The third train of our trip was a luxurious Exec Chair car from Jaipur to Bharatpur. Comfy seats, tea, newspapers and breakfast with mainly foreign fellow travellers as dawn broke over Rajasthan. Everything was going well and then we hit the fog and the train slowed to a crawl.
We arrived in the small town of Bharatpur to find it shockingly cold and damp, but our hotel, "the Birder's Inn" recommended by our friend Subash was very welcoming and next morning we touched base with Vishnu and Jitender, the two rickshaw driver/guides he recommended, who gave us two excellent days birdwatching while transporting us along the the paths in the National Park. Highlight of day one was a pair of Sarus Cranes.
Over the two days we saw an incredible variety of birds and other wildlife including deer and water buffalo paddling through the wetlands. The Kingfishers were one of my favourites and the park is home to three different species. In the evening the hotel did a substantial buffet to the keep the large numbers of hungry birdwatchers happy.
The guests were mainly Indian, but with a few foreigners on the longer tours of the so-called "Golden Triangle". On a couple of evenings many of the Indian guests sat round the big log fire in the garden singing songs, which was delightful.
We arrived in the small town of Bharatpur to find it shockingly cold and damp, but our hotel, "the Birder's Inn" recommended by our friend Subash was very welcoming and next morning we touched base with Vishnu and Jitender, the two rickshaw driver/guides he recommended, who gave us two excellent days birdwatching while transporting us along the the paths in the National Park. Highlight of day one was a pair of Sarus Cranes.
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