Our NGO, The Corbett Foundation and its Kutch arm, the Kutch Ecological Reserch Centre is active in and around the village of Tera in Kutch.

The KERC works in rural medical programs, animal husbandry programs (the nomadic tribes of Kutch rear livestock), dairy development programs, grassland regeneration, and wildlife awareness.

Here are a few images of the KERC and the wildlife hotspot of Chari Fulay or Chari Dhand, a freshwater oasis in the heart of brackish Kutch.

And if you fing Infinity Rann of Kutch too luxurious, we have a few rooms at Tera which puts you in the lap of Tera and Nalliya grasslands. These rooms are favoured by birders for the accessibility to the grasslands.

http://corbettfoundation.org/tcf_kutch.html

Chari Fulay




Watchtower at Nalliya



The KERC at Tera

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Infinity Rann of Kutch - our volcano :-)

Infinity Rann of Kutch has a volcano ... yes, that's right. The landscape where we are located is dominated by the massif of Dinodhar, an extinct volcano which is right behind our resort.

Excellent for a half-day's excursion with a packed lunch, Dinodhar offers a double thrill: you can climb up the hill, and then climb into the hill!

Steps lead to a temple at the lip of the volcano, after which it is a nature lover's delight. The lava flows are clearly visible and the tracks of a leopard have been recorded from the bottom of the crater! Dinodhar also offers birdwatchers a myriad scrubland species.

The Kutch landscape, looking towards Chari Fulay on the way to Dinodhar



Approaching Dinodhar



Looking back from the lip of the volcano



Sunrise at Dinodhar







Views inside the volcano, the lava flows can be clearly seen

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Infinity Rann of Kutch

Infinity Rann of Kutch, or IROK, as we call it, is a luxury tented camp just an hour from Bhuj airport (and yes, we do have a swimming pool and a conference hall).

Kutch has a unique landscape (images tomorrow) and varied and completely different wildlife such as the Desert Fox and the Desert Cat, and the Striped Hyena.

There are the grasslands of Nalliya and Tera close to the resort and these are havens from rare birds like the Lesser Florican and the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps). Still further Kutch is the only place to spot the vagrant Gray Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus). Even better Kutch in winter has fabulous migratory birds, especially the raptors and is one of the best places in India to chase after the Peregrine (Falco peregrinus).

Kutch is also famous for its colourful nomadic tribes and for their handicrafts. A visit to Kutch would be incomplete without spending time with these people and their art.

Infinity Resorts through The Corbett Foundation also runs the Kutch Ecological Research Centre at Tera. More on the KERC in a day or two.

http://www.infinityresorts.com/kutch_about.htm












General views of the resort



The Reception



The Recreation Tent



Tranquility at night



View from the verandah of a tent



Motif from the tents

Birds of Infinity Corbett Wilderness | 7

Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster, female

The white morphs of the males are found in the Corbett landscape (race leucogaster, Ali-Ripley). They are summer visitors to Infinity Corbett Wilderness and you will see them flitting about with the long white tail-streamers fluttering behind them.

They tend to be quite noisy and their repetitive whitiu-whitiu-tu whitiu-whitiu-tu is often heard near our elephant stable.

Birds of Infinity Corbett Wilderness | 6

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

A 'common' bird now increasingly uncommon. Once seen in great numbers, the humble House Sparrow has fallen victim to changing cropping patterns and changing styles of construction. We do see a few at Infinity Corbett Wilderness where they nest under the eaves.

Do your bit and set up a few feeders and nest boxes for sparrows, you can order them here:
http://www.natureforever.org/node/20

Dhikala teaser again, tusker

Another teaser from Dhikala chaur. This time a tusker.

Tusker at Dhikala from Infinity Resorts on Vimeo.

Dhikala teaser

Dhikala is a chaur, or grassland, at Corbett National Park which is known for its congregations of elephants. Here is a teaser of a small family group of elephants crossing a road leading to the chaur.

Dhikala, A small family group of elephant from Infinity Resorts on Vimeo.