点评:Spread over an area of over 800 sq km in Karnataka along the Kabini River, Nagarhole National Park and Tiger Reserve abuts the adjacent Bandipur National Park, also in Karnataka. Nagarhole is home to around 150 tigers, 130-140 leopards, one black panther, many herds of elephants, gaur (Indian wild bison), four species of deer (including the common spotted deer and sambhar) and many other species of mammals, birds, reptiles and insects. Government-operated boat safaris (on the Kabini River) and road safaris (by jeep, or, more economical, in the bus-style Canter vehicles) are available.
All safaris begin at the Kabini Jungle Lodge and Kabini River Lodge complex. You have to book a safari in advance - at least a day before, or even more in peak season - to make sure you get a seat. Most good resorts and hotels should be able to book the safaris on your behalf, and handle the logistics for getting you to and from the safari start/end point on time.
We booked a jeep safari (Rs 3675 per person, for a seat in a 9-seater jeep) and a boat safari (same price; the boat seats about 15). Both safaris last for three hours.
The jeep safari began at 6 am and took us into the heart of the jungle. Among the species we saw included elephants, a gaur (very far off!), wild boar, stripe-necked mongoose, spotted deer, peafowl, etc. The river safari showed us lots of water birds - cormorants, snake birds, egrets, herons, osprey, kingfishers (white-throated and common) - as well as spotted deer, sambhar, and a wild dog. Among the most satisfying sightings were crocodiles, two great big magars lying on the riverbank.
Both jeep and river safaris were rewarding, in different ways. If you have limited time, instead of going on two of the same kind, go for one of each kind.
翻译:纳加尔霍雷国家公园及老虎保护区位于卡纳塔克邦卡比尼河沿岸,占地超过800平方公里,与班迪普尔国家公园(也位于卡纳塔克邦)相邻。纳加尔霍雷拥有约150只老虎、130-140只豹子、一只黑豹、多群大象、印度野牛、四种鹿(包括常见的梅花鹿和水鹿)以及许多其他哺乳动物、鸟类、爬行动物和昆虫。纳加尔霍雷提供政府运营的游船之旅(在卡比尼河上)和公路之旅(乘坐吉普车,或者更经济的巴士式Canter车辆)。
所有游猎之旅均从卡比尼丛林旅馆和卡比尼河旅馆出发。您必须提前预订——至少提前一天,旺季甚至需要更早——以确保有座位。大多数优质的度假村和酒店都可以代您预订游猎活动,并安排好后勤安排,确保您准时往返于游猎的起点和终点。
我们预订了吉普车游猎(每人3675卢比,9座吉普车)和乘船游猎(价格相同;船可容纳约15人)。两种游猎活动均持续三个小时。
吉普车游猎于早上6点开始,带我们深入丛林腹地。我们看到的物种包括大象、印度野牛(很远!)、野猪、条纹颈獴、梅花鹿、孔雀等。河流游猎还让我们看到了许多水鸟——鸬鹚、蛇鸟、白鹭、苍鹭、鱼鹰、翠鸟(白喉翠鸟和普通翠鸟)——以及梅花鹿、水鹿和野狗。最令人满足的景象莫过于鳄鱼,两条巨大的马加尔鳄鱼躺在河岸上。
吉普车和河流探险都各有各的乐趣。如果时间有限,与其选择两种类型的鳄鱼,不如每种类型各选一种。