Saturday, October 21, 2006
16 October, 2006
We woke up at 5:30am ready for our game drive in a jeep. There was another couple from Sweden who joined us. The guide was not very good and we didn’t see many animals but it was quite fun. We saw jackal, sambal deer, spotted deer, monkeys, parakeets and a mongoose. We got back to the hotel and there was nothing to do which was wonderful because we finally had time for ourselves and we relaxed at the pool. We decided to try the canter which is the bigger vehicle/land drover for our second game drive. It took a while picking everyone up from the various hotels but this time our guide was very good. There were loads of kids on our vehicle so we really thought we had no chance of spotting anything, let alone a tiger. BUT, we actually saw a tiger! It was absolutely incredible and he walked right passed our vehicle an arms length away. His belly was swinging as he walked and it was slightly wet underneath. He was so beautiful and he just strolled right passed and disappeared into the thick grass where he found his mate. He gave two big roars/growls and it was just an amazing experience. We got back to the hotel and went next door after a cold shower to have a beer with an Aussie couple and another couple from Dubai. We all shared our own experiences of this interesting country.
We woke up at 5:30am ready for our game drive in a jeep. There was another couple from Sweden who joined us. The guide was not very good and we didn’t see many animals but it was quite fun. We saw jackal, sambal deer, spotted deer, monkeys, parakeets and a mongoose. We got back to the hotel and there was nothing to do which was wonderful because we finally had time for ourselves and we relaxed at the pool. We decided to try the canter which is the bigger vehicle/land drover for our second game drive. It took a while picking everyone up from the various hotels but this time our guide was very good. There were loads of kids on our vehicle so we really thought we had no chance of spotting anything, let alone a tiger. BUT, we actually saw a tiger! It was absolutely incredible and he walked right passed our vehicle an arms length away. His belly was swinging as he walked and it was slightly wet underneath. He was so beautiful and he just strolled right passed and disappeared into the thick grass where he found his mate. He gave two big roars/growls and it was just an amazing experience. We got back to the hotel and went next door after a cold shower to have a beer with an Aussie couple and another couple from Dubai. We all shared our own experiences of this interesting country.
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