and we enjoyed a lovely buffet meal there. On arrival we met our guide Mr Hussain who escorted us to the Red Fort then the following morning to see the Taj Mahal at sunrise. Mr Hussain gave us lots of information and it was such a special moment witnessing the beauty of the Taj Mahal. Mr Hussain has an amazing talent for photography. He took many photos of us and we have so many wonderful photo memories to look back on. (Janice was in her element …. she loves all the posing for photographs!!!)
Jaipur
We were then off on to the Jaipur leg of the Golden Triangle trip and were met by our guide Harsh Vardhan Singh (Harry). He took us on a wonderful tour of the beautiful red city of Jaipur. He told us lots of stories which really made everything so interesting. We will never forget the significance of the number 27! In Jaipur we stayed at the Alsisar Haveli and it really was a beautiful ‘heritage’ hotel with a garden terrace which was lovely to sit and relax and listen to the local musician.
Kanha National Park
After our stay in Jaipur we flew to Raipur from Delhi. Arriving at Raipur we almost thought we were back in Scotland as there are the same metal horse head sculptures as ours at home. (The Kelpies.) We spent 3 wonderful nights at Kanha. Our lodge Singinawa was a big favourite. The staff are all so friendly and the food is just delicious. The chef who does the baking makes the most amazing cookie biscuits and cakes … not to be missed! There were little presents and local stories left on your pillow each night and they certainly surprised us with a beautiful anniversary cake one evening when they overhead we were celebrating our 46th wedding anniversary. A very special mention must go to our Naturalist Guide Ratik Sharma…he was incredibly knowledgeable about all forms of nature from the trees, plants, birds, bugs and beasties. He really does have a wonderful talent, he is such a gentle calm person and it was very special spending our 3 days with him. We had 2 very good tiger viewings at Kanha where the tiger was drinking from one of the watering holes and cooling down from the hot sunshine. We also witnessed our first viewing of a kill, two jackals had caught a very young spotty deer….although distressing to watch it was fascinating ..after all this is animal life and they all have to feed.
Bandhavgarh National Park
Sad to leave however we were moving to Bandhavgarh and arrived at the beautiful Tree House Hideaway with such a lovely welcome from the manager Ashish Tirkey and all the staff. All the staff do such an amazing job of looking after you, nothing was too much trouble and we always enjoyed coming back and sharing what we had seen with them. Much of the lovely food they prepare comes from the vegetable garden and everything is so fresh. Our room was beautiful and spacious with a peaceful terrace. We won’t forget the comforting homely touches like the hot water bottle in your bed every evening! Our guide at Bandhavgarh was Sanjay Gupta. I had read about Sanjay previous to our trip in reviews and was delighted that he was our guide. Sanjay ensured we had an amazing safari experience and he always got our jeep in excellent positions to witness the tigers and wildlife. We had very close up encounters with a wild elephant and tigers but we didn’t feel worried as we felt we were in very safe hands. On our last safari trip we saw a tigress who has 4 very small cubs however, one had gone missing so she was searching for her missing cub so we had a very clear view … a great finish to our safari trips. The candlelit bush dinner at the Tree House is not to be missed …. it is beautiful. On leaving all the staff were there to say goodbye.
New Delhi
Back to Delhi for our last few days. Aerocity is a great location close to the airport and has lovely restaurants to enjoy a meal and drink. Our last tour was with our guide Naresh (Neil) and who, once again had a great depth of knowledge. New Delhi is really beautiful with tree lined streets and roundabouts decorated with so many colourful flowers. We visited a mosque and the Sikh Temple which impressively serves thousands of meals daily to hungry people. This is all prepared by volunteers. We also visited the calm Mahatma Gandhi memorial before visiting the Old Delhi area which is a complete contrast …. chaos! We did enjoy a rickshaw ride through the narrow old town streets witnessing all the shopping areas and spice market. Naresh was an excellent guide full of fascinating information. Our driver on the tour was Jagat Sing who was so good at navigating through all the traffic chaos and lovely company to be with.
I’m so glad I chose Tiger Safari India for our travels…..everything went so smoothly….the admin staff, drivers, guides were all so knowledgeable and friendly …. Wonderful! I totally understand the excellent reviews this company receives ….. they deserve it as they really do know their country and how to organise a wonderful trip.
Leo Valerie
Dear Ishana and Abhishek.
I wanted to thank you for organizing our trip. Everything was perfect. Siddharth was very welcoming and attentive. The accommodation was great. Our guide, miss Payal and our driver Attul were exceptionnels. We made a wonderfull Safari thanks to you.
Through your professionalism you have perfectly met our expectations and I thank you for that. i send you some pictures you can use as you want.
I will tranfer your contact to everyone want to make a safari in India.
Best regards
Valerie LEO
John and Paulette
Dear Ishana,
Dear Abhishek,
We just returned from an amazing safari in India. Undoubtedly, this safari exceeded our expectations in every aspect, from amazing nature and wildlife, to fabulous lodges with great staff and amazing food, to perfect organization of our itinerary. In particular, we are grateful to Deep as our liaison in Delhi for supporting us in our travels and for making this trip hassle free. Also, we were truly impressed by the great knowledge and outstanding performance of our Naturalist guides Adjuu, Diganta, and Vijay. Having done many safaris in Africa and in the Americas before, we can unconditionally testify that your guides are simply the best.
