GOWRI MANICKAVASAGAM
To make wildlife adventurists and photographers enjoy their vacations in any part of the Indian sub-continent enjoyable and seamless, wildlife photographer couple- Zankhana & Bhasmang Mehta has expanded the services of “Wildlife Sojourns”- a travel company providing customized tour packages for wildlife viewing & photography in all major National Parks & Sanctuaries of India, to the United States (US) and other countries.
When asked about the expansion of Wildlife Sojourns, Bhasmung said, “To experience the wild sojourns in India, one needs to be at the right place at the right time with the right person, when all three ‘rights’ meet, the tourists’ chances of sighting a big game increases. This 3 ‘ Rs’ prompted us to expand our services overseas like the US so that we can make use of our knowledge and contacts at these sanctuaries and try to make trips into the wild more pleasurable for our guests. Our guides and naturalists work hard and use their best knowledge to make our guests’ safaris more pleasurable and fruitful by ensuring the sightings of any wildlife. We differ from others as we educate our guests to become nature conservationists and protect the environment.”
Image-building among tourists
Bhasmung lamented that foreign tourists were misguided, not informed about the history, timings, zones, climates and photographic rules about the Indian national parks. It always creates a negative image of our culture and natural beauty as well. To create a positive image in the foreign tourist circuit, Wildlife Sojourns stepped in with a lot of image-building measures which will benefit both the tourists and our country.
Wildlife tourism and promotion
Birds find a place of rest in Ahmedabad. – NE photo“With the Statue of Unity in Gujarat becoming a global attraction, the wildlife circuit around us would get more prominence too. From Gir, Velavadar, Kutch in Gujarat to Ranthambore or from Pench to Jawai in Rajasthan, Kabini, Bharatpur, Kanha, Bandipur and Tadoba we are surrounded by wildlife beauty. We are planning to intensify our promotional activities abroad in the larger interest of our country’s tourism industry,” added Bhasmung.
Bhasmung further added that “At “Wildlife Sojourns”, we offer various attractive packages for families, school children & corporates. We also have special packages for senior citizens. We also take care of your transfers from the nearest railway station/airport. We have tie-ups with leading hotels and resorts in all major sanctuaries in major national parks of Central, Western and Southern India, to take care of your requirements. We pre-book all your safari permits & work with the best naturalists and local guides who will make sure that your wildlife viewing /photography trip is enjoyable & fruitful. We also organize wildlife photography learning tours to various national parks, where we share our knowledge of wildlife photography with aspiring wildlife photographers & help them become a better photographer. During these trips, there are interactive learning sessions post safaris, PowerPoint presentations.”
Wildlife Sojourns is now planning to open up its activities in the USA and South America as well which will bring the much-needed foreign exchange as well as tourists. Further, Indians can also visit foreign countries to enjoy wildlife and adventure tourism with our expertise and enjoy both the worlds, said Bhasmung.
