Take a virtual safari through the Sai Sanctuary private forest – in pictures

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  An African tulip tree's flower. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  Clover, one of the rescued Alexandrine parrots, at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  A Malabar trogan bird at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  A golden oriole bird in a blooming flame-of-the-forest tree at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  A rare image of a lunar moth at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  A 700-or-more-year-old grandmother tree at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  Wild flowers at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  The view from the living room at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  Pamela Gale Malhotra and her husband Anil Malhotra own and manage the 300 acres at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  A meadow full of white puff flowers at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  You can spot many varieties of deer on a walking safari through Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  A young elephant at Sai Sanctuary. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

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  The main house at Sai Sanctuary, which runs on solar-powered electricity and solar-heated water. Courtesy Sai Sanctuary

The private forest in India's Coorg district is owned by Pamela Gale Malhotra and Anil Malhotra, who are involved in the protection and preservation of the trees, wildlife and river on the land. You can now visit the property and stay in an eco-tourism cottage for Dh162 per person, per night, inclusive of meals, safaris and presentations. Read the Malhotras' inspiring story here. For more details, visit Saisanctuary.com or email [e-mail].