Wild Tiger Photography Tours
Since 2012 I have been visiting India for photo tours.
The learning process has been superb, getting to know my
way around India, the cities, the parks, and understanding
the people. This has been a very awesome experience!


Hosting Photo tours to India's incredible parks and reserves
has definitely been an adventure. I invite you to join me and
my friends for the next program coming up in June 2020.
As usual, we expect 85% good sightings per game drive.
Successful trips into the zones has been commonplace. Our
memory cards are full after most safaris, and the smiles are equally expanded!
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Our Program
Dates:
We depart Toronto June 3rd, 2020.
We return and land in Toronto June 15th, 2020.
9 days in India:
We fly from Toronto to New Delhi, then a flight
to Jaipur. Once we are outside the Jaipur
airport, we have a luxury Toyota mini van
to transport us to our hotel. (less then 3 hours drive.)
From here we have a lunch, shower, rest and our
first game drive takes place the following morning.
Daily Game Drives:
We take you out on 16 game drives, and
provide accommodations for 9 nights stay at a fine hotel.
We host 2 drives per day, early am and late
afternoon. This way we miss the peak heat
of the day. Daytime temps can reach as high
as 115 F, but being dry at this location, the
weather is tolerable. With the high temperatures, and
dry weather, the tigers are much easier to find
and photograph. A quick heads up, the roads
within the zones are bumpy. Seat cushions are
available. Special protection for your camera
gear while traveling is recommended.
(A good camera bag or backpack)
Meals:
First thing every day is a coffee and cookie breakfast
in the lobby of the hotel. At 5:30 am, it is just too
early for a heavy breakfast. Once we return to
the hotel around before 11 am, a full hot breakfast
is provided, with fresh cooked omelettes of your
choice along with several hot dishes.
Both American and Indian cuisine is provided.
( Nothing overly spicy.) Bottled water, pop, and
any alcoholic drinks are put on your tab.
(payable at the end of the tour)
A lunch is provided before your afternoon game
drive, most folks have enjoyed breakfast to the
point where dinner will be the next meal.
Dinner time, after our second game drive is
around 7:30 pm. About 10 hot dishes provided,
all in cafeteria style presentation, all you can eat.
(for all meals).
Of course, this is not the Ritz. The food is good
and clean. 0 health issues have transpired in
36 days at this hotel with several guests and
myself. 4 full tours completed to this point
( Oct 2019) and a 100% satisfaction record
has been enjoyed.
All meals are included in your fee. I will send
you a link to the hotel upon request.
Fees:
Our tour includes a fee to my supplier of $5700.00 USD.
I am in turn paid as a tour guide, and have
no control of funding regarding transportation
in any capacity. You book and pay for you own flights.
We will all need to meet at the Jaipur airport during
a predetermined specific date and time-frame.
Our travel to the hotel, and return trip back to the
airport is included, and managed by my contacts at the hotel.
Included: We allow a 5 guest maximum. 16 game
drives, 9 nights at a superb hotel with all meals
included. Each guest has a private room included
in the fee. Also, with our game drives we have a
private hired forest guide assigned to each vehicle
along with a driver.
To give you lots of working room, we allow only 2
photographers per jeep. Fee includes guiding
and photography coaching from myself. After
hours editing instruction is available on request.
Also, airport transportation is included. I will personally
assist you with all your preparations and
questions before and during the tour.
Not Included: Airfare to and from Jaipur. Travel
insurance and medical insurance. Water bottles,
pop, or alcoholic drinks. Tips to drivers and forest
guides. Also not included would be any personal
items, souvenirs, etc.
Camera Gear Recommendation:
Knowing that most people know what to bring
on safari, I will mention what I do for equipment.
I bring 2 full frame cameras, my 100-400mm
Sony lens. Useful is a monopod and a Jobu jr.
gimbal head. Very Handy!
Also, I never leave home without my MacBook pro
13" laptop. I bring 4x 128gb memory cards. I back
up all images onto a 2TB USB hard drive. This
covers the basics. Remember to bring cleaning
supplies. It can get dusty if we are following
other jeeps, but I do make sure our driver is aware
to hang back at least 60-80 yards.
There are few concerns about bugs during the
dry season. Some mosquito repellent might be
good to have close by. I will send you my full
travel list on request.
Summary:
Trying to explain the feeling of a wild tiger within
easy range of your camera is impossible. One
could say " beyond words!" or " you had to be there".
These big cats are brilliant within their natural
environment is such an experience, overwhelming
to say the least. Enjoy our tour, and email me
if you have any questions, or call +19055208853

