JAIPUR: While the confusion still prevails over the closure of full-day and half-day tiger safari at Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, sources said that the advanced bookings made by the visitors will be honoured. The park authorities have bookings for full-day and half-day safaris for up to June next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision has left the wildlife lovers who were in support of a ban on full-day and half-day safaris disappointed. They said that it\u2019s a tactic of the park authorities to delay the implementation of the state government\u2019s orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources also said that while the park authorities have stopped accepting bookings for full-day safaris, the visitors are still being taken on half-day tiger safaris and new bookings are being accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the routine safari costs about Rs 7,000, the full-day and half-day safaris are costlier. \u201cThe half-day safari booking price ranges from Rs 30,000 to Rs 55,000 for Indian nationals, while it ranges from Rs 42,000 to Rs 75,000 for foreign tourists,\u201d said Abhishek Sharma, a booking agent in Ranthambore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The local wildlife activists accuse the park authorities of working under the pressure of the hotel lobby that is against the closure of full-day and half-day safari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, principal secretary (Forest, Environment and Climate Change) Shikhar Agarwal had recently tweeted about the government\u2019s decision to discontinue the full-day and half-day safari at the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the larger interest of wildlife, it has been decided to stop half-day and full-day safaris in Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve,\u201d he tweeted. Shikhar Agarwal is currently on a foreign tour. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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