If you have yet to experience a tiger safari in a national park, Tadoba, one of the premier tiger destinations in the country is the perfect place to start your wild journey. The Tadoba Andhari National park will be open from October 1 2020, so this would be an ideal time to reserve your safari seats as tickets can get sold out within minutes! Winters are optimum times for visiting national parks in India, and since there are varied options for tiger safaris in Tadoba we’ve written a small guide to help you select the best option per your preferences.
If you want to book a safari,
the first thing to decide is which gate you want to start your safari from. Tadoba consists of 3 zones spread across 6 gates:
The main Tadoba zone (via Kolara & Navegaon gates)
Moharli zone (via Moharli & Khutwanda Gates)
Kolsa Zone (via Zari & Pangadi gates)
The main Tadoba zone can get crowded, since it is adjacent to a lot of accommodations and tourists. Red Earth Tadoba is situated at the much more isolated Zari gate, which allows for excellent, undisturbed sightings of all wildlife on your jungle safari in Tadoba. Zari gate allows for 12 safaris a day, and so tickets for Zari run out quickly. We recommend booking in advance before booking your stay with us at Red Earth Tadoba.
Once you have figured out
which gate you’d like to start your safari from, booking is a simple matter of logging in to the Tadoba National park website. Advance bookings for 2020-2021 have commenced on the website, meaning you can book a safari up to 120 days in advance. There are various time slots for each safari, and you have an option of booking a jeep or taking the safari bus. The jeep safari offers a premium experience over the bus, as you get the entire jeep for yourself and your loved ones.
Driving along the buffer zone: In case you don’t feel like spending extra time going into the national park, driving along the buffer zone is still an excellent way to engross yourself into the spirit of a jungle safari in Tadoba. This is on the boundaries of the Tadoba Andhari National Park and tigers are known to cross these paths occasionally while traversing their territory.
