NORTHERN INDIA TIGER PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR

Arrival at Indira Gandhi International airport Delhi and transfer to your hotel for leisure. An optional city tour can be organized. Overnight at Hotel..

Early morning transfer to airport to board your flight to Nagpur. After arriving in Nagpur in the morning about a three-hour drive to Pench National Park. The afternoon is at leisure. Three nights in the Tuli Tiger Corridor Optional: evening game drive can be booked.

Morning and afternoon game drives by four wheel-drive jeeps in the Pench National Park. Pench is the site of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book and thus we follow in the footsteps of Mowgli, Baghira, Bhalu and Sher Khan. The Pench River flows through the protected area and at the same time gives it its name. The landscape is dominated by rolling hills and pronounced teak forests. There are currently 54 tigers and 39 other animal species, including Axis and Sambar deer, jackals, wild dogs, gaur, leopards and sloth bears. There are about 200 different species of birds here. The national park is also known for several BBC documentaries, including the well-known “Spy in the Jungle”, which documents the growing-up of four tiger cubs in the protected area. Accompanied by an experienced nature guide from the Indian National Park Authority, you will take a total of five -game drives on these days.

Early morning breakfast and then we drive to the Kanha reserve, about three hours away, where another safari is planned in the afternoon. Three nights at the Tuli Tiger Resort.

Sal and bamboo forests, sweeping grass areas and meandering rivers are the heart of the 940 square kilometre Kanha Tiger Reserve, which was founded in 1974. The Indian tiger roams the park in search of prey. Langurs, jackals, antelopes, gaur, leopards, sloth bears, hyenas, Indian foxes and porcupines can also be found here.

After breakfast we will be transferred to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. We shall ake several stops along the way and get to know the typical life in Indian villages. Check-in hotel, lunch and afternoon jeep safari.

The reserve is considered the land of the white tiger. Unfortunately, the last of its kind was captured in 1951. The vegetation ranges from tropical deciduous forests, dense bamboo, dry areas, mixed forests, the Vindhya hills to marshy grass areas. All of the region’s animal species find the best conditions in this varied landscape. In total, you will go on five jeep safaris in Bandhavgarh.

After breakfast, drive to Jabalpur, from where you fly to Delhi in the afternoon. Overnight at Hotel.

To reach your destination today, we take a five-hour drive to Corbett. The protected area at the foot of the Himalayas is the first and one of the most beautiful in all of India. Four nights at Corbette National Park, first night we stay at Tiger Camp Resort outside the park, next day early morning we will drive to Dhikala Forest rest house, which is 35 km inside the park for our remaining three nights.

Early morning drive to Dhikala forest rest house with all our luggage for the next three nights. In addition to tigers, Corbett’s diverse grounds are home to numerous other mammals, as well as cobras, pythons and turtles. The Ramganga River winds through the reserve, in which picturesque hill and meadow landscapes alternate with swampy valleys. Due to the altitude between 400 and 1210 meters, the animals of the Himalayas as well as those of the Indian subcontinent can be observed in jeep safaris.

The morning, we will have our final game drive and later drive back to Delhi in the evening. We will have a room for washing and changing. Farewell dinner and transfer to Delhi International Airport for your return flight.