Just India's Royal Bengal Tiger
Duration: 09 Days & 08 Nights
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Bandhavgarh - Kanha - Pench - Nagpur - Mumbai
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Bandhavgarh - Kanha - Pench - Nagpur - Mumbai
A 10 day tour of the Central India starts with arriving into Delhi and travelling to Central India by an overnight train to reach Bandhavgarh National Park situated in Vindhaya Range of hills famous for the wildlife and birdlife. Here you get to spend 02 nights and enjoy the game drives in the National Park which is famous for Tigers, Leopards, Bears, Gaurs, barking dear, wild boar just to name a few in mammals and some very attractive and less common birds can be seen – like the blue bearded bee eater, white bellied drongo, Tickell’s blue flycatcher, white browed fantail, minivets, white Malabar Hornbills and wood shrikets. Tour moves onto Kanha National Park, where the stay is scheduled for 02 nights. Kanha is situated in the sylvan surroundings of Satpura Hill ranges and houses sloth bear, wild boar, musk shrew, blue bull, sambar deer, palm squirrel and many more and more than 150 species of birds. Last national park on the tour is Pench National Park where during 02 nights. In Pench, Cheetal, Sambar, nilgai are commonly seen grazing on the open sites on roadsides and banks of river & reservoir. Jackals and wild dogs can also be spotted. Drive onto Nagpur for your flight to Mumbai – International gateway for your flight back home.
Day 01 Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi late in the evening. On arrival you will be received by our representative for transfer to hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 02 Delhi – Umaria (overnight train)
Morning you will be transferred to the railway station in time to board your train to Umaria
Depart: Delhi at: 1245 hours by: Kalinga Utkal Express
Day 03 Umaria - Bandhavgarh
Arrive: Umaria at: 0540 hours
You will be met upon arrival in Umaria and transferred to Bandhavgarh (1 hour). Upon arrival in Bandhavgarh, check into your hotel.
Bandhavgarh National Park is situated in the Vindhya range of hills which offers a good variety of cover from Bamboo forest to open grassland and a wide range of animals including sambar, barking deer, chinkara, chowsingha, gaur (the largest of the world's wild oxen), wild boar and leopard. Bandhavgarh also holds a good population of tiger and is particularly noted for daylight sightings.
Afternoon enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 04 Bandhavgarh
Early morning and afternoon enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 05 Bandhavgarh – Kanha
Morning drive to Kanha (240 kms). Upon arrival in Kanha – check into the hotel.
Kanha National Park - ideally situated in the sylvan surroundings of Satpura Hill ranges, Kanha National Park has a core area of 940 sq km tropical semi-evergreen forests of this tract are quite rich in wild fauna which provide plentiful food for carnivore as well as herbivore. Gaur are also common at Kanha, they inhabit the dense under growth at higher elevation. Other mammals are the sloth bear, wild boar, musk shrew, blue bull, sambar deer, palm squirrel and more than 150 species of birds.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 06 Kanha
Early morning and afternoon enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07 Kanha – Pench
Early morning enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Later drive to Pench (185 kms). Upon arrival in Pench, check into your hotel.
Pench has been included under the umbrella of "Project Tiger" as the 19th Project Tiger Reserve very recently in 1992. 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. In Pench, Cheetal, Sambar, nilgai 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 up to 15 of wild dog can be seen near Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala and Pyorthadi areas of the Reserve. Herds of gaur can be spotted near streams and bamboo patches commonly in summer months. Sloth beer occupy hilly, rocky out crops and favour mahul bel infested forest. Chinkara is present in very small numbers and is found in open areas around Turia, Telia and Dudhgaon villages.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 08 Pench
Early morning and afternoon enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 09 Pench – Nagpur – Mumbai
Early morning enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep. Later in the evening you will be transferred to Nagpur airport (90 kms) in time to connect your flight to Mumbai
Depart: Nagpur at: 2105 hrs by: 9W-116
Arrive: Mumbai at: 2225 hrs
Upon arrival you will be met by our representative and transferred to the international airport for your flight to onward destination on Day 10.
The above cost includes:
Day 01 Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi late in the evening. On arrival you will be received by our representative for transfer to hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 02 Delhi – Umaria (overnight train)
Morning you will be transferred to the railway station in time to board your train to Umaria
Depart: Delhi at: 1245 hours by: Kalinga Utkal Express
Day 03 Umaria - Bandhavgarh
Arrive: Umaria at: 0540 hours
You will be met upon arrival in Umaria and transferred to Bandhavgarh (1 hour). Upon arrival in Bandhavgarh, check into your hotel.
