PHOTO WORKSHOP. IN INDIA Tiger safari with Luca Bracali

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1 PHOTO WORKSHOP IN INDIA Tiger safari with Luca Bracali Travel, photo and adventure A photo workshop is much more than taking pictures, it s a human experience. Traveling and shooting the world means visiting new places and meeting new cultures. In a workshop you will discover magnificent remote areas of the planet and improve your photographic technique. 27 MARZO 7 APRILE

2 PHOTO WORKSHOP LUCA BRACALI

3 LUCA BRACALI About me Luca Bracali has travelled 138 countries, published 10 books and won 8 International Photo contests. Since 2008 he is a member of the APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists) thanks to his media and scientific contributions related to the environment. In 2009 he was the only reporter to have reached the geographic North Pole by skiing. In 2010 he made his debut in the world of fine-art photography and his photos are shown in author exhibitions, in museums and galleries, in Roma, Sofia, Kiev, Copenhagen, Montreal and New York. Since 2011 he has been working as Director of the Italian Rai TV and signed 4 stories for National Geographic. The Minor Planet Center of Cambridge named after him the 198,616th discovered asteroid. who is

4 Tiger safa PHOTO WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY LUCA BRACALI IN INDIA, TIGER SAFARI On this trip we will discover India wildest soul, the one of its majestic tigers, visiting two national parks that host the largest concentration of tigers in the world. Each photo travel organized by Luca Bracali is arranged in collaboration with the most important professional key figures in the touristic industry. This allows to develop a program that features a strong naturalistic and historic interest. Each day is studied to obtain the maximum experience taking into account the best timing to shoot, the light conditions and everything related to photography.

5 ri India Tiger Safari Minimun number of person: 4 Program length: 10 days Period: 27 March- 7April Accommodation type: Shergarh in Ranthambhore and Nature Heritage Resort in Bandhavgarh 2017

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7 Day 1 Delhi - Ranthambhore National Park Arrival in Delhi that will welcome us with its incredible charm made of a unique blend of old and new, of centuries of history and modern accelerated development. In the afternoon transfer by train to the Ranthambhore National Park. The park is located in the south-eastern Rajasthan, 130 km far from Jaipur, the Pink City. Once a private hunting reserve for the maharajas of Jaipur, from 1972 Ranthambore was declared a protected area and then national park to protect the 40 Indian tigers living in the wild as well as many other animal species (blue antelopes, leopards, hyenas, deer, bears, leopards, jungle cats, a variety of birds and so on). The national park, dotted with Banyan, large Indian trees from the large shadow, is surrounded by two rivers, the Banas and Chambal and the lake Padam Talao. DAYS PHOTO SAFARI Spend the next four days joining photo safaris in the morning and in the evening, venturing out in search of majestic tigers, as well as jackals, mongooses, sloth bears, leopards, and a wide variety of bird species. The park is particularly attractive also for the ancient ruins of the temples surrounded by jungle and the tenth-century Forte. Situated on a rock at the entrance of the Park, the Fort features various temples including one dedicated to Ganesh, the most beautiful of Rajasthan.

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9 Day 5 Photo safari in the morning and then night train to Bandhavgarh National Park, in Madhya Pradesh. Once a private hunting reserve for the maharajas of Rewa, the Bandhavgarh National Park covers 450 sq km and was established as protected area in Realm of the famous white tiger of Rewa, the park hosts the highest concentration of tigers across India and other animals such as birds, foxes, deer, jackals, Indian bison, gazelles, deer, chital, leopard, dappled deer, blue antelope, wild cats, hyenas and reptiles, plus many others, inhabit its dense forests. The Bandhavgarh area is fascinating also for its great biodiversity and varied vegetation from grasslands to forests of Sal. Day 6 Arrival around lunch time, transfer to the lodge, time to relax before the evening excursion Days morning and evening photo safari. We will discover the wildlife nature of di Bandhavgarh in jeep or on elephant back, especially recommended for spotting the tigers in the early morning. Besides the tiger, possibility of bird watching and visiting the old Fort and the local villages Day 10 Jabalpur Delhi Italy Transfer to Jabalpur, the second largest city in central India to take the flight that will lead us back to Delhi. Return flight to Italy

10 RECOMMENDED PHOTO EQUIPMENT Recommended camera: 1 full-frame body, 1 APS-C body Recommended Optics: mm. / 300 mm. / mm. Eventually an extender 1.4X, 1.7X or 2X A tripod with tilting head and a monopod 3 batteries for the camera and 3 cards cf or sd 32Gb Two hard-disk and a PC with software for viewing images

11 OUR CONDITIONS per person Accommodation in double room (Minimum of 4 PARTECIPANTS single supplements 400 euro) THE PRICE INCLUDES - train journey from Delhi to Ranthambore - train journey from Ranthambore to Bandhavgarh - Plane transfer from Jabalpur to Delhi - Seven entrances in the national parks - Safari by truck - Guide - Bed and breakfast - Photo workshop with Luca Bracali THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE - Flight Italy / India / Italy - lunches and dinners - medical insurance - Single room supplements - Personal Extras - Anything not included in The fee includes

12 PHOTO WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY LUCA BRACALI HOW TO BOOK THE PHOTOWORKSHOP ON-LINE