Just Tigers and Golden Triangle

Meet and greet on arrival at the New Delhi airport by our representative. He will transfer you to the hotel, assist you in check-in at the hotel, hand over and explain all travel-related documents. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Early breakfast, and transfer to the airport in the morning to board a flight at 1020 hours to arrive Nagpur at 1200 hrs. Met at the airport and drive to Pench National Park 100 KMS / 2-hour drive. On arrival check into the lodge. After lunch goes for an afternoon jeep safari to the national park. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

A total of 758 Sq. KMS of this Southern Indian tropical moist deciduous forest has its extent mingling with the tropical dry deciduous teak. The area is crisscrossed by a number of streams and ‘Nallahs’ most of which are seasonal. Though the Pench River dries up in April end, a number of water pools locally known as ‘dohs’ are found which serve as water holes for the wild animals. The Pench Reservoir at the center of the park is the only major water source during the pinch period.

Morning and afternoon Jeep safaris to the National park. Meals and overnight at the lodge.

As a prey concentration is high along the Pench River, the tiger usually inhabits and frequents this belt. Leopards though generally operate in the peripheral areas but are occasionally seen in the deep forest also. Jungle cats are commonly seen. Leopard cats, small Indian civets, and palm civets are seen rarely.

In Pench, Cheetal, Sambar, are commonly seen grazing on the open sites on roadsides and banks of river & reservoir. Jackals can be seen in search of food anywhere in the Park. Packs of up to 15 or more wild dogs can be seen near the Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala, and Pyorthadi areas of the Reserve. Herds of gaur can be spotted near streams and bamboo patches commonly in the summer months. Sloth beer occupies the rocky areas and favors Mahul bel infested forest. Chinkara is present in very small numbers and is found in open areas around Turia, Telia, and Dudhgaon villages.

Morning safari to the national park. After lunch drive to Kanha national park 210 KMS/ 5-hour drive. On arrival check into the Lodge. Dinner and overnight at the lodge in Kanha.

This is the original Kipling country of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. Packed breakfast which comes from the Lodge is served at a designated spot and spread on the bonnet of the Safari vehicle. Enjoy your breakfast in the wilderness of Kanha.

Wake up at 0500hrs, have tea coffee with biscuits, and proceed for the morning safari to the National park.

Continue your search for the elusive Tiger if you have not yet seen the same, and soak in the fresh, and energizing environment. Return from Safari around 1130hrs. Freshen up, and Lunch is served. Depart for afternoon jeep safari Kanha National Park. Return at 6 pm from safari. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Wake up, and get ready for another day of adventure in the National park. The forests of the Banjar valley and Halon valley, respectively forming Kanha’s western and eastern halves. By a special statute in 1955, Kanha National Park came into being. Since then, a string of stringent conservation programs has been launched, for the overall protection of the park’s fauna and flora. Kanha boasts about 38 species of mammals. Some of the inhabitants of this park are the gaur, the largest of the world’s cattle; the sambar, the largest Indian deer; and the Chausingha, the only four-horned antelope in the world.
Other frequent visitors include the Nilgai antelope, the sloth bear, the dhole, or Indian wild dog, and an occasional Leopard. Some 300 species of birds inhabit the park, that includes the storks, egrets, black ibis, raptors, owls, and the Red-wattled lapwings.

Depart for afternoon jeep safari Kanha National Park. Return at 6 pm from safari. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Morning jeep safari to the national park and after early lunch depart for Bandhavgarh, 280kms, 6-hour drive. On arrival check into the Lodge. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the Lodge. Morning and afternoon jeep safari to the national park

Bandhavgarh: The national park is mainly known for the density of its tiger population. This is the place where the famous White Tigers of Rewa were discovered. The other wild attractions in the park include Leopards, Blue Bulls, Indian Gaur (Bison) Chausingha (Four Horned Antelopes), Spotted Deers, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Sloth Bears Fox, Jackals, Wild Dogs, etc. There are at least 22 mammal species and about 250 bird species in the Park. The other animals found in Bandhavgarh are Ratel, Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel, Lesser Bandicoot rat, the Jungle Cat, and the shy Hyenas. The reptile population in the park includes Cobras, Kraits, Vipers, Ratsnakes, Pythons, Monitor Lizards, and turtles. The two-primate species – the rhesus macaque and the Hanuman langur – inhabit Bandhavgarh.

