The best part was the perfect safest jeep.....open air but with strong cage type built-up for safety and well trained guide to explain the nature of lions and leopards.

Let me address the elephant (or should i say lion) in the room (pun intended). Yes, its not a real daredevil realife adventure safari. Nevertheless, it gives a good chance to explore wildlife while retaining the safety. I would say, if travelling with kids and family, this gives them a taste of what a real safari would look like without taking risk of a real safari.

So we booked the safari permit online and arranged a caged gypsy through our hotel. The process was quite smooth thanks to the support from our hotel. An online permit for caged gypsy safari costs Rs 800 on weekdays and 1200 on weekends. In addition, yoi need to bear the coat of gypsy and the guide , which is another 2000 Rs. Might charge another 100 rs or so to pickup and drop from hotel.

The time slots in morning and evening are pre defined. Its a one hour actual safari and add another 30 mins for pickip and drop.

The staff in the park know the n was a jail for maneater lepords. Apart from that we saw spotted deers, bluebill cow and mangoose.

Overall a good experiance for my kid and mom.

Tips:

1. If possible, try to go in early morning slots ( starts at 6 am) eapecially in summer. I went at 10 am slot, which is not a very good time. In early morning, as per guide, its easy to spot more wild animals since its an active time for them.

2. If you are on a budget, you can go in bus safari arranged by the park. Thats way cheaper and almost equally good. I opted for gypsy only because of lower risk in covid situation.

3. Gypsy can accomodate 6 adults and one kid at max. You can optimize your safari considering the above, since charges remain same.

a new venture by the Government. The entry looks like going into Jurassic Park. Take the gypsy option and not the bus option.