Plan a wildlife safari like Zarine Khan did at the National Parks in Madhya Pradesh

Times News Network (BOMBAY TIMES; April 19, 2010)

In Veer, she tamed Bollywood macho man Salman Khan; but at the Taj Group’s Baghvan in Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, the hot actress Zarine Khan was on the lookout for a tiger! And, she was warned, the sharp alarm calls of the chital and the constant chattering of monkeys that shattered the morning peace of the jungle only meant a tiger was on the prowl!

Do you want to do what Zarine did? Enjoy a delightful journey of discovery along with your family, reconnect and reenergize, your alarm clocks being replaced by the calls of birds, watch sunsets set ablaze the skies, while gazelle graze on tall blades of grass? It’s all possible in India’s first and only branded wildlife circuit holidays at the key National Parks of Madhya Pradesh. Introduced by the Taj Group along with African luxury safari partner & BEYOND.

Your options include four world famous, award winning lodges. Would you like to stay in fabulous tents at Banjaar Tola in Kanha or bungalow-inspired suites with rooftop sleepouts at Baghvan in Pench? And do you prefer stylish cottages with private courtyards at Mahua Kothi in Bandhavgarh to architecturallystunning stone cottages with private salas in Pashan Garh, Panna? The experience everywhere will be nothing short of spectacular.

You may watch the wild from the floating deck of your very own, private tent (tiger and other wildlife sightings are red hot during April, May and June) or embark on an exciting game drive with naturalists trained by African specialists. And savour an exotic dinner under a canopy of flowering trees and glistening stars or stop for a hot bush breakfast in the midst of dense greens. You may simply enjoy a peaceful sleepout in the rooftop machaan or go for an exhilarating 4×4 drive through the jungles. Zarine Khan went wild.

What’s your choice going to be? To know more fascinating secrets of the jungles in Central India and Taj Safari lodges, visit www.tajsafaris.com or Call our toll-free line in India: 1 800 111 825 – MTNL/BSNL users only; other networks call: +91 22 66011825, Fax us at: +91 22 6702182, or Email: tajsafaris@tajhotels.com Avail of a special summer offer till June 30 at 11,000 INR per person per night that includes accommodation, taxes, all meals, non alcoholic beverages, laundry, park fee and a daily game drive. The lodges are connected by daily flights to Khajuraho from where Panna National Park is only 45 minutes away; daily flights to Jabalpur to reach Bandhavgarh National Park which is a fourhour drive; daily flights to Nagpur to reach both Pench (2 hours) and Kanha National Parks (4 hours) away. From Bombay there is fabulous connectivity to Nagpur from where both Pench and Kanha National Parks can be accessed; also Raipur, which is close to Kanha National Park.