We will definitively be back for another exciting adventure with Tiger Safari India in the future.
Best,
Thomas, Anne, and David
PS: We have attached a few pictures from David of some or our tiger sightings. They were truly breathtaking.
David Fletcher
Ishana,
I just wanted to send a note to thank Abhishek, Deep, you and all the team for organising a great tiger safari trip for us last week. It was so enjoyable, all went smoothly and all the drivers, in the parks and outside of them, were on time, friendly and so helpful. Enjoyed the accommodations and of course it was brilliant to see tigers at both parks, along with many other animals. A great experience overall, and we will definitely be encouraging our friends to do it !
Many thanks again.
Regards,
David
John and Paulette
Dear Ishana,
Greetings once again. Yes, the accommodations at Manas were absolutely first rate, as is the Diphlu River Lodge as well. You certainly know how to pick great accommodations to go with the parks. And, thanks again to you, we are having just an amazing time!
Today started off in the west end of Kaziranga. We explained that we’d like to see the Hoolock gibbons. So we drove over there and, parked on the main road outside the park, our guide Reesey (sp?) spotted the Hoolock gibbons. It was a father, mother, and nursing baby. Please see attached photographs (taken off my cell phone video that was obtained through our spotting scope). Reesey said he had never seen a baby gibbon nursing before. So we knew the day was going to be incredible because is started off so well before we even entered the park proper. I now have enough quality Hoolock gibbon video that I am quite confident a good documentary movie can be made out of it.
And we saw a tiger tonight and got video of it. So that will laso be in our Kaziranga video.
More great birds were seen in the forms of minivets, shrikes, and bee-eaters. Oh, and we also got the smooth coat otter.
Thank you again for getting us such a fabulous safari in India.
All the best,
John and Paulette
Chris Knowles
Dear Ishana , I’m only on day 2 but I’m already overwhelmed with my experience. It’s so far beyond my expectations that I have to thank you already. The guides, staff, drivers… everyone has been so welcoming to me. I’ve now been on 3 safaris and seen tigers every single time. The accommodation is exceptional. I cannot thank you and all the staff enough. These last couple of days have made the trip already!
Thank you again!
Best wishes to everyone in the company
Chris
Chris
Tiger and Taj Mahal safari.
We visited Jim Corbett, Kanha and Bandhavgarh parks and the last two days visited the Taj Mahal.
The arrangements from start to the last day were perfect. Ishana even arranged a Zoom meting so that we could discuss our trip and then adapted the itinerary according to our requests.
Never on the trip did we have to wait for a driver, and always felt safe and looked after. The hotels were excellent.
We saw 21 tigers in all and were able to take beautiful photo’s.
The thrill of following up on an alarm call of the Barking dear, and then finding a tiger was priceless.
Special mention of the drivers who are so skillful (traveling in India is scary) and also Hariom who gave us so much information when traveling to Agra.
Tiger Safari India is highly recommended.
Peter B
Simply the BEST
Mar 2023 • Couples
India was both expected and unexpected. We had planned our trip for March 2020 but the global pandemic had other ideas. Ishana Vats at Tiger Safari India was absolutely great about keeping our trip on hold for three years (and holding our deposit) as we allowed the pandemic to subside. When we finally traveled to India in March 2023 we were not sure what to expect as our only contact with Tiger Safari India had been through emails with Ishana and others. What a professional organization. We were met at the airport by Abhishek and he was able to arrange an early check in at our hotel (10:00 am instead of 2:00 pm). We were booked into the AeroCity Pride Plaza and it was great as we were able to walk around AreoCity then rest up in our room – unfortunately the pool was under repair. We met Parveen, our driver for three days, the next morning and braved the New Delhi rush hour traffic on our drive to Agra. Parveen was great and provided us with insights into India and driving in India (you only need three things, faith, brakes and horn). We stayed at the Raddison in Agra and had a view of the Tja Mahal from our room (nice if a bit moldy smelling).
We were able to use the pool there and then in the afternoon we met Parveen and Nadeem (our guide). Plans changed a bit and we visited Agra Fort in the afternoon, which was great and Nadeem was very informative. Early, before sunrise, we were met again and went for sunrise at the Taj Mahal. Walking through the park in the dark was an experience not to be missed. Nadeem stayed with us for most of the time and then gave us some time on our own. After this we returned to the hotel, had breakfast and then Parveen drove us to Jaipur. The highlight was the pilgrim procession (thousands) walking along the roadway. In Jaipur we stayed at the Traditional Haveli (very unlike the other hotels so far) that we really enjoyed. The next morning Parveen and Karmit (our Jaipur guide) picked us up and we had a wonderful tour of the Amber Fort. Karmit seemed to know everything and added in extra sites along the way. This may have been the warmest day of the entire trip and in the afternoon we visited Gaiter Ki Chhatriyan (the royal crematorium), a site often overlooked by tourists. It was beautiful and the cenotaphs were elaborate (and it was uncrowded). We also visited the Mantar Jantar. The next day Parveen drove us back to the Airport hotel (and gave us another lesson is driving in India). Parveen was a wonderful driver and the guides in both Agra and Jaipur were first rate. Read full review on TripAdvisor.
