Last-minute rush for bookings at tiger reserves
Nagpur: With the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) issuing directives to shut state tiger reserves during monsoons, there is heavy rush for last-minute bookings at local tiger reserves as...
View ArticleSpecial safari from Chanda to Tadoba
Chandrapur: Tadoba administration has announced to start a special safari from Chandrapur to promote ecotourism in Tadoba...
View ArticleBigB stays as face of Save Tiger Project in Maharshtra
Chandrapur: While the Central government has "put on hold" the signing up of megastar Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador of Incredible India campaign after his name figured in the Panama papers, the...
View ArticlePench, Tadoba schools get help with dropouts
PUNE: Providing learning aids, sanitation facilities, teacher training, teaching in the local dialect and involving villagers - these are some of the ways the Wildlife Conservation Trust and city-based...
View ArticleButterfly park, adventure tourism planned as Tadoba goes world class
Nagpur: Local products under Brand Tadoba', development of interpretation centres at Mohurli and Kolara, a butterfly garden, bird enrichment area, tiger safari, 4D theatre, adventure tourism in...
View ArticleSri Lanka's best new hotels, hostels and cottages
A tea plantation bungalow, surfer hostel, cottage near the beach and off-grid lodge are among our picks of great new places to stay in Sri Lanka...
View ArticleGive tigers their space, value corridors
NAGPUR: From a lakh tigers in 1913 to a mere 3,000 now, global wild tiger population has been decimated over the last century. India, which had the maximum tigers, now has only 2,226 in the wild, and...
View Article‘Banning private cars in Karhandla, Sillari must not be an exercise in...
Nagpur: The decision to ban private jeeps and cars for jungle safaris in Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary ( UKWS ) and Sillari in Pench has evoked mixed reactions, with most of the conservationists...
View ArticleWhere to go on holiday in 2016
Every new year brings a host of reasons to choose a destination. We pick new flights, new openings, anniversaries and special events for 2016’s hotlist...
View ArticleFlorida travel tips and deals
Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: New Bonaventure Resort & Spa summer special The new Summer Break Special at the Bonaventure Resort & Spa in Weston...
View ArticleBest on the beach
Express TravelWorld checks out unique accommodations located on India's scenic beaches which can be packaged as niche products for both, leisure and MICE segments West Bengal Known for its rich...
View ArticleA lore of the jungle
Pench forest As the car turns into an excuse of a road that veers off the main highway, and we arrive at the village of Kanhiwada, perched on the outskirts of Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh, an...
View ArticleLack of response, Chanda prohibition derail Deccan Odyssey
Nagpur/Chandrapur: The much-hyped luxury tourist train Deccan Odyssey, which chugged off to Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) on December 1 after lot of hassles, has been called off for want of...
View ArticleIn Search Of India's 'Jungle Book' Animals
...were based on the real flora and fauna that exists to this day in the Kanha and Pench forest reserves of central India. We took a safari run by Taj Safaris to see what wildlife we could find over a...
View ArticleMP starts work on tiger safaris sans CZA, NTCA sanction
NAGPUR: The Madhya Pradesh Ecotourism Board's (MPETB) decision to set up three tiger safaris in the buffer zone of Pench, Bandhavgarh and Kanha tiger reserves has no mandatory sanction from National...
View ArticleFirst houseboats set to anchor
Soon, Mumbai residents needn’t go as far as Kerala or even Tarkarli to get the experience of living on a houseboat. Mumbai is likely to get its first houseboats, next month. The Maharashtra Tourism...
View ArticlePrivate cars banned in Umred-Karhandla, Sillari
Nagpur: The Pench Tiger Reserve has decided to ban private vehicles from July 1 in Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary 60km from here. Now tourists will have to take safari in local Gypsys only. The...
View ArticleIn a first, MTDC to host kite flying this Sankranti
Mumbai: This year, for the first time, the state government will officially host kite flying events across the...
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