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(05-20-2017, 09:47 AM)Wolverine Wrote: I suggest the best months for safari in India for non-Indians are February and March. There is wide spread belief that winter (December-January) is best season because temperatures are very pleasant (24-25 C), but its true only for general cultural tourism - Taj Mahal, Jaupur, Udaupur etc not for safaris, the problem is that winter time in the jungles there is still a lot lush vegetation from the autumn rains and visibility is not too high. From another hand summer - April and May visibility is better, but temperaures are horrible (for non-Indians). So the golden middle time for safari tourism in India I think is period 1 February - 30 March, vegetation is less, forests are drying out and in the same time temperatures are still affordable - 34-36 C.
Yes, I agree that Tanzania is the world wildlife super power as US are world political super power.
Yes, I agree that population density in India is 10 times higher than in Africa. But that could change in the future. According UN projections the population of India which currently is 1,3 billion will stabilize and stop growing at around 1,6-1,7 billion. In same time population growth in Africa is absolutely horrible and out of control and current population of Africa of 1,2 billion will increase to 4 billion people at the turn of this century. In Ngorngoro Conservation Aria already live 65 000 Masai people and if not relocated from there they will increase to quarter of million after 50 years. That mean that after few decades ecosystem of Ngorngoro-Serengeti will be destroyed. The Western countries and UN should press government of Tanzania and help financially to relocate the Masai from NCA before is not too late.
Masai are not allowed inside the Serengeti and are sparsely spread out when traveling through Tanzania on the way to the Serengeti, there is vast open plains, the masai take up very little space.
Same with Ngorongoro, they aren't allowed inside the crater other than to graze their cattle then they must leave and the surrounding Ngorongoro Reserve has massive space and few Masai.
The Masai are one of 5 tribes in tanzania and they are only the 3rd largest I believe, with in these tribes are over 100 different dialects, the Masai will not be the reason for any local extinction or deforestation in Tanzania, that is for sure.
For the best time to go on safari's in India, I was told early/middle April. For the same reasons you mentioned above, it's too lush during the rains and what happens is that the forest now harbors unseen watering holes and there is no need for animals to congregate out in the open and in the month's of may/june it's very hot but actually it's the better time to go for sightings since the forest is bare and the watering holes are desired pieces of land. But it's not that bad, since you go on safari early morning then come back then go late afternoon, you only really deal with the extreme heat for a couple of hours. Usually the best sightings happen earlier in the morning or late afternoon once the tigers and other animals make their way to the water. They usually sleep during the heat of the day, so you will usually have a slow down on calls during the mid afternoon hours.
