CENTRAL INDIA TIGER TOUR

Early Morning arrival at Delhi international Airport, followed by a private transfer to your hotel for check-in and relaxation. In the afternoon or evening, enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of Old Delhi and New Delhi, exploring the contrasting heritage, architecture and vibrant character of India’s capital city. In the evening, return to the hotel. During dinner, your tour leader will provide a detailed briefing on the following day`s programme.

Morning after breakfast drive to Agra and visit the Red Fort on the banks of the Yamuna River. At sunset you can be enchanted by the Taj Mahal in the soft evening light. Built from white marble and adorned with 28 types of gemstones, it is quiet witness to great love and a highlight of every trip to India.

With packed breakfast transfer to train station to board train to Jhansi at 07:45 Hrs to 14:20hrs, Lunch and two hours sightseeing of western group of temples and transferred to Panna Tiger reserve for next four nights. Khajuraho is a beautiful, rustic town with World Heritage Site Temples built more than 1,000 years ago. Khajuraho is well known for its magnificent temples, that were built between 950 and 1050 A.D. Khajuraho derives its name from the Khajur tree (the date palm tree) which can be found in abundance in the area. The divine sculptures in these temples are a tribute to life itself, embodying everything that is sublime and spontaneous about it. The murals depict the life and times of the Chandelas and celebrate the erotic state of being. They not only testify to the mastery of the craftsman, but also to the extraordinary breadth of vision of the Chandela Rajput’s under whose reign these temples were constructed.

Panna National Park, located in the Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh, Panna National Park is renowned as the 22nd tiger reserve of India and 5th in Madhya Pradesh. The mighty Ken River flows through this reserve and creates beautiful waterfalls and stunning gorges on its way to the valley. While Panna’s forests are the ideal home to Tigers and Leopards, other more elusive animals, including Indian Wolf, Four-horned Antelope, Sloth Bear, Indian Pangolin, Rusty Spotted Cat, and more, have been spotted here. Apart from rich wildlife, the park has numerous sites of historical importance with stone paintings dating back to the Neolithic era.

After breakfast drive to Bandhavgarh National Park. Bandhavgarh is a 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, Mohan, is now stuffed and on display in the Palace of Maharaja of Rewa. Prior to becoming a National Park, the forests around Bandhavgarh 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.

The day`S starts with an early morning wake-up call with a knock on your room door. Tea/coffee, fruits and cookies await you at the main dining area or at reception. You will wake up to misty mornings and sounds of birds calling, which make an exciting start to your day. As soon as dawn breaks, we leave for your Jungle Safari, accompanied by a forest park guide in four-wheel drive jeeps. Early morning is the best time for tracking the tiger and other wildlife.  A picnic breakfast is served in the middle of the jungle with a cup of hot tea or coffee. The afternoon safari starts approximately at 2.30 – 3pm till just before dusk.  As darkness falls, the peace and tranquillity of the night is temporarily broken by various animal calls – an alarm – call of the deer or the howling of jackals, or an occasional roar of the tiger.

Morning after breakfast by surface transferred to Pench National Park (06:00) Hrs. On arrival check into the lodge. Pench is the setting of Kipling’s Jungle Book; it is a beautiful area of forest and lightly wooded grassland with many streams and Pench River. It is the home of a variety of animals including tiger, leopard, panther, and many species of deer, wild boar, bison, wild dogs, a variety of monkeys and other animals besides some 250 species of birds. Commonly seen are Peafowl, Red jungle fowl, Crow pheasant, Crimson breasted barbet, Red vented bulbul, Racket tailed Drango, Magpie robin and lesser whistling teal. Afternoon safari.

Morning and afternoon visit to the park by Jeep with a tour leader and local park guide

Tadoba national Park situated in the Chandrapur District of Maharashtra, spans over 625 square kilometres and incorporates both Tadoba National Park (which became Maharashtra’s first national park in 1955) and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary, and became one of India’s 28 Project Tiger Reserves as recently as 1993. Its hills support a dense tropical dry deciduous forest, largely made up of Teak and bamboo, carved by the Andhari River. As many as more than 100 Tigers are reputed to live here, plus a great many other mammals including Leopard, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Wild Dog, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat and Chousingha (Four-horned Antelope), as well as a rich birdlife.

The day` starts with an early morning wake-up call with a knock on your room door. Tea/coffee, fruits and cookies await you at the reception area. Early morning is the best time for tracking the tiger and other wildlife.  A picnic breakfast is served in the middle of the Jungle with a cup of hot Tea or Coffee. The afternoon safari starts approximately at 2.30- 3 pm till just before dusk.

Morning at Leisure, later transfer to the Nagpur Airport to board flight for Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to the hotel, farewell dinner followed by on time transfer to airport to board your home-bound flight.