Why Tadoba Tiger reserve is losing its lustre
The Gond kings once ruled the forests around Chimur hills and hunting was completely banned here in 1935. Two decades later, in 1955, this 116.54 km2 stretch was declared a National Park. Tadoba...
View ArticleMTDC to make 7 spots trash-free, other destinations to replicate plan
PUNE: A cleanliness drive is set to sweep Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) destinations. For starters, seven tourist places in the state have been chosen to create a model for...
View ArticleTadoba monsoon safari extended but response remains low
NAGPUR: The Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) has extended the monsoon safari route to 30km with tourists being allowed from Moharli to Navegaon gate and back but the response remains below...
View ArticleModest Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation resorts set to acquire a...
PUNE: Government-run hotels in the state's tourist spots often seemed drab in comparison with other five-star accommodations. Not any more, as the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is...
View ArticleA guide to India's tiger reserves
How can you be sure a tiger-spotting trip has conservation at its heart? TOFTigers was set up to monitor and rate the operators working in Indian nature reserves. Here founder Julian Matthews shares...
View ArticleNew safari vehicles in Tadoba to make tiger darshan costly
NAGPUR: A safari inside Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is set to get even more expensive. Reason? Operators have procured new safari vehicles and may jack up the rates to recoup the expenses. On...
View ArticleMTDC to develop infra in Naxalite areas
PUNE: The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) to develop tourism and...
View ArticleA bumpy ride to tiger darshan
NAGPUR: Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) may be a globally-acclaimed tourist destination, but the roads to get there seem to belong to the Stone Age. Tourists are wondering whether the government is...
View ArticleFour new eco-tourism circuits in state
PUNE: Wildlife enthusiasts will have more eco-tourism options to choose from if they are travelling to Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has developed four eco-tourism...
View ArticleMungantiwar overrides NTCA on monsoon tourism in Tadoba, Pench reserves
NAGPUR: Maharashtra forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Monday overruled the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body monitoring tiger reserves in the country, and decided to...
View ArticleCentre to develop Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur eco tourism
NAGPUR: In a comprehensive effort to push tourism in the region, the union ministry of tourism has sanctioned Rs 44.32 crore for the development of ecotourism in Bhandara-Gondia-Nagpur area as a 'mega...
View ArticleOpen air minibuses in Tadoba, Pench soon
Nagpur: Giving a boost to wildlife tourism in the region, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) on Monday released Rs75 lakh to Tadoba and Pench tiger reserves to procure open air...
View ArticlePrivate vehicles will be charged more in Tadoba
NAGPUR: In a bid to curb entry of private vehicles in the park, the local advisory committee (LAC) of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) has proposed an additional Rs1,000 charge on them. The charge...
View ArticleDeccan Odyssey's trip to Tadoba will take time: MTDC
UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS NAGPUR: Even as the planned maiden tour of luxury tourist train Deccan Odyssey to Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) has been deferred, uncertainty prevails over its second run...
View ArticleNo more getting drunk on tiger tales in Tadoba
NAGPUR: Even as the state government's decision to impose a ban on the sale, purchase, production and consumption of liquor in Chandrapur has raised a storm, stakeholders have divergent views with some...
View ArticleRTO taxes Pench buses, exempts Tadoba ones
Nagpur: The Pench tiger reserve (PTR) and regional transport office (RTO), Nagpur Rural, have crossed swords over charging of Rs80,000 tax on two open air buses procured for tourists by the reserve....
View ArticleAdventure sports at Ramtek in major tourism development plan
NAGPUR: The six districts of Vidarbha region, which now fall under the jurisdiction of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation's (MTDC) Nagpur office, are all set for large scale development of...
View ArticleTadoba, Pench likely to be on Deccan Odyssey route
NAGPUR: In a major plan to boost tiger tourism in Vidarbha, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has put Tadoba and Pench tiger reserves in the itineraries of luxury train Deccan...
View ArticleFinally, Deccan Odyssey reaches Tadoba today
Nagpur: After being deferred twice, the luxury tourist train Deccan Odyssey will finally reach Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) near Chandrapur on Monday morning. Tadoba figures in the itinerary of...
View ArticleFinally, Deccan Odyssey reaches Tadoba
NAGPUR: After being deferred twice, the luxury tourist train Deccan Odyssey will finally reach Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) near Chandrapur on Monday morning. Tadoba figures in the itinerary of...
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