Indian Wildlife

Day 1 :

Warm welcome with fresh flower garlands, your room is available for immediate occupancy.

Day 2 :

Travel by train to Ranthambhore, famous for the wildlife sanctuary, which is said to have the India’s friendliest Tigers and considered to be the best place in the world to photograph the tiger in its natural habitat. Overnight Hotel

Day 3 :

On morning and late afternoon game excursions, you are likely to see Nilgai (blue bull), barking deer and sloth bear and perhaps the very elusive Royal Bengal tiger. Overnight Hotel

Day 4 :

Today you may wish to go for game excursions in the park or can go for a sightseeing tour of Ranthambhore Fort and Mansarovar Lake. Overnight Hotel

Day 5 :

Travel to Bharatpur, a home to an astonishing range of flora and fauna. An abundance of birdlife is found here, including the open-bill and painted stork, egret, darter, white ibis, spoonbill, grey heron, Sarus crane, cormorant, migratory geese, duck, rosy pelican and the rare Siberian crane. Overnight Hotel

Day 6 :

Have a completely rewarding experience of seeing an overwhelming range of birds during the rickshaw ride into the bird sanctuary. Evening rickshaw ride in the local market of the city. Overnight Hotel

Day 7 :

Journey to the city of Taj, Agra en route visit the evocative city of Fatehpur Sikri, built by Emperor Akbar as his capital and palace in the late 16th century, it is a veritable fairytale city built of red sandstone, and its « ruins » are in pristine condition. Post lunch we explore the imposing Agra Fort, built of red sandstone and marble is a hilltop citadel with fabulous courtyards, fountains and gates.

Evening visit to the fabled perfectly proportioned Taj Mahal at sunset. This 17th century, white marble mausoleum was built by Emperor Shah Jehan to enshrine the mortal remains of his Queen Mumtaz Mahal. Overnight Hotel

Day 8 :

Morning we travel by train to Jhansi, where we disembark and visit the fortified town of Orchha and continue our drive to Khajuraho, the legendary temples of Khajuraho built in the 9th and the 10th century are an incomparable experience. Acknowledged as one of the world’s artistic wonders, Khajuraho has achieved fame for the sensual appeal of its erotic sculptures. Overnight Hotel

Day 9 :

Early morning game-drive in Panna Tiger Reserve. Later we visit the Eastern and Western group exquisite 10th century temples of Khajuraho. Evening witness “sound and light show” in the western group of temples. Overnight Hotel

Day 10 :

A drive today takes us to Bandhavgarh National Park, is a premier wildlife preserve in the Vindhya mountain range of Central India. This National Park offers excellent game viewing, with the possibility of sighting tiger, leopard, gaur, nilgai, wild boar and sloth bear. Overnight Hotel

Day 11 :

Morning and late afternoon game viewing in the park. Overnight Hotel

Day 12 :

Drive to Kanha National Park, a « Project Tiger » reserve which covers a wide area of valley and thick forest, rich in birdlife with over 300 different species. It is famous for barasingha (swamp deer), blackbuck, jackals, langur, leopard and, especially tiger. Overnight Hotel

Day 13 :

Morning and evening jungle visits for tiger tracking, nature watch or birding. Overnight Hotel

Day 14 :

We travel by road to Nagpur. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight Hotel

Day 15 :

Fly back to Delhi. Evening dinner at popular Delhi restaurant followed by Indian Classical Dances program and later transfer to the airport to Board your homeward flight or connect to your onward destination.