Originally Posted by
Altocumulus
The heat is tolerable when you're driving. I would not advise skipping drives, so you don't repeat our mistake which was skipping one afternoon drive to relax by the step-well, only to have people return from that drive thrilled with a spectacular tiger sighting. We made up for it with leopard sightings (more rare apparently) in Sariska during a fantastic day out from Amanbagh. And we still really enjoyed Aman-i-Khas. but it was somewhat irritating
Also agree with the above - there isn't much advantage to a private car. We do take private vehicles in Africa but don't think it's necessary here due to the standard roads and relatively small vehicles anyway.
I suffered the same fate when we arrived to Aman-i-Khas early afternoon and decided not to go out on a drive. The next day on the drive, the couple sat in front of us told us how they went out that afternoon and saw a tiger in less than a minute. They then received the pleasure of spending a further 3 days in my company, whilst we saw nothing.
I also agree with no advantage to private cars. I consider it essential for Africa as you can choose what you want to see and there's plenty of variety, yet here you only are really there to see a tiger, so it's not like you're going to compromise with your fellow travellers.