INDIAN TIGERS 2020 8TH JAN TO 19TH JAN SOLD OUT 22ND JAN TO 2ND FEB £2995.00 PER PERSON

JOIN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY PARKINSON FOR AN 11 NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE TO INDIA’S SPECTACULAR BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK. PRICE INCLUDES TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION All transfers to and In order to maximise our Our base will be a clean, from the airport, all time in Bandhavgarh comfortable and tranquil accommodation, on arrival in Delhi on lodge on the outskirts food, park entry fees, the morning of the 9th of the village of Tala, a guiding fees and local January we shall then small settlement on the transportation. catch a connecting 2 fringes of Bandhavgarh hour flight to Jabalpur. National Park. PRICE EXCLUDES Here we shall be met by our hosts who will DEPOSIT All flights, personal then transfer us to our travel insurance, tips and Confirmation of your secluded lodge, hopefully alcoholic drinks or items place can only be arriving at approximately of a personal nature. guaranteed on receipt 7.30pm. We shall then of a non-refundable have some food before £495.00 per person getting a good night’s deposit. The balance is sleep for an early start then due no later than 8 next morning. weeks prior to departure. THE BENGAL TIGER, THOUGH THE MOST NUMEROUS OF THE 6 REMAINING TIGER SUBSPECIES, IS STILL ENDANGERED WITH JUST 2500-3000 INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS LEFT IN THE WILD. INDIA REMAINS THEIR STRONGHOLD WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS DIMINISHING NUMBER BUT LIMITED POPULATIONS ALSO EXIST IN BHUTAN, BANGLADESH, MYANMAR, NEPAL AND CHINA.

Their world however each individual tiger It’s also important to continues to shrink, the having its own unique note just how important ever present threat of and distinct markings. tiger tourism is in the poaching, habitat loss This aids in identifying ongoing battle to ensure and human confict individual animals and that these animals remain ensure that their future gives researchers a in viable populations is at best perilous and better idea at accurately in the wild. Our their continued survival assessing surviving presence in India and uncertain. Another of numbers. in Bandhavgarh gives a the great threats for this genuine monetary value Like most cats they are species going forward to the tigers’ existence an ambush predator and is the lack of genetic though more needs to in Bandhavgarh they diversity, a situation be done to ensure that principally prey on 3 made worse with isolated local communities, the different species. These populations cut off in ones that most often come are the Hanuman langur, fragmented pockets into confict with these the Chital or Spotted of forest. This makes formidable predators, deer and the Sambar, the movement between genuinely beneft from largest of Bandhavgarh’s genetically distinct their existence. deer species. The alarm populations impossible barks of these three which inevitably leads to creatures are three of the in-breeding and all of its most exciting noises that associated problems. we’ll hear in this ancient The tiger itself is largely forest and each one is as solitary and is the only distinct as it is evocative. large felid that is striped, They also usually, but not always, indicate the presence of a tiger and they will often be our guide as we search. JOIN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY PARKINSON FOR A PHOTOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE TO THE SECLUDED FORESTS OF INDIA’S BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK IN SEARCH OF THE BENGAL TIGER. UTILISING THE INCOMPARABLE EXPERIENCE OF BANDHAVGARH’S MOST RENOWNED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE TIGER EXPERTS YOU’LL ENJOY 8 DAYS EXPLORING AND PHOTOGRAPHING IN THIS 105 SQUARE KM RESERVE, HOME TO A POPULATION OF OVER 70 OF THESE MAGNIFICENT YET CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BIG CATS.

We shall be at the gates presence of these elusive grasslands and tranquil when the park opens cats, the first sighting of lakes, all overlooked by at 6am and we will one emerging from the the crumbling remains of explore the park until forest creating a memory the ancient Bandhavgarh about 10.30-11am. At that will be cherished Fort sitting high above this point the light has forever. November to towering cliffs. In become too harsh and February is undoubtedly addition Bandhavgarh the tigers will be at their the best time of year with contains the highest least active, likely seeking which to work with the concentration of leopards shade to sleep through tigers, with cool clear in India, as well as sloth the hottest part of the mornings giving way to bears but a sighting of day. At this time we’ll warm, sunny days. either of these elusive return to our lodge for At other times of year creatures would require a late breakfast, image the heat in India can be a significant stroke of download and rest relentlessly debilitating, luck. Bandhavgarh period. We’ll then have with dust-filled air and is a place that I have lunch before returning harsh, shadowy light. explored extensively and to the park at 2.30pm Not so when we visit, the all of the images included where we’ll remain until forest is lush and verdant, have been captured in dusk. We’ll then return the morning mist creating this, one of India’s most once more to our lodge a magical, ethereal light, prized tiger reserves. for an evening meal and punctuated by shafts of The images will at least a good nights’ sleep. raking sunlight streaming give you a taste of what into the forest. can be achieved in this Entering the park before astonishing corner of dawn it is the haunting Bandhavgarh itself is incredible India. alarm calls of the chital, intersected by a network sambar or Hanuman of sandy tracks which langur that will first we will use to explore alert us to the possible its hidden corners, whilst the forest contains a patchwork of open Andy will be on hand at all times to ensure that you’re getting the very best from your experience, both in terms of the locations that you visit, the species that you see but also to answer any technical/ compositional questions that you may have. He is one of Europe’s most respected and awarded wildlife photographers and having been a full-time professional for over 15 years he will be able to offer you invaluable and incomparable help and assistance, wherever you are on your photographic journey. – National Geographic contributing photographer – Bird Photographer of the Year 2016 – 3 awards in Wildlife Photographer of the Year – 3 awards in European Wildlife Photographer of the Year – 27 awards featuring 36 images in the British Wildlife Photography Awards, including 4 category wins – Nature Photojournalist of the Year 2012 Andy will spend an equal amount of time in each of the three vehicles, ensuring that every guest benefts from his extensive experience with photographing tigers. He’ll be on hand to ensure that you’re getting the very best from your photographic experience, receiving targeted and useful advice to maximise the photographic rewards from each and every wildlife encounter. Guests will ALWAYS get the prime photographic spots and positions in the vehicle and if Andy does take any images he’ll simply be shooting over the shoulder of guests, giving a running commentary (where needed or requested) of compositional, lighting or behavioural suggestions. He’ll also be on hand in the evenings to answer any technical/compositional questions that you may have relating to your days adventures.

To book online: www.andrewparkinson.com To book via email: [email protected]