Wildlife
Tours In India
Tiger & Birds ToursDuration
: 15 Nights & 16 Days.
Destination Covered : Delhi - Corbett -
Jaipur - Ranthambhor - Bharatpur - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Khajuraho -
Bandhavgarh - Delhi. Day 1: DelhiCompany
representatives will receive you on arrival at the international airport in
Delhi late in the night or midnight.
Transfer to your hotel. Relax.
Day
2 : Delhi - Corbett National ParkBreakfast at hotel. Drive to
CORBETT
National Park. Check in at the resort and relax. Proceed for an
afternoon jungle safari for game viewing.
Relax in the evening at the
resort restaurant. Overnight at resort.
Day 3 : Corbett
National ParkA full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two
safaris with lunch break) Overnight at the resort.
Day 4 :
Corbett - DelhiBreakfast at hotel. Proceed for a morning game-drive
into the forest. Drive to Delhi in the afternoon.
Reach and relax.
Overnight at Delhi.
Day 5 : Delhi - RanthamboreBreakfast
at hotel. Transfer to the station for train to SAWAI MADHOPUR.
Reach and
transfer to the resort. Evening free at the resort and you can relax or
watch some slides on the tiger.
Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, at the
junction of the Aravalis and the Vindhyas, is a unique example of natural
and historical richness, standing out conspicuously in the vast, arid and
denuded tract of eastern Rajasthan, barely 14 kilometers from Sawai
Madhopur. Get in tune with nature for a luxury holiday in the heart of the
jungle. Ranthambhore - perhaps the best place in the world to sight a tiger
in the wild. The Ranthambhore National Park has had more Tiger sightings
than any other National Park in the country. It has come to be known as "The
land of the Tiger", where most of the documented footage of this
majestic beast has been recorded.
Overnight at resort.
Day
6 : RanthamboreA full day game viewing inside the jungle. ( Two
safaris )
Overnight at the resort.
Day 7 : Ranthambore -
BharatpurKeoladeo Ghana National Park
Breakfast at hotel.
Proceed to Bharatpur.
Just
176 km from Delhi is a very special wilderness - the Keoladeo Ghana National
Park, one of the finest water-bird sanctuaries in the world. The Maharaja of
Bharatpur artificially created the lake and wetland in the 19th century. By
building small dykes and dams and diverting water from an irrigation canal,
he converted this low-lying area into a fine wild fowl shooting preserve. In
a few years, the new wetland surrounded by marginal forests was able to
support thousands of water birds.
Commonly referred to as
Bharatpur, the Park is a delight for bird watchers. Over 375 species of
birds are found here and raised paths, camouflaged by babul trees and
undergrowth make viewing easy. A quiet ride by boat in the early hours of
the morning is also unforgettable experience. The cacophony is unbelievable
as painted storks, open bills, spoonbills, egrets, cormorants, white ibis
and multitudes of others, tend their young. Jacanas with their iridescent
colors and elegant tail feathers and purple moorhen can be seen delicately
treading over the floating vegetation.
Reach and check in at the
hotel. Proceed on RICKSHAW for viewing the birds. RICKSHAW PULLERS have been
trained by the forest department in bird watching and are knowledgeable.
Return to the lodge in the evening and relax.
Overnight at Bharatpur.
Day 8 : Bharatpur - AgraEarly morning RICKSHAW RIDE
at the Bird Park.
Breakfast at hotel.
Proceed
to Agra. Reach Agra. Check in at hotel and then proceed to visit Taj. Enjoy
battery van ride to the Taj. Proceed for sightseeing to the
AGRA FORT
- Built by the famed Mughal emperor Akbar in 1565 AD, the fort is
predominantly of red sandstone. Ensconced within is the picture perfect
Pearl Mosque, which is a major tourist attraction. Visit Itmadullah's Tomb
built by Empress
NOOR JEHAN in memory of her father ( The interiors
of which are considered better than the Taj ).
Overnight at Agra.
Day
9 : Agra - Jhansi - KhajurahoTransfer to station after breakfast
for train to JHANSI. You would be met and assisted at the station.
Proceed
to Khajuraho.
Relax at the hotel. Overnight at Khajuraho.
Day
10 : Khajuraho - BandhavgarhBreakfast at hotel.
Visit the
erotic and famous temples of Khajuraho.
Drive to Bandavgarh.
Bandavgarh
is a new National Park with a very long history. Set among the Vindhya hills
of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 168sq miles (437sq km) it contains a wide
variety of habitats and a high density of game, including a large number of
Tigers. This is also the White tiger country. These have been found in the
old state of Rewa for Many years. Maharaja Martand Singh captured the last
known in 1951. This white Tiger, Mohun is now stuffed and on display in the
Palace of Maharaja of Rewa. Prior to becoming a National Park, the forests
around Bandavgarh had long been maintained as a Shikargah, or game preserve
of the Maharaja of Rewa. The Maharaja and his guests carried out hunting -
otherwise the wildlife was well protected. It was considered a good omen for
Maharaja of Rewa to shoot 109 tigers. His Highness Maharaja Venkat Raman
Singh shot 111 Tigers by 1914.
Bandavgarh is justifiably famous
for its Tigers, but it has a wide range of other game. The undergrowth is
not as dense as in some northern terai forests, but the best time to see the
park inhabitants is still the summer months when water becomes more scarce
and the undergrowth dies back.
Check in at the resort and
overnight will be at Bandavgarh.
Day 11: BandhavgarhA
full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris)
Overnight at the
resort.
Day 12 : BandhavgarhA full day game viewing
inside the jungle. (Two safaris)
Overnight at the resort.
Day
13 : Bandhavgarh - KanhaAfter
breakfast drive to Kanha. This is the place that has been described by
RUDYARD KIPLING in his great book "The Jungle Book". Located in
the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh, Kanha National Park is a tiger
reserve that extends over an area of over 940 square km. A horseshoe shaped
valley bounded by the spurs of the Mekal presents an interesting topography.
Steep rocky escarpments along the edges offer breathtaking views of the
valley. Realizing the danger on the Tiger population in the country, the
Government started the "Project Tiger" at Kanha and in 1974 the
area was declared a Tiger reserve. The park is also the habitat of the high
ground Barasingha.
In 1930s, the Kanha area was divided into two
sanctuaries - Hallon and Banjar of 250kms to 300kms each. Though one of
these was subsequently disbanded .The area remained a protected one until
1947. Depletion of the tiger population in the year that followed led to the
area being made an absolute sanctuary in 1952.
Reach in the
afternoon and relax at the resort. Overnight at the Kanha Resort.
Day
14 : KanhaA full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris)
Overnight at the resort.
Day 15 : Kanha - NagpurProceed
for the morning Game Drive into the forest. Proceed to Nagpur.
Nagpur
popularly known, as Orange Capital of India is also the second capital of
Maharashtra. The Gond King of Deogad, "Bakht Buland Shah" laid the
city's foundation in the year 1702. This city derived its name from the
river Nag that flows through it. Nagpur was the capital of Madhya Bharat
State (C.P. and Berar) after Indian independence and in 1960, the Marathi
majority Vidarbha region was merged with the new state of Maharashtra.
Overnight
at Nagpur.
Day 16 : Nagpur - Delhi Breakfast at
hotel.
Transfer to airport for flight to Delhi. Reach and transfer to
airport for connecting flight home. If the flight is late in the evening we
would be organizing a hotel for day use which can be used for relaxing.