Good Time To See Tigers in India - India Wildlife Tour

Duration - 09 Nights / 10 DaysDestinations Covered - Mumbai - Nagpur - Kanha - Bandhavgarh - Umaria - Agra - DelhiDay 1: Arrive Mumbai.Arrive Delhi by an International flight. Welcome, meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to the hotel.Mumbai - is the vibrant and the pulsating capital of Maharashtra. For over a century, Mumbai has been a commercial and industrial center of India with a magnificent harbor, imposing multi-storied buildings, crowded thoroughfares, busy markets, shopping centers and beautiful tourist spots. The British acquired Mumbai from the Portuguese in 1665 and handed it over to the East India company in 1671 for a handsome annual rent of Sterling Pounds 10 in Gold! Later, these seven islands were joined together by causeways and bridges in 1862.

Overnight in MumbaiDay 2: MumbaiBreakfast at the hotel.Morning: Visit the 19th century Jain Temple with its silver doors, the Kamala Nehru Park and the Ferozshah Mehta Gardens known as the Hanging Gardens of Bombay and the Towers of Silence where the Parsis dispose their dead. Visit Mani Bhavan where Mahatma Gandhi spent 17 years of his life working for the freedom of India. The Prince of Wales Museum has an excellent collection of miniatures (closed on Mondays).

Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight in Mumbai.Day 3: Mumbai - Nagpur - KanhaMorning departure transfer from the hotel to the airport to board flight (9W 111: 0710 / 0825 hrs) to Nagpur. Meeting on arrival at Nagpur airport and drive to Kanha (275 kms / 7 hrs)Kanha - Kanha, 175 kms southeast of Jabalpur, is one of India's largest national park and Asia's finest park. India's one of the most successful conservation efforts of saving the Barasingha (Swamp Deer) was done here. Kanha National Park covers an area of 1945 sq kms including a core zone of 940 sq kms.

The setting of Kipling's 'Jungle Book', it is a beautiful area of forest and lightly wooded grassland with many streams and rivers. It is the home of a variety of animals, including tiger, panther, and many species of deer, wild pig, bison, a variety of monkeys and other animals besides some 200 species of birds. It is also part of 'Project Tiger,' one of India's most important and successful conservation efforts.

Overnight in Kanha.Dotted across the landscape are the crumbling ruins of its past glory, be it chatris or cupolas, like palaces or old guard posts, all of which reinforce the magical and ethereal quality of this great wilderness.Lunch at the lodge, visit the sanctuary by Jeep with an English speaking Naturalist.Dinner and overnight in Ranthambore TIGER DEN RESORT 1 of 1 Day 4: KanhaBreakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the lodge.
Game drives are organized by The Park both in the early mornings and late afternoons by open jeeps and will be accompanied by a trained naturalist.Once the tiger is spotted anywhere in the jungle, through radio contact with the drivers, visitors will be driven to the location and then taken by elephant back to the actual site to see the tiger. This is an excellent arrangement and is very exciting.

The park is closed between July 01 and October 31 owing to the monsoons.Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.
Overnight in Kanha.Day 5: KanhaBreakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.

Overnight in Kanha.Day 6: Kanha - BandhavgarhBreakfast at the lodge.

After breakfast drive to Bandhavgarh (325 kms). On arrival check in at the resort. Bengal Tiger
The density of the tiger population at Bandhavgarh is relatively high. The possibility of spotting Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Leopard and Tiger is very good. The park is also densely populated with animals like the Chital (Spotted Deer), Sambar, Barking Deer, Nilgai (Blue Bull), Chowsingha (Four Horned Antelope) and is rich in bird life.

The terrain is rocky, rising sharply from the swampy and densely forested valley. The finest of these hills is Badhavgarh which is bounded by great cliffs and eroded rocks. The Bandhavgarh Fort, believed to be 2000 years old, stands at the highest point.There is a temple at the fort that is open to locals only few special occasions in a year. Scattered throughout the park, particularly around the fort, are numerous caves containing shrines with ancient Sanskrit inscriptions. The ramparts of the fort provide a home for vultures, blue rock thrushes and crag martins.

Overnight in Bandhavgarh. 1 of 1 Day 7: BandhavgarhBreakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.

The Forest Department has devised an ingenuous system of tracking the tiger at this Park. Every day, early in the morning, elephants and their "Mahouts" (drivers) are sent out into the jungle, in search of the Tiger. Once it has been sighted, a radio message is flashed to the Forest Ranger, who in turn informs the visitors in their jeeps, who are then taken on elephant-back, into the bush, to see the elusive Tiger.

Overnight in Bandhavgarh.Day 8: BandhavgarhBreakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.

Overnight in Bandhavgarh.Day 9: BandhavgarhBreakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Morning and afternoon proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.

Overnight in Bandhavgarh.Day 10: Bandhavgarh - Umaria - AgraBreakfast and Lunch at the Lodge.
Morning proceed on a game drive to the sanctuary.

Late afternoon drive to Umaria railway station (45 Kms) to board the Kalinga Utkal Express to Agra. Board the train at 1930 hrs.