Overnight at the Lodge.

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner at the Lodge. Morning and afternoon jeep safari to the national park

Bandhavgarh has been a center of human activity and settlement for over 2000 years, and there are references to it in the ancient books, the Narad-Panch Ratra and the Shiva Purana.

The oldest sign of habitation in the park are caves dug into the sandstone to the north of the fort. Several contain Brahmi inscriptions dating from the 1st century B.C. Various dynasties have ruled the fort, for example, the Magha’s from the 1st century A.D., the Vakatakas from the 3rd century A.D. From that time onwards Bandhavgarh was ruled by a succession of dynasties including the Chandela Kings Bandhavgarh became more and more deserted until the forest overran the area band became the royal hunting reserve.

This helped to preserve the forest and its wildlife, although the Maharajas made full use of their rights. At independence, Bandhavgarh remained the private property of the Maharaja until he gave it to the state for the formation of the National Park in 1968. After the park was created poaching and hunting were brought under control and the number of animals rose dramatically. The Tigers in particular prospered and the 1986 extension provided much-needed forest to accommodate them. Overnight at the lodge.

Morning and afternoon safaris in the national park. Meals and overnight at the Lodge.

Morning Jeep safari in the park. After lunch drive to Jabalpur airport, 200 KMS /4hrs drive to board a flight to New Delhi at 1630 hrs. Arrive in New Delhi at 1840 hrs. and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After relaxed breakfast drive to Agra, 220kms, 4-hour drive. On arrival check into the hotel. Evening visit Mehtab Bagh to see Taj Mahal at Sunset. Mehtab Bagh is a Charbagh complex in Agra, North India. It lies north of the Taj Mahal complex and the Agra Fort on the opposite side of the Yamuna River, in the flood plains. The garden complex, square in shape, measures about 300 by 300 meters and is perfectly aligned with the Taj Mahal on the opposite bank.

Overnight stay at the hotel in Agra.

Sunrise proceed to visit the famous white marble mausoleum, The Taj Mahal, which was built in the middle of the 17th century by the Moghul emperor Shah Jehan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Completed in 1652, skilled craftsmen from Persia, Turkey, France, and Italy and some 20,000 laborers worked for 17 years to build this edifice. After relaxed breakfast proceed to visit the red sandstone AGRA FORT which stands like a crescent on the banks of Yamuna River enclosed by forbidding 20-meter high walls, with a 12- meter moat between them. Three successive Mughal emperors – Akbar, Jehangir, and Shah Jehan – helped create this massive structure which contains Hindu and Muslim architecture. [The Taj is closed on Friday]. Check out from the hotel.

Later drive to Jaipur 235 kms/5-hours drive. On arrival check into the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

This morning you will drive 11 km to the outskirts of the city stop at Jal Mahal to visit Amber Fort, the ancient capital of the State until 1728. Visit the Temple of Kali, the Hall of Victory, or Jai Mahal.

Later visit the Observatory, the Palace of Winds, and the City Palace and Museum. The museum has an interesting textile section, which contains dresses and costumes of the former Maharajas and Maharanis of Jaipur. Jaipur is well known for its beautiful carpets, enameled ornaments, precious and semi-precious stones, brass ornaments, and many other arts and crafts. Spend time in crowded lanes & by lanes of the pink city, haggling, and souvenir-hunting in the evening. Return to the hotel for the overnight stay in Jaipur.

After relaxed breakfast drives back to New Delhi 260kms, 5 hrs. drive. Transfer to your hotel near to the airport.

After breakfast transfer to the International airport to board a flight back home.