The big cat’s eyes were a sunburnt yellow, piercing and disdainful, as he surveyed his fawning audience of photographers, tourists and guides jostling for space to get a better look at his lithe girth. A convoy of jeeps had ground to a dust-kicking halt inside Rajasthan’s Ranthambore National Park exit. As the jostling by jeeps...Read More

He lay in the thicket, a lithe 9 ft-vision of striped glory, exuding a sense of leashed power. The Royal Bengal Tiger gazed disdainfully at the tourists and paparazzi seated in safari jeeps; his tawny eyes were the colour of a bruised sun. Shutters clicked as long lenses trained on the feline and disturbed the...Read More

Ranthambore, though a small town, looms large in the annals of history. Its very name evokes images of ancient forts and regal splendour. So does this new Ranthambore resort by Bookmark Resorts. The palace-like resort exudes a sense of opulence. And rightfully the name of the property comes from the historic hunting lodge located on...Read More

Ranthambore in Rajasthan is renowned for its Tiger Reserve, an ideal place for wildlife enthusiasts to see majestic Bengal tigers in their untamed glory. However, besides these magnificent felines’ the national park is also a protected sanctuary for leopards, striped hyenas, sambar deer, chital, and other endangered species. Nestled in the southeastern part of Rajasthan’s...Read More