Indian Tigers and Forts Tour
Tour Duration: 13 Day(s)
Destination(s): India
Season: January - December
Detail Tour Itinerary :
Day 1: Arrive Delhi Check in Hotel . Remainder of the day free to enable you to sample some of Delhi's avian and historical sights or to just relax and recover after your flight. Our Tour escort will help you & accompany you. Typical birds of the city include Black Kite, Laughing and Spotted Doves, Ring-necked Parakeet, Little Swifts, Little Green Bee-eater, Black Drongo, and a variety of shrikes, mynas, bulbuls and babblers. The pretty little Five-striped Palm Squirrel may be seen everywhere - Delhi Travel Packages.
Day 2: A full day of sight seeing in Delhi the capital city of India, Delhi is a magnificent city incorporating the historic old city. It sprawls over a vast tract of the Jamuna plain, its population - 13.8 million Delhi was the center of power of the various Muslim dynasties that ruled swathes of the subcontinent from the 12th century onwards. Modern Delhi is really two cities - Old Delhi, Kutub Minar, President House, National Museum & India Gate. (Overnight at the hotel) - Travel Packages to Delhi
Day 3: Leave for Jaipur Check in Hotel Narayan Niwas( A heritage property). Half Day sight seeing Jaipur, popularly known as the Pink City, was founded in 1727 AD by one of the greatest rulers of the Singh. The pink color was used at the time of making to create an impression of red sandstone buildings of Mughal cities - and repainted in 1876, during the visit of the Prince of Wales. The city is best explored on foot and the adventurous visitor willing to go into the inner lanes can discover a whole new world not visible to the tourist-in-a-hurry. (Overnight at the Hotel) - Jaipur Travel Packages.
Day 4: Jaipur sight seeing. Places of interest are mainly located within the walled city. The City Palace complex is the most important landmark with its numerous outbuildings, courtyards, impressive gateways and temples. Across the road from the palace is the Jantar Mantar, one of the five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh. A collection of complex astronomical instruments, chiseled out of stone- most of which continue to provide fairly accurate information to this day - is the highlight of this observatory. (Over night at the Resort) - Travel Packages to Jaipur.
Day 5: Leave Japiur for Agra. Have lunch at Hotel Jay Pee Palace a Deluxe Five star Hotel or similar. Visit Tajmahal & Red fort. (The construction of this marble masterpiece the Taj Mahal credited to the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in the memory of his beloved wife) Late afternoon we board the train for our onward journey to Umaryia and the first stop in our wildlife expedition the Bandhavgarh national park. (Over night on train)
Day 6: we arrive at the park and check into our hotel, if time allows we will go for a game drive Once part of the old Rewa state Bandhavgarh National Park is set amidst the Vindhya ranges with a series of ridges running through it. Initially this park was the royal hunting ground for the rulers of Rewa. english speaking guides and *full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day 7: Bandhavgarh Morning evening game drive. About half the Park is covered with fine stands of sal, while mixed forests are found in the higher reaches of the hills. Stretches of bamboo and grasslands extend to the north.The main viewing area is still in the core of the Park with its 32 picturesque, wooded hills. An ancient fort up on a precipice, 800 meters high, dominates the Park. *full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day 8: Bandhavgarh Morning evening game drive. Initially this park was the royal hunting ground for the rulers of Rewa. But in 1968 it was declared a national park, the Bandhavgarh Park covers 448 sq km, Bandhavgarh National Park is the place where the famous white tigers of Rewa were discovered, Bandhavgarh is densely populated with other animal species too. The sambar, barking deer and nilgai are also common sights in the open areas of the park *full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day 9: Leave early morning for Kanha National park ,reach kanha by Lunch time & take evening game drive. Kanha game reserve. Spend the full day viewing game and spotting TIGERS inside the jungle, Located in the Mandia district of Madhya Pradesh, the Kanha National Park is a Tiger Reserve that extends over 1945 sq. km. of undulating country. Elevations range from 450 to 900 meters. A horseshoe shaped valley bounded by the. spurs of the Mekal ridge gives Kanha an interesting topography. The Surpan River meanders through Kanha's central maidans - grasslands *full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day 10: Morning evening game drive It was here at Kanha that the eminent zoologist George Schaller undertook the first ever-scientific study of the tiger, The animals at Kanha are best observed from elephant back and the open country makes the chance of sightings reasonably good. Deer are seen along the maidans and gaur at Bamhindadr or in the Bishanpura Sondhar- Ghorella area of the Mukki range. This area is also ideal for spotting the dhole or wild dog. spotting the dhole or wild dog. Langurs, wild boar, water fowl and birds are also commonly seen. *full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day 11: Morning evening game drive in India's best Tiger National Park see the rich diversity of fauna and flora which was the inspirations for Rudyard Kipling's the "Jungle Book" *full jungle plan (Over night at the resort)
Day 12: Leave Kanha for Jabalpur Lunch at Hotel Krishna Jabalpur. Board PM train for Delhi.
Day 13: In the morning reach Delhi. You will be met by our ground staff and transfers either to your hotel if you have booked extra nights in Delhi or directly to the airport. Tour ends.
Notes: Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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