Gopal is a cousin, friend and fellow wildlifer. He is much more – a businessman, nature photographer and birding enthusiast. Since years of our association, he has matured into an interesting person especially when it comes to wildlife and nature.

He relishes good life and leaves no stone unturned whence it comes to enjoying nature. 
Apart from his interest in nature he is an excellent photographer ….amateur if you call him since he is not full time into it. Here are some images he and his friends captured on tiger tour to Bandhavgarh. It was difficult to sort out from the lot since all images carry heart and soul.

The images have been captured by Ila Ben S Dalal (nee Ambani), Shrujal and Gopal Desai.

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Entering the English language in the late 19th century, the word safari means “long journey” in Swahili. Originally from the Arabic سفرة (safar) meaning a journey  The verb for “to travel” in Swahili is “kusafiri”, the noun for the journey is “safari”. These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa. The person generally attributed to having used the word in English is Sir Richard Francis Burton, the famous explorer.

The Regimental March of the King’s African Rifles was ‘Funga Safari’, literally ‘Halt the March’, or, in other words, stop work for the day.

Funga safari, funga safari. Funga safari, funga safari. Hamari ya nani? Hamari ya nani? Hamari ya Bwana Kapteni, Hamari ya keyaa.

Which is, in English:

Halt the march. Halt the march. On whose orders? On whose orders? On the order of the boss captain, On the order of the KAR.

On Kenya’s independence from Britain, Funga Safari was retained as the Regimental March of the Kenya Rifles, successor to the K.A.R.

The Wild Source’s Bill Given, a Research Associate of the Denver Zoo who is studying lion/livestock conflict in Botswana has designed and will lead this special safari that is open for just eight participants. Working with extraordinary local guides that are hand-picked by Bill, we will visit the Serengeti in February to see the great migration at its absolute best – the calving season when 400,000 baby wildebeest are born.

Combining this area with the Masai Mara we will have unparalleled opportunities to observe big cats and their fascinating behaviors. While sightings can never be guaranteed this is the best time and place to see hunting behavior of lions, cheetah, and spotted hyena. Fortunately, good densities of predators ensures a healthy wild system and thus these areas are very rich for a full diversity of species and we will enjoy them all during our pursuit of the predators.

This is the quintessential East African safari that most people dream about when they think of Africa — all under canvas with wide open plains! In the classic safari style we have a true mobile tented camp that will move us through some spectacular Serengeti area locations, true wilderness away from crowds of tourists.

We then move onto one of the Serengeti’s finest seasonal tented camps – Lemala Ndutu Camp. From there we finish big at Mara Plains Camp in a private conservancy just outside the Masai Mara ensuring phenomenal game viewing and exclusivity to enjoy the wildlife without crowds of vehicles.

Download a full safari brief here and consider joining on for this phenomenal safari adventure.