Tigers & Birding in India
Places to visit : Delhi - Corbett - Kanha - Bandhavgarh - Ranthambhor
- Bharatpur Agra - Jhansi - Khajuraho - Nagpur - Delhi
Duration: 15 nights/16 days
Day
01: Delhi
Company representatives will receive you on arrival at the international
airport in Delhi late in the night or midnight. Transfer to your hotel.
Relax.
Day 02: Delhi - Corbett National Park Breakfast 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 03: Corbett National Park
A full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris with lunch break)
Overnight at the resort.
Day 04: Corbett - Delhi Breakfast at hotel.
Proceed for a morning game-drive into the forest. Drive to Delhi in the
afternoon. Reach and relax. Overnight at Delhi.
Day 05: Delhi - Ranthambore
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the station for train to SAWAI MADHOPUR.
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 .n 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
06: Ranthambhore
Morning and Evening Safari in the Park.Overnight at Hotel.
Day 07: Ranthambore - Bharatpur
Keoladeo 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 08: Bharatpur - Agra
Early
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 09: Agra - Jhansi - Khajuraho
Transfer to station after breakfast for train to JHANSI. You would be met
and assisted at the station. Proceed to Khajuraho. Afternoon visit the erotic
and paramount Temples of Khajuraho. Overnight at Khajuraho.
Day 10: Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh
Morning after 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' 68sq 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 diesback. Check
in at the resort and overnight will be at Bandavgarh.
Day
11: Bandhavgarh
A full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris) Overnight at the
resort.
Day 12: Bandhavgarh
A full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris) Overnight at the
resort.
Dav 13: Bahdhavgarh - Kanha
After breakfast drive to Kanha. This Is the place that has been described
by RUDYARD KIPUNG in his great book "The Jungle Book". Located
in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh, Kanha National Park is a tiger
reserve that p.xtends 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: Kanha
A full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris) Overnight at the
resort.
Day 15: Kanha - Nagpur - Delhi
Proceed for the morning Game Drive into the forest. Proceed to Nagpur. To
connect flight to Delhi.
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. on
arrival transfer to Hotel Overnight.
Day 16: Depart Delhi
Early morning transfer to Airport for your onward flight.
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