Name: Southern Spotlight
Brand: AAT Kings
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Price: 3268 USD
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Rating: 5.0 (19 reviews)

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Trip of a lifetime. 
We were very lucky to see 7 tigers on our India Tiger Safari, as well as four leopards and sloth bear. Even on the days that we didn't see any tigers, there was always plenty of wildlife to see, and we were lucky to be in the company of fantastic guides/drivers who were very knowledgeable and experienced. 
All the accommodation we stayed at was wonderful, with excellent service and great food.  
It was a wonderful group to travel with and Inder Singh Chauhan was a fantastic tour leader, who went out of his way to ensure that we had the best and most authentic experience of India.
Couldn't possibly recommend any higher. One of the best holidays I've ever had; I'll never forget it.

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Yes the Emarald is a bit of a shock when you arrive all hot and bothered. Clean sheets and a hot shower help. It didn't seem half as bad by the time we returned at the end of the trip.
Inder was a great guide and my fellow explorers were great fun.
The places we stayed were lovely and the food consistently good.
There is no guarantee you will see a tiger. We spent a day chasing around, sitting waiting for alarm calls.  It makes an actual sighting more special and emotional 
One of the best holidays I've had

To call our trip a Tiger Safari is a bit of stretch. After 48 hours of drives in 4/5 National Parks we had seen only ONE tiger. But we did see three leopards, lots of different deer and lots and lots of birds.

Our tour guide was brilliant &amp; I felt very safe with him, he looked after us well.

The first Hotel Emarald which was booked for the first two nights and the last night was poor, not recommended. Subsequent hotels generally were better, issues for some on our trip was lack of hot water. The bus used to ferry us around was new, very comfortable.
We had expected that on the Safaris we would experience different drivers, guides and mix with the others on the holiday. 
Generally we found the safari drivers to be average and most of the guides a waste of space. I was better at spotting animals than they were. Often they were on social media. 
We found that we had to share the jeep  with the same individual most of the time. We raised these issues with the Explore guide but he claimed it was not under his control, as a result we did not have an opportunity to share the holiday experience with others. Our viewing of tigers was disappointing mainly because our local guides did not know the parks as well as others. Disappointing in comparison to a previous Explore Tiger tour.

What’s important to know is that just because this trip is labelled “Tiger Safari”, you will not see lots of tigers. They are rare and hard to find and that is down to how good the safari jeep drivers are. You’re allocated to one for the stay at each location and can’t change. You might strike lucky and be allocated to someone who’s engaged and knows where the tigers are. If not,. he’ll likely stop and pretend he’s listening out for them when in reality he’s checking his mobile for incoming flight times at Delhi airport. Forget the mandatory guides who come along for the ride. They know next to nothing, can barely speak English and get paid out of the tip budget extorted out of you at the start of the trip.

We went for days before we finally saw two tigers close up and the pictures are wonderful. I can imagine though that if you never saw one, you would feel seriously short-changed. The trip would be better described as an Indian wildlife safari because you will definitely see a wide variety of wildlife, the places we stayed were good and the food especially consistently good.

There’s the feeling though that the increasing popularity of looking for tigers - not least by local people - is placing strain on the system.

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