Delhi/Jaipur/Agra/Bandhavgarh/Kanha/Delhi.
Day 1 Arrive Delhi Check in Hotel Park or
similar. Remainder of the day free to enable you to sample some of Delhi's
avian and historical sights or to just relax and recover after your flight.
Our Tour escort will help you & accompany you. Typical birds of the city
include Black Kite, Laughing and Spotted Doves, Ring-necked Parakeet, Little
Swifts, Little Green Bee-eater, Black Drongo, and a variety of shrikes,
mynas, bulbuls and babblers. The pretty little Five-striped Palm Squirrel
may be seen everywhere.
Day 2 A full day
of sight seeing in Delhi the capital city of India, Delhi is a magnificent
city incorporating the historic old city. It sprawls over a vast tract of
the Jamuna plain, its population - 13.8 million Delhi was the center of
power of the various Muslim dynasties that ruled swathes of the subcontinent
from the 12th century onwards. Modern Delhi is really two cities - Old
Delhi, Kutub Minar, President House, National Museum & India Gate.
(Overnight at the hotel)
Day 3 Leave for
Jaipur Check in Hotel Narayan Niwas( A heritage property). Half Day sight
seeing Jaipur, popularly known as the Pink City, was founded in 1727 AD by
one of the greatest rulers of the Singh. The pink color was used at the time
of making to create an impression of red sandstone buildings of Mughal
cities - and repainted in 1876, during the visit of the Prince of Wales. The
city is best explored on foot and the adventurous visitor willing to go into
the inner lanes can discover a whole new world not visible to the
tourist-in-a-hurry. (Overnight at the Hotel)
Day 4
Jaipur sight seeing. Places of interest are mainly located within the walled
city. The City Palace complex is the most important landmark with its
numerous outbuildings, courtyards, impressive gateways and temples. Across
the road from the palace is the Jantar Mantar, one of the five observatories
built by Sawai Jai Singh. A collection of complex astronomical instruments,
chiseled out of stone- most of which continue to provide fairly accurate
information to this day - is the highlight of this observatory. (Over night
at the Resort)
Day 5
Leave Japiur for Agra. Have lunch at Hotel Jay Pee Palace a Deluxe Five star
Hotel or similar. Visit Tajmahal & Red fort. (The construction of this
marble masterpiece the Taj Mahal credited to the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
who erected this mausoleum in the memory of his beloved wife) Late afternoon
we board the train for our onward journey to Umaryia and the first stop in
our wildlife expedition the Bandhavgarh national park. (Over night on train)
Day 6 we arrive at the park and check
into our hotel, if time allows we will go for a game drive Once part of the
old Rewa state Bandhavgarh National Park is set amidst the Vindhya ranges
with a series of ridges running through it. Initially this park was the
royal hunting ground for the rulers of Rewa. english speaking guides and
*full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day
7 Bandhavgarh Morning evening game drive. About half the Park is
covered with fine stands of sal, while mixed forests are found in the higher
reaches of the hills. Stretches of bamboo and grasslands extend to the
north.The main viewing area is still in the core of the Park with its 32
picturesque, wooded hills. An ancient fort up on a precipice, 800 meters
high, dominates the Park. *full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day
8 Bandhavgarh Morning evening game drive. Initially this park was
the royal hunting ground for the rulers of Rewa. But in 1968 it was declared
a national park, the Bandhavgarh Park covers 448 sq km, Bandhavgarh National
Park is the place where the famous white tigers of Rewa were discovered,
Bandhavgarh is densely populated with other animal species too. The sambar,
barking deer and nilgai are also common sights in the open areas of the park
*full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day
9 Leave early morning for Kanha National park ,reach kanha by Lunch
time & take evening game drive. Kanha game reserve. Spend the full day
viewing game and spotting TIGERS inside the jungle, Located in the Mandia
district of Madhya Pradesh, the Kanha National Park is a Tiger Reserve that
extends over 1945 sq. km. of undulating country. Elevations range from 450
to 900 meters. A horseshoe shaped valley bounded by the. spurs of the Mekal
ridge gives Kanha an interesting topography. The Surpan River meanders
through Kanha's central maidans - grasslands *full jungle plan (Over night
at the resort)
Day
10 Morning evening game drive It was here at Kanha that the eminent
zoologist George Schaller undertook the first ever-scientific study of the
tiger, The animals at Kanha are best observed from elephant back and the
open country makes the chance of sightings reasonably good. Deer are seen
along the maidans and gaur at Bamhindadr or in the Bishanpura Sondhar-
Ghorella area of the Mukki range. This area is also ideal for spotting the
dhole or wild dog. spotting the dhole or wild dog. Langurs, wild boar, water
fowl and birds are also commonly seen. *full jungle plan (Over night at the
resort)
Day 11 Morning evening game
drive in India's best Tiger National Park see the rich diversity of fauna
and flora which was the inspirations for Rudyard Kipling's the "Jungle
Book" *full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day 12 Leave Kanha for Jabalpur Lunch at Hotel
Krishna Jabalpur. Board PM train for Delhi.
Day
13 In the morning reach Delhi. You will be met by our ground staff
and transfers either to your hotel if you have booked extra nights in Delhi
or directly to the airport. Tour ends.
includes
- Sight seeing & monument charges at Delhi
- Package includes all hotels.
- All meals on * Jungle Plan.
- All entry fees to game parks, vehicles, game drives.
- Services of expert guide/naturalist.
- Elephant ride on Tiger sighting.
- Lecture on wildlife daily bonfire
- All transfers in ac car/coach. Train 2nd AC.
- All internal taxes.
- Transfers from and to Airports.
Jungle Plan
- Two park rides daily
- Accommodation.
- Full day meals.
- All park entrance fees.
- Guide charges.
- Lecture on wildlife.
- Service of resident naturalist.
- Elephant ride (on Tiger sighting).
- Daily bonfire