Taking you to normally unreachable areas in a forest with dense undergrowth, the elephant-back safari offers the best opportunities to sight the tiger. Relive the days of the British Raj and uncover Corbett's legacy at the colonial-era Forest Bungalows. In the heart of the park at Dhikala, a 100 sq. km reservoir hemmed by a vast savanna, you continue your exploration in a 4X4. The reservoir holds marsh crocodiles and the endemic fish-eating Gharials while the Ramganga river offers the challenge of angling the mighty Mahseer.

We can also arrange tour extensions to the elephant-training camps in South India. At Dubare, you can take part in the bathing and feeding rituals of the pachyderms in the Cauvery river. This was where the Maharaja of Mysore used to have elephants trained for the famous Mysore Dussehra. At Mudumalai National Park visit Theppakadu, where conservation efforts are so well-managed that more elephants have been born in captivity than anywhere else in the world.