Do's and Don't s Of A Wildlife Tour

For tourists who love nature - sprawling grasslands, dense forests and wildlife - a few days of tranquillity and serenity in what could be called a Garden of Eden. India offers an array of National Parks and Sanctuaries where you can the magnificent tigers, the stately elephants, leopards, the one - horned rhinos, a myriad exotic birds and countless reptiles and insects. Welcome to the land of Jungle Books's Baloo, Bagheera, King Khan and Mowgli.

The Do's

• Deposit all litter at the pre determined collection points.
• Try wearing dull and coloured clothes when visiting the forest.
• Report your positive or negative observations to the authorities.
• Respect the local traditions, customs and religions prevailing there.
• Try planting trees wherever possible.
• Reduce the use of paper to the extent you can.
• Use water sparingly.
• Do seek permission while photographing local people in their homes.
• Try wearing appropriate clothes in the forests.

The Don'ts

• Do not smoke in the forests.
• Do not make noise/ talk loudly inside a forest .
• Do not walk into the forest by yourself.
• Do not collect plants or pluck flowers.
• Do not touch anything in the forest if you can avoid it.