Travel & Vacation: Boat Safari, Orange Country Kabini (India)

Heading to the boat safari

Our first night in Orange County Kabini, India we took a boat safari.  It was a lot of fun and we even saw a few animals.  We received binoculars to help spot animals on shore.  It was a great time to take the tour because the river was down a little bit so a lot of animals were coming out to eat the fresh green grass at the edge of the water.

View of the huts from the boat

Our boat safari crew ready to explore

Herd of elephants….guess that little guy wants to do his own thing!

Another group of elephants showing us their back sides….the little one is cute!

Herd of deer eating the green grass at the edge of the river

Elephant munching away on some stalks

Black birds perched up on the tree

Wild boars

Cattle crossing the river in a shallow spot to get to a grassy island to eat.

Turtle sunning himself on the tree stump

Bison grazing on the fresh green grass near the water’s edge

Indian coracles (or hand made boat). Indian coracles are either saucer or bowl shaped and circular, with the greatest diameter across the mouth.

Finished our boat safari at sunset.  Our guide is walking up the ramp.  He was informative and did a great job keeping the kids engaged too.  The item in the bottom right hand corner is a coracle turned upside down.

Our fun crew

The boat safari was pretty amazing!  We were able to see quite of few animals even without the binoculars.  Watching the animals in their natural habitat was awesome.  We are so thankful for Matt, Jen and their family for sharing this trip with us.  It was a lot of fun!  The kids were real troopers throughout the entire adventure; we had them going from sun up to sun down!

The “Travel and Vacation” series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.  Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away.  Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.  It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.  Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.  You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!