Why We Venture Into The Wild

Panna National Park makes for a healing break from the noise and clutter of daily urban life.

- Kalyani Prasher

WILDLIFE SAFARIS are not the most luxurious holidays one can opt for, especially in India. You wake up earlier than it should be legally permitted on a holiday; the jeep ride inside the park is bumpy; it is either too hot or too cold for the most part; you don’t get to take a decent bathroom break for about five hours; and you often end up seeing nothing more than a sleepy peacock and a deer or two. Why do I still do it? Because it is also the only type of holiday that offers a complete break from daily life. Green, quiet, and with no connections to the world outside, the vacation comes with the thrill of seeing the animal kingdom’s carefully constructed social order.