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Kaziranga - Welcome to the Home of Indian one-horned Rhinoceros

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Kaziranga is a national park located in the state of Assam, India. This park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the most sought after wildlife tourist destination in India famous for its Indian one-horned rhinoceros. I had signed up for this trip with f5Escapes which is an Experiential travel company focussing on redefining the way Women travel in India. We had booked our flights to and from Jorhat airport since this airport is closer to Kaziranga. It was a full day journey from Bangalore(Bangalore to Kolkata and Kolkata to Jorhat) and we reached Jorhat airport at 2 PM.   We were hungry by now. So we were taken directly to Gulmohar Grand restaurant in Jorhat for lunch. We had preordered our lunch from airport itself. So our food was ready by the time we reached. Food was good. After a sumptuous meal, we then started our journey to our place of stay.    We were put up at Nature Hunt Eco Camp, Kaziranga. By the time we reached our place of stay it was 4...

Aurangabad - Exploring the city of gates

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Aurangabad officially known as Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This place got its name Aurangabad from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb who ruled this region during the 17th century. This city is best known for its UNESCO world heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora caves. Aurangabad is also called the city of gates with about 52 gates built during the Mughal era and some of them stand prominently even today in the city. One drive through the city will take you through some of the these gates.   I had signed up for this tour with f5escapes and the itinerary was meticulously planned to ensure we cover most of Aurangabad during our 3 days stint.  During our stint in Aurangabad, we were put up in Hotel Fern Residency. This property is located fairly near to the airport. In case you want to travel within the city, you can take local autos that are available in front of the hotel.  Day 1 Daulatabad Fort This fort is the ruling fort of Muhammed ...