INDIA WILDLIFE
TOUR
Duration: 16 Nights
/ 17 Days
Places to Visit: Delhi - Jaipur
- Ranthambhore - Bharatpur - Agra - Bandhavgarh - Kanha - Delhi
Day 1: Delhi
Arrival at the airport & on meeting the representative of Nature Safari will
receive you and you will be transferred and checked into the Hotel.
Day 2: Delhi
Delhi- the commercial hub has many tourist attractions to offer. Old Delhi takes
you through the narrow streets that are a fascination and the crowd is huge.
Old Delhi has a lot of historical monuments to visit like the Red fort, Jama
masjid. Further on we the tallest tower that is the Qutab minar. Visit vibrant
shopping complex of Connaught Place, Delhi Haat for handicraft goods and delicious
food bonanza or just drop in at Janpath- for buying a variety of cheap and best
items. If you are looking for spiritual peace, visit Lotus temple, which is
also famous for its marvelous architecture and heavenly beauty. Take a stroll
at Rajpath. Or pay a visit to India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhawan for viewing
monuments made during British era.
At Delhi we indulge in all day tour of the entire city and the places of interest both in Old & New Delhi.
Day 3: Delhi - Jaipur 260 kms
Jaipur is the next city that the guests are taken to and the pink city has a
lot to offer. The most important tourist attraction is the Amber fort and a
ride to the fort in the afternoon after reaching Jaipur on an elephant back
is what the guests look forward to.
The Kachchawahas ruled from Amber, 11 km from Jaipur, for seven centuries. With a history so old, it is not unexpected that there is a lot of the past that can be traced in its archeological history. While many of the early structures have either disappeared or ruined, those dating from the16th century on are in a remarkable state of preservation. Amber as it exists now is the handiwork of three of the kingdom's rulers that include Man Singh, and Jai Singh I and II. Approached from a steep ramp, visitors ride up on elephant back, entering through the grand Singh Pol gateway and continuing to Jaleb Chowk, the courtyard where they disembark from the pachyderm. From here, they are faced wit two flights of steps, one leading to Shila Mata complex with its enshrined image of the goddess, and the other to the main palace complex.
Day 4: Jaipur - Ranthambore 185 kms
Morning the places that are left out in the city tour of Jaipur are visited
before leaving for an afternoon drive to Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 5: In Ranthambore
Ranthambore national park's abandoned fortress, lakes and above all its `friendly'
tigers have made it one of the most filmed wildlife reserves in the world. Ranthambore
was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and became part of Project Tiger in
1973.
Ranthambore National park is famous for its tigers and is one of the best places in the country to see these majestic predators in the wild. The tigers can be easily spotted even during the day. A good time to visit between November and May when the nature of the dry deciduous forests makes sightings common. The Park, which covers an area of nearly 400 sq. km. and is set between the Aravali and Vindhya ranges. Its deciduous forests were once a part of the magnificent jungles of Central India.
The next two days are scheduled for the visit in the park at Ranthambore.The visitors are taken for Morning & Evening drives in the park.
Day 6: In Ranthambore
Morning & Evening drives in the park.
Day 7: Ranthambore - Bharatpur 225 kms
From Ranthambore we move towards the Paradise of the most beautiful birds that
is Bharatpur drive to Bharatpur bird sanctuary is only 29 sq Kms. Apart from
the exotic birds there are also places of historic interest like thesplendid
Bharatpur Palace has a large number of ancient exhibits that date back to the
early 15th century. The maharajas of Bharatpur became famous for the bird-lands
they carefully developed in the marshes just outside Bharatpur. In old times,
the duck shoots hosted here were attended by several maharajas and visiting
British dignitaries. These splendid bird-lands have now been converted into
a remarkable, if small, national park.
Bharatpur town has nothing to offer but is set in a region rich in history, replete with the old forts and palaces of the Jat kings. Deeg, with its pleasure palaces, is oft visited. The proximity to the Taj Mahal at Agra adds attraction to Bharatpur. There are also other interesting places nearby, including Dholpur, Karauli, Goverdhan and Bayana.