If anyone is questioning if they should visit India (and why not visit the largest democracy and most populous country with warm people and so much to see) don’t – just do it. And, make sure you contact Tiger Safari India. they have set programs and also are more than willing to design special tours. While India is incredible we are convinced that without Ishana, Deep and the Tiger Safari India staff our trip would not have been as incredible as it was. Tiger Safari India is the most professional and best choice for India travel. Absolutely fantastic!
Henrique
Our whole esperience was awesome. We did safaris in many diferent parks, and all of them were perfect, not only because the wildlife, but all the care that Tiger Safari India took with us
Since the begining of our journey, we felt special due to the care with us. This journey was even more perfect than we expected.
All the staff, at the parks, hotels, guides, drivers were vey kind, attentive, reapectiful with us
Special thanks to Ishana Vats, who was with us since the begining, very patient ( due to all my questions ) and lovely, even wonderful surprises at the journey we had because of her
To meet the country, the wildlife, the culture was a wonderful experience, but to do all of that with Tiger Safari India was very special, and we will definitely come back to see the many others things in the country, and of course, with the company of them
Alan
Fantastic Tiger Tour.
The Covid pandemic forced us to put our safari ‘on hold’ from March 2020 until March 2023. Our thanks to Ishana Vats and his team at Tiger Safari India for facilitating this so easily during a time of great global upheaval.
It was well worth the wait. I really couldn’t find fault with any aspect of our 16-day tour that included Kanha, Pench and Tadoba NPs plus the Taj Mahal. Our transfers from arrival at Nagpur airport, through the parks and the Taj and then to Delhi airport for departure were welcoming and professional. All taxis had a/c and refreshments and special mention must go to Parveen for his great good humour and Hussain who guided us around Agra and showed us some wonderful photographic techniques using an iPhone.
The park lodges were great bases for our safaris, all being comfortable and relaxing with pools for post-safari ‘recovery’. The variety and quality of the food was excellent, and the staff were friendly and welcoming. We visited Singinawa Jungle Lodge, Pench Jungle Camp and Svasara Jungle Lodge; I was especially grateful to the staff at Singinawa for making me a tiger pawprint birthday cake.
Our aim was to see tigers and it was fulfilled on the first drive of the first day. We went on to see excellent views of tigers on half of our 23 drives (over 12 days). The views were more numerous and much closer to the animals than we had anticipated. On days when we didn’t see tigers, other travelers were lucky – so there was no shortage of tigers in any of the parks. Thanks to all our guides and park drivers for their skill and professionalism: Sanjay, Prabhir and Bhautik. A special mention to Bhautik who amazed us with tales of his work capturing snakes and crocodiles.
In sum, I would highly recommend Tiger Safari India without hesitation. From August 2019 (when we first made contact) to April 2023 (when we finally left India with memory-cards full of tigers) Ishana and her team did everything to make our trip a success. They succeeded completely.
Katrina R (UK)
Amazing amazing amazing!
Well where to start? From start to finish our experience was one of the best we have ever had!
Everything was organised so we didn’t have to worry about a thing. The tour guides were just out of the world and very friendly and knowledgeable.
The tree house lodge exceeded all of our expectations and we didn’t want to leave.
The tiger safaris were just phenomenal and the tigers were just so gorgeous to watch again could’ve spent every waking hour with them!
If you are wanting to use a company that knows exactly what they are doing and nothing is left out absolutely amazing amazing amazing!
Thank you so much for making our first of many india trips just out of this world.
K L Venkatachalam
Ishana,
I am leaving for the US tonight. Thank you to all of you for a memorable experience.
- Singinawa was an outstanding lodge. The food and accommodation were great. Sanjay, the naturalist/guide, was terrific. Seeing multiple zones in Kanha with some up-close tiger viewing was most enjoyable.
- Treehouse lodge was also terrific. What stood out at both lodges was the excellent service. Bandhavgarh was magnificent. I thought Atul was a very knowledgeable naturalist/guide. However, he was not very communicative with information but, fortunately, my rusty Hindi helped me talk to him better on the trip. Between Atul and the local park guide, I got a very good safari experience.
- Roseate Hotel Aerocity accommodation and service was impeccable.
- The whole Agra experience was noteworthy for excellent guiding by Shyam. The driver, Mahinder Singh was terrific. I would certainly request him in the future for other trips out of Delhi. My only regret with Amarvilas was that I only stayed one night there! Forget the Taj Mahal! One could visit Agra just for that hotel stay.
The airport transfers, road transfers between camps, and the vehicles were flawless.
Overall, this was a wonderful trip for me, thanks to the care and attention of you and your staff. Ishana and Deepkul kept me informed at all stages and that was very reassuring.
Venkat.
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