On the Footsteps of Tiger
Duration- 15 nights/16 days
Places to Visit- Delhi - Sawai Madhopur - Ranthambore – Bahartpur-Agra- Umaria - Bandhavgarh National Park-kanha National Park - Pench - Nagpur - Delhi
Day 1: Arrive Delhi- After your arrival in Delhi,you will be received by our representatives who will then take you to the hotel booked for you.Mostly it will be hotel Hans Plaza for one night.
Day 2: Delhi- Sawai Madhopur – Ranthambore- Morning assisted transfer to the rail terminal to board your train to Sawai Madhopur. Delhi - Sawai Madhopur - Golden Temple Mail - (second air-conditioned sleeper class) - 0715:131 Met upon arrival in Sawai Madhopur and transferred to your hotel in Ranthambore (12 kilometres, approximately 30 minutes driving distance) Stay at Ranthmbore Forest Resort For 2 Nights. Wildlife Resort. In the afternoon enjoy a game drive.
Day 3: Ranthambhore- With an area of 400 sq. km encompassing rocky hill crests which descend to open valleys between the Aravalli and Vindhya ranges, dotted with water pools and fruit trees, this park gets its name from the thousand year old fortress, which looms above the forest. Well known for the diurnal activity of tigers, Ranthambore is a very special and unusual area where a natural presentments a historical past. Sambhar, cheetal, chinkara, nilgai and langoor. The elusive leopard and tigers are found in this reserve with tourists standing a very good chance of seeing tigers during the day. Dotted across the landscape are the crumbling ruins of its past glory, be it chhatris or cupolas, like palaces of old guard posts, all of which reinforce the magical and ethereal quality of this great wilderness.Lunch at the lodge. After lunch, proceed on a game drive into the National Park. Enjoy a game drive early in the morning. Return to your lodge for breakfast. In the afternoon enjoy a game drive.
Day 4: Ranthmbore To Bhartpur- Travel by car to Bhartpur.Place for keen bird watcher & famous for Siberian Crane,only place to see Siberian crane in India. Check in hotel lunch evening bird watching. Night at hotel.
Day 5: Bhartpur To Agra- After morning safarin you will have lunch & leave for Agra. Travel by car to Agra (60 kilometres, approximately 2hours of driving distance) visiting the Deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Stay at hotel for one night.Sight Seeing optional.
Day 6: Agra To Umaria- Enjoy a sight-seeing of the city in the morning. (Including the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and the tomb of Itamud-ud-daula) Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays. Later in the afternoon assisted transfer to the Agra rail terminal in time to connect your overnight train to Umaria.
Day 7: Umaria - Bandhavgarh National Park- Arrive Umaria at 0616 hours. You will be met upon arrival and transferred to Bandhavgarh (32 kilometres, approximately 1hour driving distance) Stay at The Celebration Van Vilas for three nights. Wildlife resort. Afternoon enjoy a game drive in the National Park. The density of the tiger population at Bandhavgarh is relatively high. The possibility of spotting Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Leopard and Tiger is very good. The park is also densely populated with animals like the Chital (Spotted Deer), Sambhar, Barking Deer, Nilgai (Blue Bull), Chowsingha (Four Horned Antelope) and is rich in bird life. The terrain is rocky, rising sharply from the swampy and densely forested valley. The finest of these hills is Bandhavgarh which is bounded by great cliffs and eroded rocks. The Bandhavgarh Fort, believed to be 2000 years old, stands at the highest point. There is a temple at the fort that can be visited by jeeps. Scattered throughout the park, particularly around the fort, are numerous caves containing shrines with ancient Sanskrit inscriptions. The ramparts of the fort provide a home for vultures, blue rock thrushes and crag martins.
Day 8: Bandhavgarh National Park- The Forest Department has devised an ingenuous system of tracking the tiger at this Park. Every day, early in the morning, elephants and their "Mahouts" (drivers) are sent out into the jungle, in search of the Tiger. Once it has been sighted, a radio message is flashed to the Forest Ranger, who in turn informs the visitors in their jeeps, who are then taken on elephant-back, into the bush, to see the elusive Tiger. Enjoy full day of jungle activities. (Including a game drive and an elephant safari)
Day 9: Bandhavgarh National Park- Enjoy full day of jungle activities. (Including a game drive and an elephant safari)
Day 10: Bandhavgarh To Kanha National Park- After morning break fast we leave for Kanha National park (6 hours journey). Kanha is one of India’s largest national park and Asia's finest park. India’s one of the most successful conservation efforts of saving the Barasingha (Swamp Deer) was done here. Kanha National Park covers an area of 1945 sq kms including a core zone of 940 sq kms. The setting of Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’, it is a beautiful area of forest and lightly wooded grassland with many streams and rivers. It is the home of a variety of animals including tiger, panther, and many species of deer, wild pig, bison, a variety of monkeys and other animals besides some 200 species of birds. It is also part of ‘Project Tiger,’ one of India’s most important and successful conservation efforts. Stay at The Celebration Van Vilas. For 3 Nights. Wildlife Resorts. Lunch at resort,Evening game drive.Day 11: Game drives are organized by The Park both in the early mornings and late afternoons by open jeeps and will be accompanied by a trained naturalist. Once the tiger is spotted anywhere in the jungle, through radio contact with the drivers, visitors will be driven to the location and then taken by elephant back to the actual site to see the tiger. This is an excellent arrangement and is very exciting. The park is closed between July 01 and October 31 owing to the monsoons. Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary. Overnight in Kanha.
Day12: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge. Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.
Day 13:kanha Natioanl Park-Pench National Park- Morning breakfast. Later travel by car to Pench National Park (240 kilometres, approximately 6 hours driving time) Check into Mowgli’s Den for two nights.Evening Game Drive.
Day14: Pench National Park- Pench, setting of Kiplings Jungle Book, it is a beautiful area of forest and lightly wooded grassland with many streams and Pench river. It is the home of a variety of animals including tiger, panther, and many species of deer, wild boar, bison, wild dogs, a variety of monkeys and other animals besides some 250 species of birds. It is also part of Project Tiger, one of Indias most important and successful conservation efforts. Enjoy full day of jungle activities. (Including a game drive and an elephant safari)
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