Question

How do east Africans an Indian differ in their attitude to animals

Answer 1

Travelers often categorize themselves as either a beach person or a mountain person. While both hold a great appeal, I’d call myself a jungle person. Going on safari in any part of the world gives me more pleasure than frolicking on any beach or waking up to any spectacular mountainous views. My first trip to the jungle in Madhya Pradesh made such an impact that it ended up being my favourite type of travel. The biggest advantage is that India has so many different national parks, each gorgeous in its own way and full of some incredible wildlife. It is actually very affordable if you live in India to go on safari because you’re travelling within your own country and if you pull up a map, there’s a national park close to you no matter which state you’re in! It’s a huge advantage for us and yet I find people shocked when they hear of me travelling to an Indian national park because they think safaris are only restricted to Africa.

There is also this notion that if you want the best safari experience then you have to go to Africa. Firstly Africa is a continent and not a country so again how do you pick the best ? I’ve been fortunate enough to have visited two African countries and done a safari in both. I’ve been to five ( and soon headed to my sixth ) national park in India and I can safely say, no safari experience in either of these is better than the other – they are all just extremely different.