IndiaWilds meet 2012

[Bhargava Srivari]

Sabyasachi,

Good to see this thread. I was waiting for this.

I agree that sufficient time needs to be given; I think about 2 months time is ample. Calculating from now, 2 months would mean that we are almost at the end of the season and giving a little leverage, in all practicality, most parks will be closed.

This brings us to the options that we can consider. While Agumbe sounds a good idea, I'm afraid that the incessant rains (if at all monsoon sets in strongly) may not leave us with a very pleasant experience. The other options would be:

1. Tadoba (I'm guessing that a part of the jungle will remain open even after the June 30th). While easily accessible, the one disadvantage will be that we will spend almost 8 hours of day time in the jungle leaving very little time for members' interaction.

2. Bandipur/Kabini: Of the two, kabini will be my preferred place. Even during rains, I have heard of some amazing wildlife encounters, and the large campus of JLR will be just about right for members to spend quality time together. Bandipur too will be good, but I am not a fan of the relatively more cramped JLR property there.

3. BR hills (K Gudi): As you must be very much aware, the JLR property here gives a fantastic jungle experience. How easy it will be for members to travel here, I am not sure as there aren't many bus services from Mysore.

There are so many other places, but I don't want to make the list appear long. Look forward to more opinions and hope we will be able to fix the precise dates very soon. One set of dates I can think of are June 22-24 (Fri-Sun), and that will give us 2nights/3days at the jungle with 4 drives.

Regards