The tension was incredible. It was so close. Would he cry? Or would it just disappear before we had a chance to see it clearly? Instead, she set off, cool as you like, on our dirty track and on the front of our jeep. Soon she was directly in front of us. I could have jumped on my back! This month I reviewed Bandavgarh and a number of other tiger parks in India. Luck was not with me this time, but the excitement of going on safari in India never goes away.

The peacock (Pavo cristatus) is the national bird of India. Through the Gir National Park there are many wild peacocks. Everywhere you see groups of groups of 2-6 copies, rarely solitary copies. Seeks food among the leaves, seeds, around the bushes of Zizyphus numularia. The females are duller, but the males are spectacularly colored, with a blue-metallic plume with green reflections in some parts of the plume. The peacock eyes on the cod feathers, like the feathers on the head that make up a small ridge, give it an unbelievable look. I have not seen males with the tail unfolded in the fan (the tail is deployed especially during the breeding period of females during the breeding period), they are quite retracted and do not let you approach more than 15-20 meters. In ancient Sanskrit texts, peacock is referred to as the “glory of the gods”, even until now the bird has been protected by the locals in many parts of India, as a symbol of the “Indian Jungle God: Krishna”. Read extra info at Wildlife tours India.

How to communicate with the locals: If you worry that you will not get along with the locals, you must know that they are all former European colonies. In Tanzania and Kenya, English is the official language. In Madagascar, French is the official language, and in Cape Verde, Portuguese. This does not mean that you cannot understand English with the latter. In the tourist areas you will find speakers of Italian, French and German. Health Risks: There are many legends and myths about this topic. You have to keep in mind that all travelers should have the usual vaccines (as a child), as well as a vaccine against hepatitis A and typhoid. There is a risk of malaria in some areas and prophylactic medication (eg Malarone) is recommended. In Kenya there is also a risk of yellow fever, so you must have a yellow card to prove that you are vaccinated against this malaria.

Kenya safari tip : Kenya is the country where you must come to discover the richest African wildlife. When you get to Masai Mara National Park, you just have to turn your head and immediately you will encounter an antelope, a giraffe, a zebra. But Kenya has many more national parks that are not the same – each with its own specificity. The coasts of the Indian Ocean have that fine white sand and big, green phosphorescence that every European dreams about, especially when in the old continent it is cold and sad. Along the coast (as in Tanzania), an extremely rich civilization developed from the contact between Arab merchants and locals of color. The historical traces can be found in Mombassa, but especially in Lamu, this traditional small town, isolated for centuries on an island not far from the border with Somalia. Source: https://book-my-safari.com/.