Category: Adventure Travel

Bryce Canyon National Park is one of the American southwest’s most beautiful areas, and one of Utah’s most popular destinations. The unparalleled natural beauty of Bryce has been upheld by the United States government through it being registered as a protected area from development, thus allowing anyone who is interested in exploring it to do so without the encroachment that is seen in most other areas of the US that are not designated as national parks. Visitors from all over the world travel to a triad of parks in the area each year, many attempting to experience Bryce, Zion and Monument Valley in the same trip. This is certainly a good plan, as each of these parks can be visited for enough time to be enjoyed within a three day timeframe or so, allowing for other activities to be enjoyed within the same vacation. For this reason, most people who travel to the area intending on a Bryce tour will start their adventure in Las Vegas.

There are only two major airports that adequately service the Bryce area, one being Salt Lake City and one being Las Vegas. Each of these airports is roughly 260 miles from the park, and will take about four hours to get to by car. Although there are other airports that are closer, most visitors will opt to fly to a major airport simply due to the fact that traveling between major destinations is generally cheaper than flying into a small airport. Additionally, there are far fewer flights to choose from if you opt to fly into a smaller airport, along with far fewer hotel choices in smaller cities. The choice between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City as far as being a hub for the rest of a vacation is not an issue to most, who see the overwhelming number of available hotel, restaurant and entertainment options in Las Vegas as making it an easy choice. If you were to plan a week-long vacation and the Bryce tour will take three days of it, the other four days can be spent enjoying everything Las Vegas offers to tourists. World class entertainment unlike anywhere else in the world, great food and hotels that will make anyone comfortable for a reasonable price.

Las Vegas is home to several tour operators who will arrange your Bryce tour from beginning to end. You will be picked up and dropped off at your hotel, transported in comfort to the park and be provided with an inside knowledge of the area that only a professional guide can provide. Make Las Vegas your start for your next Bryce tour.

Tadoba National Park is situated in the centre of India, at Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra. The name of the reserve is – Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, it is the biggest Tiger reserve forest and largest National park in Maharashtra. Andhari is named after the Andhari River that flows through forests and thereafter it was named as Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.

Tadoba reserve is said to be the biggest dense forest in Maharashtra, considering the density of the jungle it is called as the perfect destination for birding in the National Park. The whole park with its magical tweeting and chirping of birds starts from dawn continues till the dusk.

As per the records, it is found that there are many species of birds including the migrating birds such as Orange head thrush, Indian Pitta, Crested treeswift, Stone curlew, and many more. The park is densely covered with bamboos, grasslands, trees, and soiled lands with small ponds, which comprise entire forests wildlife and birds. There is also a wide diversification of birds and raptors and also water birds and endangered species. Major attraction for any tourists or travellers is tigers. Tourists from all over the country arrive in the National Park for the sightseeing of different species in the Tadoba wildlife reserve. Tiger is mostly seen around the lake side and coincidentally in the channel of roadways; tigers mostly resides inside the dense forest and occasionally pays visits outside to the visitors.

Resorts in the tadoba national park are very beautifully built for the tourists and provides luxurious rooms for the halt after excursions around the forest. The resorts in the national park are very well organised by the authorities with proper butler facilities and services of cater and other important necessities. The resort is well maintained with multi-cuisine restaurant serving your taste buds right with the delicacies as per the menu.

Tadoba reserve has initialised an online source for booking of wildlife safaris and the resorts with special packages all together for the tourists. The resort is fully loaded with modern amenities and standard class with defined services provided to the guests. The tourists have to book online for the jungle wildlife safari tourism and also for the stay in the rooms before hand or before arrival in the park.

The most important characteristic of the wildlife sanctuary is that, the whole forest is surrounded by rivers and lakes, which therefore provides the different wildlife species and birds to take shelter. Tadoba National park is one of the distinguished bird sanctuaries for both wildlife and birding in India.

Importance of Wildlife is at its core today. Wildlife is meant to be a balance board in stabilizing the ecological diversity and its natural habitat. Wildlife is referred to animals living in wild forests and jungles and not the domesticated one. Wildlife plays like a cycle in the nature, it is like the survival of the fittest, dying and birth is the phenomenon in the course of natural wildlife. The wide diversity of flora and fauna, animals, water bodies, plants and other organisms are in abundance, which comprises as a whole wildlife in India.

The wildlife and its existence are greatly benefiting the natural process which is balancing the ecological and biological process of nature which is very important for the survival of human life. The whole functioning of the biosphere depends on the working of the natural process in wildlife like interactions between plants, animals and other organisms, which helps in the perseverance of the human life further.

The very other reason to maintain the importance of wildlife is the profound beauty of the lush green forests, a home for the animals and species decorated with greenery which is of great fascination among the tourists from different cities and even from around the world. Tadoba Park is considered as the heaven of tigers and beautiful other species, located in the heart of India, near Chandrapur district, and is considered as the largest and biggest national tiger sanctuary in the state of Maharashtra. Tadoba tiger reserve is truly well structured with proper maps and concrete roads for the safari in the wildlife sanctuary. Tadoba reserve is considered to be the best in safari in India. The beautiful constructed resorts, hotels and villas for the night stay in the jungle to enjoy the serenity and peace of the nature which helps invigorates the soul and provides mental peace and rejuvenation.

