Ranthambore stacks the deck theatrically: tigers padding past a ruined hilltop fort, lounging by lakes among sambar deer with palace ruins for a backdrop. Safaris run in shared open Gypsies and Canters across ten zones — aim for zones two to five, booked several months ahead through the official portal or a reputable agent. The scorching weeks of April to June concentrate cats at waterholes, at the cost of your own comfort. Sightings are luck; two or three drives shorten the odds.
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