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INDIA - The Land of The Tiger
Duration : 15 Nights / 16 Days
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Corbett - Ranthambhor - Bharatpur - Agra - Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh - Kanha - Bombay
This trip is specially designed for the nature lovers with an adventurous and cultural orientation. The program takes you to the "Tiger Land " that are not only celebrated for their natural beauty but also are habitat for some of the rare wild animals and birds. . This tours covers a variety of National Parks and reserves diversified habitat, each one different from the others but no less interesting. To view the animals you will be using transport, ranging from elephants, quite often jeeps, variety of boats and rickshaws are very interesting. Thus, the visitors get to see these rare fauna from close quarters in their own surroundings.
1st day : Delhi Arrive Delhi Arrival Delhi in the morning. A
warm welcome to India. Transfer to a hotel in New Delhi. After a short break
we embark on our first journey to discover India. Our introduction to India
will be by a " Rickshaw" ride a mode of transport used in small
towns and in Old Delhi. We head for a guided city tour to the most interesting
sights of the city that is the Red Fort a fort made of red sand stone which
once housed the world famous PEACOCK throne and the Jama Masjid mosque.
Overnight stay at the hotel.2nd day : Delhi / Corbet National Park Drive to Corbet : Afternoon visit Jungle for game viewing. Evening walk escorted by our resident naturalist into the surrounding forest to observe the flora and fauna of the area. Back to camp/lodge by sundown for campfire and barbecue. Dinner and overnight at Camp / Lodge.
3rd day : Corbet National Park Full day Game viewing inside the jungle. This starts with early morning depart for the Durgadevi gate by jeeps. Meet the Elephants and their Mahouts and enter the tiger reserve through the Durgadevi Gate. The journey takes us through a stretch of about 15 Kms through the Ramganga valley to Lohachaur - an Old forest rest house built in the early 1900's. Enroute you shall pass through some excellent patches of fern laden moist sub tropical jungles and would encounter a variety of wildlife and birds. Have a lunch at Domunda - the confluence point of the Ramganga and Mandal rivers. Post lunch we move up the Mandal valley where we visit the 'Chunars' - a Hill tribe who carve pots out of wood. Arrive at Lohachaur by evening. Overnight at Camp / Lodge.
4th day : Corbet National Park
We will take early morning Elephant safari along the Mandal River. The best way to explore the park is through the "Elephant Safari". Undisturbed by the mechanical roar of a car or jeep, open to the skies, accompanied only by the rhythmic scuff-scuff-scuff of elephant's feet and the creaks of the wooden howdah. The occasional booming of wild elephants to each other in close proximity can make you hang on tight to the wooden pole of the howdah. The ride can be a mix of moments of pure terror interspersed with long period of utter peace.
Back to the lodge for breakfast. Drive to Domunda post breakfast drive to Ramganga River. The Ramganga River is famous for the Mighty Mahasheer - a great sport fish. Picnic lunch by the river. Post lunch join the Elephants for a dip in the river. After a refreshing cup of tea, ride the elephants back to the Lohachaur. Arrive at Lohachaur by evening. Overnight at Camp / Lodge.
5th day : Corbet National Park Depart early morning upstream along the Mandal River towards Maidavan chowki. The Mandal River forms a part of the northern boundary of the tiger reserve. Breakfast enroute. Post breakfast travel. Goodbye to the Elephants, Mahouts, Naturalist and the rest of the team and depart for Delhi after breakfast.
6th day : Delhi / Ranthambore Morning Transfer to Railway Station to Board the train for Swaimadhopur. On arrival Transfer to Ranthambore. Evening at Leisure. Overnight at Hotel.
7th day : Ranthambore Morning and afternoon jungle excursions in the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve. Ranthambore was among one of the very first sanctuaries to come under the aegis of Project Tiger and from a few dozens the number of tigers have increased to a little over a hundred. Now a national park, it has an area of over 400 square kilometers.
8th day : Ranthambore / Keoladeo Ghana National Park (Bharatpur) Morning drive to Keoladeo National Park. Afternoon visit the park to see the nesting colonies of the birds.. Overnight at Hotel.
9th day : Keoladeo Ghana National Park (Bharatpur) / Agra Morning bird viewing. Later drive to Agra. Enroute visit Fatehpur Sikri. The imperial city of the Mughal dynasty between 1571 and 1584, Fatehpur Sikri was built by Mughal Emperor Akbar. Fatehpur Sikri is the most popular day excursion from Agra, the city of Taj and capital of invincible Mughals for a long time.
10th day : Agra / Jhansi / Khajuraho Morning Transfer to Railway Station to Board Shatabdi Express Train for Jhansi (3 hrs) on arrival Transfer to Khajuraho. Since the wildlife of India is inextricably woven into the fabric of religion, art, sculpture, and legends, the itineraries include cultural highlights such as visits to fascinating palaces like Khajuraho and it's ancient temples is an experience in itself. Overnight at Hotel.
11th day : Khajuraho / Bandhavgarh Morning
visit Temples of Khajuraho, later drive to Bandhavgarh. Overnight at Hotel.
12th day : Bandhavgarh Full day Game Viewing inside the jungle. Overnight at Hotel.
13th day : Bandhavgarh / Kanha Morning Drive to Kanha National Park. Afternoon at Leisure. Overnight at Hotel.
14th day : Bandhavgarh / Kanha Full day Game Viewing inside the jungle. Overnight at Hotel.
15th day : Kanha / Nagpur / Bombay Transfer to Airport in time to connect your flight to Bombay. Overnight at Hotel.
16th day : Departure Bombay Transfer to International Airport in time to connect your onwards destination flight.
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