Wildlife tourism in India is a great fascination for the tourists and travellers, but it also causes hindrance in the peace of wild animals and their natural homes. Therefore, we should be very cautious while entering their territory, with all the alertness that we should not scare or harm them at any cost by littering, by reckless driving in the jungle, or by creating or making noise, and also try not to take the vehicle which is causing pollution to their environment. Tourism should be eco-friendly, so that no harm is caused to the species living in the wildlife.

The wildlife tiger sanctuary in India has commenced with the projects of conservation and protection of tigers and other species of the forests and thereto has led to reduction of poaching in the country.

Sun City is a luxury resort and casino that is situated in the North West Province of South Africa. This wonderful resort is located about 2 hour’s drive from Johannesburg near the city of Rustenburg. It is nestled between the Elands River and Pilanesberg. It borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.

Sun City was developed during the 70’s by the hotel magnate, Sol Kerzner as part of his Sun International group of properties. It was officially opened on the 7th of December 1979 and was located in the Bantustan of Bophuthatswana. South Africa’s government at the time declared Bophuthatswana an independent state although no other country recognised this. During the 70’s gambling and topless shows were banned in South Africa, but it was allowed in Bophuthatswana which ensured that Sun City became a very popular holiday and weekend away destination.

The United Nations imposed a cultural boycott on South Africa in condemnation of apartheid. Kerzner offered substantial financial incentives to performing artists to use Sun City as a venue. Many artists performed at the venue including the Beach Boys, Cher, Linda Ronstadt, Frank Sinatra, Status Quo, Rod Stewart and Elton John. Queen also performed here in 1984 which caused lots of criticism in the British music press.

This venue has hosted a heavyweight boxing championship fight between American Mike Weaver and South African Gerrie Coetzee as well as Miss South Africa, Miss South Africa Teen and Miss World pageants.

Sun City continues flourishing since Bophutatswana was re-incorporated into South Africa in 1994. The resort has four hotels including Sun City Hotel, Cascades Hotel, The Cabanas and The palace of the Lost City. The complex includes time-share facilities, which is a popular self-catering facility.

There are also two international standard 18 hole golf courses. The first on is The Gary Player Country Club which is home to the prestigious Nedbank Gold Challenge and the second is the Lost City Golf Course which is noted for the 38 crocodiles in the water feature of the 13th hole. Both were designed by Gary Player.

In 2014, the movie Blended with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, premiered after being filmed mostly at the resort.

A brand new water slide was installed in 2016 and expanded accommodation choices to countryside like Cabanas Chalets was just completed. The new Chalets are located 750m from the Cabanas hotel, nestled beside the Letsatsie bush which is close to the Cultural Village of the resort.

The Valley of Waves re-opened after its annual winter maintenance with another heart stopping ride to try. The new water slide, White Water, sees visitors have the ultimate 17m plummet body slide adventure in a capsule. It sends riders sliding at 40mph (65km/h) before being swept upwards into a near-vertical loop. G-force pins the riders as they slide up, over and then down before crashing into the splashdown lane. It is not for the faint hearted…

Sun City also has the largest permanent maze in the Southern Hemisphere, The Maze of the Lost City. It was constructed from artificial stone and wood which creates the illusion of an ancient archaeological discovery. It covers half an acre. The maze is accessed via a 100m suspension bridge from the Entertainment Centre and offers the most spectacular views of the resort. At night time flaming torches light the paths along the chambers…

I am sixty years old, which qualifies me to give advice to young adults. I said that to get your attention, but a lot of folks my age and older have been there and done that and can be a valuable source of knowledge to those in the twenties and thirties. My advice centers on understanding that at a young age, under most circumstances, your most valuable commodity is time.

There is so much you can do with time, unless you are limited by poor health or insufficient wealth. Assuming that you do not yet suffer from the former, the chances are greater that you are afflicted by the latter. That is why you are likely investing your time and money into educating yourself, in competing for a better job, or in cobbling together more jobs. You marry and have children, a blessing, but also a condemnation of you to work until you are my age. Before these things take hold of you completely, right now, decide to experience wild America. Go see the west!

You need a target. I suggest The Grand Teton Mountain Range in Wyoming. Organize your favorite people and suggest that all of you should invest time into getting into great shape by hiking, biking, and climbing. Find the local trails, campsites, and nature’s beauty that you can see and enjoy with borrowed or used gear so that you can learn your level of commitment and decide on which gear you will buy. But, while you get yourself into great shape and while you bring your friends up to the thrill of adventure, set your sights on the Tetons.

Your greatest expense will likely be flying to Jackson Hole. Coordinate your first trip with your friends and try to get a great air fare for late Spring or early Fall. The Tetons are north of Jackson Hole. Jackson Lake Lodge is the best place to take in the panoramic view. It is expensive to stay there, but you can go there for free and have a great lunch with a view for a reasonable price. Once that view gets your heart pumping, follow your plan to hike and camp along one of the ten major trails that lead into the range. You will never forget this!

Likely, you will be fired up to take on the rest of wild western America while you are still young. Yellowstone is north of the Tetons. Southern Utah red rock country simply must be experienced. Yosemite in California, Denali in Alaska, and hundreds of other hiking locales beckon. You must start young, be in shape, have a plan, and just do it or you will squander your time and be sixty-years-old, compelled to only look at these adventures from your hotel.

Take precautions: Don’t do unsafe things in wild America. Be careful with fire, respectful of weather, mind your footing, keep a good source of communications, a reliable means to filter water, travel light, bring bear spray, and rope to put your food in a tree away from a camp at night. Travel in a group of at least four people. Other than that, get your happy face on and use your valuable time to get to the marrow of life. Go wild!