On reaching the guests are checked into the hotel and are allowed to visit the park. Overnight stay at the hotel in Bharatpur.
Day 8: Bharatpur - Agra 50 kms
One may not want to leave this paradise but nothing to get disappointed about.
We move towards the land of the Taj. Enroute we also visit the Fatehpur Sikri.
Badal Singh established the city of Taj in 1475. Agra finds mention in the Mahabharata as Agraban. This city in those days was considered to be the sister city of Mathura which was more prominent than Agraban. Agra came into its own when the Lodhi Kings chose this place beside the Yamuna to be their capital city. Sikander Lodhi made Agra his capital but Babur defeated the Lodhis to capture not only Agra but also laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9: Agra - Bandhavgarh
Post Lunch you will be taken to board an sleeper class air-conditioned train
to Umaria (closest town to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve). Day 10: Arrive Umaria
at 0615hrs. Drive 32kms to Bandhavgarh.
Set amidst the Vindhyan ranges and the eastern flank of Satpura hill range Bandhavgarh
National Park is one of the best places to see and enjoy wildlife in India.
The Reserve is named after the highest hill Bandhavgarh (807 m.) in the center
of the Reserve. A chain of smaller hills, 32 in all, surrounds this hill, forming
a number of valleys and spurs in between.This park was the former hunting preserve
of the Maharaja of Rewa and at present is a famous natural hub for White Tigers.
White Tigers, now a major attraction around the world's zoos, were first discovered
in Rewa, not far from here. The terrain is broken, with rocky hill ranges, running
roughly east west, interspersed with grassy swamps and forested valleys. The
rivers Johilla and Son flowing on the eastern side, the river Umrar passing
through the western fringes and the Bandhavgarh hill, visible from as far as
30 km., are some of the landmarks of the Reserve.
Much of the park is covered in Sal forest, replaced by mixed forests in the higher elevations of the hills. There are extensive strands of bamboo, which flowered in 1984-85, and grasslands. Generally the forests have less undergrowth here, thus offering better sightings of wildlife, notably mammals, including the daylight sightings of Tigers in the grassy 'maidans'. More than 60 Tigers are estimated for the park.
Day 11: In Bandhavgarh
Evening Jeep drives to the park/Elephant ride in the park.
Day 12: In Bandhavgarh
Morning & Evening Jeep drive/ Elephant ride in the park.
Day 13: In Bandhavgarh
Morning & Evening Jeep drive/ Elephant ride in the park.
Day 14: Drive Bandhavgarh - Kanha, 250kms, 6 hours drive.
As we move towards the end of our tour, our esteemed guests are taken to Kanha
national park another hub for the most sought after Tigers.
Kanha is considered to be the Kipling country and the nearby forests were the
setting for the "Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. It's an outstanding national
park of Central India, noted for its last remaining population of the hard-ground
race of the Swamp Deer. Spotting wild animals is always a matter of luck, but
Kanha National Park is so rich in wildlife that the odds are tilted in your
favor. There are a healthy numbers of the Tiger found over here, which may be
seen during the day, and is one of the best places left to see them. There are
herds of spotted deer to be seen. With a little luck, you could also spot the
timorous barking deer. There is also a very strong possibility that you will
see the rare hard-ground Barasingha, the Swamp Deer. Once there were only 66
of these in Kanha National Park, but careful conservation and management raised
their population to over 400. It was in Kanha National Park that the eminent
zoologist George Schaller studied the relation-ship between predators and its
prey and came out with the book 'Deer and The Tiger'.
On reaching the Kanha national park the guests are checked into the resort and the plan for the evening Jeep safari at the Kanha Tiger Reserve is made.
Day 15: In Kanha
Morning & Evening Jeep Safari in the park.
Day 16: Kanha - Jabalpur 180 kms
This is the last day at the park as our tour comes to an end. There is morning
Jeep Safaris conducted in the park. Later in the afternoon the guests drive
to Jabalpur to take a train to Delhi.
Day 17: Arrive Delhi
Arrival at Delhi by the train from Jabalpur and Departure to the International
airport to board the flight back to your respective homes.
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