Tiger Safari Packages India

by Uday Patel Seo Professional & Content Writer India

Group travel has always been in vogue in India and elsewhere. But package tours are offered even to small groups not in for fixed departures and independent travelers. In fact this is the best way to travel although almost all aspect of the journey is planned and executed by the tour operator.

When you book a package tour overseas the tour design is passed on to the landing agent in India who acts as tour operator that being his primary business. The overseas operator gets commission for passing on the business to the local functionary. It could be that the overseas agent in your country could be charging more than the commission and passing the buck to the landing agent at much lower rates. That is why it is advised to contact the landing agent directly and eliminate the middle man. But this is not the case especially on the first instance since the deal would lack trust. Hence visitors to India prefer to arrive through the company based in their own country which is within the reach and legally responsible should anything go wrong.

The tour operators offer various packages for tiger sighting, animal watching and birding in India. These are all inclusive throughout the stipulated journey and are economical, safe and well organized. The agents keep in touch with you in order to check whether the trip is going as per the plan.

The safety and familiarity with the regions is major aspect of journey and usually a group leader is appointed for this purpose. He or she will be your companion throughout.

The packages include all local trips but your International journey has to be booked by you yourself. The major hassle of booking travel, transportation, accommodations and permits for tiger safari are taken care of by the landing agent or the company based in a major city of India.

In case of small group the itinerary can be customized to include or exclude destinations, types of lodging and transportation. Some operators design the itinerary as per your preference and these are called tailor made tours.

Due to the volume of business generated discounts and reduction in tariff can take place and the benefit should be passed on to the client subscribing to the package. Well this will happen if there is competition for the itinerary, in case of monopoly in a designed tour the agent may charge high rates but that is business. But this is not the case regards tiger tours the added advantage being visit to a number of reserve with ease of travel and better accommodations. There are many reserves in India which are well connected hence ensuring easy and comfortable travel.

A number of operators in India offer tiger safari packages at affordable rates. Check their reputation before booking using a referrer or seeking reviews on TripAdvisor and TOFT websites. Past performance, and the people involved in administration should be looked into as well. Guides or naturalist services are important and preferably locals should be involved who know flora and fauna well be involved.