Bandhavgarh National Park is situated in the Vindhya range of hills which offers a good variety of cover from Bamboo forest to open grassland and a wide range of animals including sambar, barking deer, chinkara, chowsingha, gaur (the largest of the world's wild oxen), wild boar and leopard. Bandhavgarh also holds a good population of tiger and is particularly noted for daylight sightings.
Afternoon enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 04 Bandhavgarh
Early morning and afternoon enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 05 Bandhavgarh – Kanha
Morning drive to Kanha (240 kms). Upon arrival in Kanha – check into the hotel.
Kanha National Park - ideally situated in the sylvan surroundings of Satpura Hill ranges, Kanha National Park has a core area of 940 sq km tropical semi-evergreen forests of this tract are quite rich in wild fauna which provide plentiful food for carnivore as well as herbivore. Gaur are also common at Kanha, they inhabit the dense under growth at higher elevation. Other mammals are the sloth bear, wild boar, musk shrew, blue bull, sambar deer, palm squirrel and more than 150 species of birds.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 06 Kanha
Early morning and afternoon enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07 Kanha – Pench
Early morning enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Later drive to Pench (185 kms). Upon arrival in Pench, check into your hotel.
Pench has been included under the umbrella of "Project Tiger" as the 19th Project Tiger Reserve very recently in 1992. 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. In Pench, Cheetal, Sambar, nilgai 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 up to 15 of wild dog can be seen near Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala and Pyorthadi areas of the Reserve. Herds of gaur can be spotted near streams and bamboo patches commonly in summer months. Sloth beer occupy hilly, rocky out crops and favour mahul bel infested forest. Chinkara is present in very small numbers and is found in open areas around Turia, Telia and Dudhgaon villages.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 08 Pench
Early morning and afternoon enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 09 Pench – Nagpur – Mumbai
Early morning enjoy game viewing excursions by jeep. Later in the evening you will be transferred to Nagpur airport (90 kms) in time to connect your flight to Mumbai
Depart: Nagpur at: 2105 hrs by: 9W-116
Arrive: Mumbai at: 2225 hrs
Upon arrival you will be met by our representative and transferred to the international airport for your flight to onward destination on Day 10.
| Validity: October 16, 2011 till April 15, 2012 – Standard Hotels | ||
| Cost based in EURO | 2 – 3 Guests | 4 – 6 Guest |
| Land cost | Euro 1175 per person | Euro 1085 per person |
| Supplement for single room | Euro 400 | |
| City | Hotel name | Category of room | No. of nights |
| Delhi | Hotel Park Land Grand | Executive room | 01 |
| Delhi – Umaria | Overnight Train | ||
| Bandhavgarh | Infinity Wilderness Resort | Deluxe room | 02 |
| Kanha | Hotel Infinity Resort | Deluxe room | 02 |
| Pench | Hotel Tuli Tiger corridor | Cottage | 01 |
| Validity: October 16, 2011 till April 15, 2012 – Superior Hotels | ||
| Cost based in EURO | 2 – 3 Guests | 4 – 6 Guest |
| Land cost | Euro 1390 per person | Euro 1300 per person |
| Supplement for single room | Euro 785 | |
| City | Hotel name | Category of room | No. of nights |
| Delhi | Hotel Crowne Plaza | Executive room | 01 |
| Delhi – Umaria | Overnight Train | ||
| Bandhavgarh | Hotel Tiger Den | Standard room | 02 |
| Kanha | Hotel Chitwan Jungle Lodge | Jal Block | 02 |
| Pench | Tuli Tiger corridor | Luxury Tent | 01 |
- Accommodation on double/twin sharing basis for Seven nights + one night in Train.
- Based on room plus Breakfast basis at all the cities except Bandhavgarh, Kanha & Pench which are on full board basis.
- Transfers and sightseeing by air-conditioned transport as per the itinerary,
- Entrances at monuments & national parks at all cities as per the itinerary.
- Services of an English speaking local guide for sightseeing tours as per the itinerary.
- Best available class Train fare where ever mentioned in the itinerary.
- Economy class airfare where ever mentioned in the itinerary.
- Road tax, parking fees and driver’s overnight wages
- Validity as mentioned along with the quotations.
- Service tax levied by the government of 2.576%.
- Any personal expenses such as laundry bills, telephone bills, alcoholic beverages and airport tax.
- Tips and other such cost which is to be paid to the drivers, guides, porters etc.
