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Indian wildlife Tour
Tiger & Birds
Tour
Delhi - Corbett - Delhi - Ranthambore - Bharatpur - Agra -
Fatehpur Sikri - Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh - Kanha - Nagpur - Delhi - 16 Days
Day 1: 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 2: 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 3: Corbett National Park:
A full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris with
lunch break)
Overnight at the resort.
Day 4: 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 5: Delhi - Ranthambore:
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the station for train to SAWAI
MADHOPUR.
Reach and transfer to the resort. Evening free at the resort and
you can relax or watch some
slides on the tiger.
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
in 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 best has been recorded.
Overnight at resort.
Day 6: Ranthambore:
A full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris)
Overnight at the resort.
Day 7: 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 8: 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 9: Agra - Jhansi - Khajuraho:
Transfer to station after breakfast for train to JHANSI. You
would be met and assisted at the station. Proceed to Khajuraho.
Relax at the hotel. Overnight at Khajuraho.
Day 10: Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh:
Breakfast at hotel.
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 168sq
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 dies back.
Check in at the resort and overnight will be at Bandavgarh.