When we plan for a jungle safari drives at any tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh state. We will encounter the question on sharing mode or non-sharing mode of safaris. At safari permits booking website, the non-sharing mode of safaris are referred as full-vehicle safari in which whole safari vehicle is booked by guest to make it a private mode of jeep safari. Here you will be accompanied by your safari guide and vehicle driver. Here we have tried to resolve this problem, through the information shared below, as per our safari experiences and guest feedbacks.
At Madhya Pradesh, non-sharing safari permits are officially called full-vehicle permits thus both means the same. Some visitors can call it private safari mode. Here we have focussed on the topic to understand the benefits of undertaking non-sharing mode of jungle safaris.
| Title | Benefits |
| Personalization | Non-sharing or private safaris are fully personalized which means while roaming inside the forest area, vehicle driver will consult you and follow your decisions. Similarly safari guide will also remain focussed on guest and follow guest instructions and share information as per guest expectation. Here both safari guide and driver will plan the safari as per guest preference. Information exchange will be better. |
| Advance booking | Non-sharing safaris can be booked in advance which means no tention of remaining in doubtful situation. |
| Experience designing | In private mode of safaris, we can design our safari experience. It means we can use safari vehicle, safari driver and safari guide of our own choice. We may keep same team for all of our safaris by paying additional fee to maintain consistence and familiarization with our team. Advantage of using same team is that they know what we have already seen in past safaris and what is remaining, what are the preference of guest and safari planning goes as per guest expectation. |
| Sitting space personalization | When we go for a jungle safari drive, with out camera kit, water bottles, some clothing items, all kept in a bag, we need proper space to keep them at right place. Similarly during some wildlife sighting, we may have to move right or left or back side direction to watch the scene or do photography. All this is possible when vehicle is not crowded and we have proper space to enjoy the movement flexibility. In private safaris, by keeping limited visitors, we can attain this flexibility and get better safari results. |
| Hotel pickup and drop facility | At Madhya Pradesh tiger reserves, pickup and drop facility is availed to visitors when safari permit is booked in non-sharing safari mode or full safari mode or private safari mode. If we have booked sharing safari or canter safari permit, we will not get this facility. This facility becomes more important when our resort or lodge is away from safari entry gate or in a secluded location. |
| Timely safari entry | By booking private safari, we can ensure timely entry at national park area, by reaching the entry gate on time. During sharing mode of safaris, many time, co-visitor reaches late due to which safari vehicle need to wait for them and this resulted into late entry in forest. It means despite of reaching on time, our vehicle entry remains dependent on timing of sharing partners. Many visitors are not aware of this problem of sharing mode and realizes when they reach entry gate and have no choice but to wait for late comers. |
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