Wildlife Photography Tour - Jhalana

Jhalana Leopard Safari Park is India’s 1st Leopard Reserve located in Jaipur city of Rajasthan state, India. It is surrounded by Aravali hills, the oldest mountain series in India. Jhalana became a leopard reserve in 2017. The reserve is spread over an area of 20 square kilometers, with immense flora and fauna present in the park.

The Jhalana Leopard Safari currently hosts more than 40 leopards and 5 cubs! Other than leopards you can spot Striped hyenas, Indian civets, desert cats, jungle cats, desert foxes, jackals, porcupines, jungle rats, monitor lizards, and mongooses,  Sambar deer, spotted deer (chital), Blue Bull (Nilgai)  and a variety of snakes. You also have the opportunity of visiting Shikaar Audi, the three-storeyed hunting lodge of the Royal families of Jaipur. It is located right in the middle of the leopard reserve! It has an animal-spotting platform from where you can also enjoy the sunrise and sunset.

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Highlights:

Professional local guided tour

4 x Safari on Private Jeep

On field learning from the experts

Image editing session

Review of captured images and group discussion

Travel Plan: Any Location – Jhalana – Any Location

*All level Photographers are invited from any location in India.

Schedule duration: 3 Days and 2 Nights

Stay at resort:

This stay would be twin sharing basis in Hyatt Place Jaipur or similar hotel near to Safari park.

Extra INR 4000 for stay in single room.

Package Cost: Rs.21000/- per person

Standard Ticket: Rs.9000/- per person

*PACKAGE COST IS DIFFERENT FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS. CONTACT FOR MORE DETAILS.

REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL 10TH JULY 2023!!!

Note: We will setup WhatsApp group 1 week before event date for group communication during tour.

Advanced Booking:

You can register paying 50% amount now (not refundable), balance to be paid 1 month before the workshop start date. You can pay GPay or Direct bank transfer. https://www.sumitphotoworld.com/payment

Package Cost includes:

4 Safaris in the park in private safari jeep and local guide (max 4 photographers in a 6 pax jeep)

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, tea/coffee, snacks in morning and evening

Accommodation for 02 nights at the best resort

All necessary park entry permits

Hands-on assignment and mentoring fees

Participation Certificate

Profile Photo Shoot session with 5 looks

All taxes and including service charges

Standard Ticket Cost includes:

4 Safaris in the park in private safari jeep and local guide (max 4 photographers in a 6 pax jeep)

All necessary park entry permits

Hands-on assignment and mentoring fees

Participation Certificate

Profile Photo Shoot session with 5 looks

All taxes and including service charges

Package Cost does not include:

Travel from any location to Jhalana

Travel from Jhalana to any location

Any extra meal/food charges during tour

Personal expenses of any kind

Medical expenses – if incurred during the excursion

Any other charges not mentioned in “Cost Includes” list

How To Reach:

FLIGHT: Reach Jaipur airport in the morning. 

TRAIN: Jaipur railway station is the nearest railway station. It is 13.5 Km from the park. 

ROADWAYS: You can reach Jaipur by roadways on personal vehicle. 

After reaching Jaipur coordinate with the team for pickup.

Itinerary:

DAY 1

Reach Jaipur in the morning. You will be transferred to the hotel. After breakfast join the team for a briefing on Jhalana, its ecosystem and biodiversity. This will be followed by introduction to gears and camera settings. Enjoy the lunch and join for the evening safari. In the evening participate in the informal interaction and we will complete review with discussion on your pictures that you made during the safari, followed by dinner.

DAY 2

Get up early to join the morning safari. We will come back to the hotel for breakfast. Take some rest and spend couple of hours for learning image editing workflow for wildlife photography. After lunch we will go for the afternoon safari. In the evening I will do second assessment of your pictures that you made during the safari followed by dinner. 

DAY 3

We will go for morning safari on final day. Back to hotel for breakfast. Take some rest. Freshen-up quickly at hotel. You will be dropped to the airport/railway station.

Things to carry:

Telephoto lenses – preferably above 300mm

Carry fully charged batteries for your camera.

Carry battery charger. Carry extra pack of camera batteries.

Carry backup memory cards / HDD storage drives, Laptop.

Carry a bean bag to stabilize your gears while shooting from safari vehicle.

Carry a big towel / cloth to protect your gear from dust.

Carry a big cloth / bandanna / scarf to protect you from the dust.

Carry good sun glasses to protect your eyes from heat.

Sun screens (above SPF 30) are very important.

It is advisable to carry basic first aid along with you.

Please carry Odomos to keep you protected from mosquito bites.

Carry a pair of good binoculars (optional).

Learnings from this tour:

On field learning from the experts is the best methods of improving your skillsets. I will hand hold you at every possible step for a better understanding of perspectives, camera controls and how to make use of the best opportunities to get best possible images. 

The training will focus on the following:

How to approach Wildlife in the field

Working with different modes of shooting (Av/A, Tv/S, M and P)

Exposure control in difficult light conditions

Metering techniques (matrix/evaluative, Spot, partial, center weighted)

Mastering auto-focus, focusing points, locking AF and focus tracking for moving subjects

How to get sharp images of moving subjects

Framing and composition in the field

Ethics in Wildlife Photography

Please keep in mind that sighting of a Leopard or a good photography opportunity to capture it in an ideal frame is a matter of luck. Though the possibility of sighting is high but it can never be guaranteed in the wildlife.

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY:

All cancellations before 30 days of the event date - 100% refund

All cancellations between 20 - 30 days of the event date - 50% refund

All cancellations within 20 days of the event date - No refund possible

Organized by: SPW Expedition

Mentor: Sumit Dhuper (Professional Photographer)

Website: https://www.sumitphotoworld.com

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