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Lake safari at Periyar Tiger Reserve, 2010

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( This post was last modified: 07-06-2020, 01:30 PM by Rishi )

Ten years ago, during a family trip of Kerala I visited Periyar Tiger Reserve. 
Due extremely dense vegetation they don't have a car-safari system because sighting chances would be near nil. Tourism is only as a nature trail near the entrance at Thekkady & the famous boat safari at parts of the reservoir on the Periyar river. 

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Malabar giant squirrel. 

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Lion-tailed Macaques. 

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100-150ft high trees. Look massive up close. 

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The boat jetty... if any of you ever go there and make sure to only do the afternoon safari from 4pm. Morning safari is much drier. 

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First catch was a small gaur herd. There's more in the undergrowth to the left... You may see silhouettes.

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Wild pigs on field. (During Monsoon water rises up and reaches up to the tree-line.)

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My first ever elephants herd. 

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Sambars came in after they moved away.

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2nd sambar herd. Much farther away. 

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Waterbirds perched on the tree trunks that died after the reservoir was formed. Some are Cormorants, rest I still don't know.

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3rd sambar herd. This one came very close, the bost was only 50-70m away. 

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4th sambar herd.

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A lone bull gaur. Almost sunset by now.

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I love your photos. I am pretty sure that you had great time at Periyar Tiger Reserve. I am supposed to sort out my new property in Greece by the end of this month and I plan to go to Tanzania with friends. Never been there and it was my dream for a while.
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(09-08-2020, 08:51 PM)Juzion Wrote: I love your photos. I am pretty sure that you had great time at Periyar Tiger Reserve. I am supposed to sort out my new property in Greece by the end of this month and I plan to go to Tanzania with friends. Never been there and it was my dream for a while.

You'll love Tanzania, which parks are you going to?
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(09-08-2020, 10:29 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(09-08-2020, 08:51 PM)Juzion Wrote: I love your photos. I am pretty sure that you had great time at Periyar Tiger Reserve. I am supposed to sort out my new property in Greece here by the end of this month and I plan to go to Tanzania with friends. Never been there and it was my dream for a while.

You'll love Tanzania, which parks are you going to?

I would really love to go to Ngorongoro Crater, I saw many picture of it and I find it really beautiful. Do you recommend any specific which is better to visit?
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(09-09-2020, 02:40 PM)Juzion Wrote:
(09-08-2020, 10:29 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(09-08-2020, 08:51 PM)Juzion Wrote: I love your photos. I am pretty sure that you had great time at Periyar Tiger Reserve. I am supposed to sort out my new property in Greece here by the end of this month and I plan to go to Tanzania with friends. Never been there and it was my dream for a while.

You'll love Tanzania, which parks are you going to?

I would really love to go to Ngorongoro Crater, I saw many picture of it and I find it really beautiful. Do you recommend any specific which is better to visit?
You'll love the Crater, its a must.
What I did was Tarangire to the Serengeti then finished off with the crater.
We stopped at Oldapi Gorge *birthplace of man* on the way.
After the safaris we ended at Zanzibar.
To this day it was one of my most memorable experiences of my life.
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