Explore the wild jungles and forests of India on Wildlife and Cultural Tour. You will feel the excitement of seeing a majestic tiger prowling in a jungle, or elephants and rhinos trampling their way through the tall grass of a National Park in India coupled with discovery of various historic monuments and temples. See amazing animals on wildlife safari tours in India. Spot wild creatures and explore nature tracts inhabited by rare birds on Indian Wildlife Tours. Experience an Indian jungle safari on this Wildlife and Cultural Tour.
Day 01 : Arrival Delhi
Meeting & assistance at Airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 : Delhi
After breakfast Combined city tour of Old and New Delhi. Visit Old Delhi, Former center of Mugged Power, Old Delhi offers ancient monuments, narrow streets and bustling bazaars. Visit the Jama Masjid, the greatest mosque in India and completed in 1658 by Shah Jason who also built the Taj Mahal, and the Raj Ghat, the simple memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. Later in the afternoon enjoy a tour of New Delhi. Drive post the stately government buildings of the British Era designed by Lutyens, including the India Gate & the Presidential Palace. Continue onward to the Qutab Minar the tower of victory erected by Qutub-ud-din-Aibak. Overnight at Delhi.
Jama Masjid
Day 03 : Delhi – Sawai Madhopur – Ranthambhore
Morning connect train to Sawai Madhavopur Jn. Upon Arrival drive to Ranthambore and check in at hotel. Afternoon visit Ranhtambhore National park. The park is spread over an area of 1,334 sq km and is one of the best locations in India to see tigers in its natural habitat.
Ranthambhore
Day 04 : Ranthambhore – Jaipur
Morning revisit the park. Later drive to Jaipur and check into the hotel. Evening is free to explore the bazaars of the Pink City. Overnight at Jaipur.
Day 05 : Jaipur
Morning elephant ride to Amber fort. Full day tour of the City - "The Pink City" is spectacularly set within surrounding rugged hills, dotted with ancient ruined fortresses. Your tour will include the imposing City Palace, still home to the Maharajah though several rooms are open to the public. Many antiques and artifacts belonging to the ruling family are housed here, including a collection of weaponry. You will also visit the Hawa Mahal " The Palace of the Winds", and the open-air Jantar Mantar Observatory to see the vast astronomical instruments. Overnight in Jaipur.
Amber Fort
Day 06 : Jaipur / Bharatpur (180 Kms 4 HRS.)
Morning drive to Bharatpur bird sanctuary. Bharatpur is Asia's largest bird sanctuary & located between Jaipur & Agra. Upon, arrival Check into forest lodge/ palace, Evening rickshaw ride tour of the sanctuary to view a variety of migratory birds including the rare Siberian crane. Overnight in Bharatpur.
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Day 07 : Bharatpur / Agra (60 Kms 1 HR.)
Morning drive to Agra. Check into hotel. Later visit Taj Mahal one of the world's most beautiful buildings as a memory to Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan. Highlights include the Marble Screen, the Pietro Duro and the Tomb Chamber. Other highlights include Arga Fort with the Jahangiri Mahal, Khas Mahal and Diwan-i-Khas. Overnight in hotel.
Taj Mahal
Day 08 : Agra - Jhansi (By Train) & Jhansi - Khajuraho (190 Kms / 4 Hrs)
After breakfast, transfer to Railway Station to board train to Jhansi. Upon arrival Jhansi, transfer by car to Khajuraho. Enroute visit Orchha. Khajuraho, was the religious and political capital of the Chandela dynasty during the 9th to 13th centuries. Although once a splendid city, today Khajuraho is best known for its amazing Tartaric temples build in the graceful Nagara style of architecture and enveloped with erotic sculptures - the oldest site of its kind in the world. Transfer to hotel. Later tour of eastern & Western group of the famous Chandela temples. These temples are noted for their exquisitely carved sculptures. Overnight in Khajuraho.
Khajuraho
Day 09 : Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh (250 Kms 6 HRS.)
Drive to Bhandhavgarh. Check into forest lodge. Bhandhavgarh is densely populated with tiger and other wildlife species. The great Gaur, or Indian Bison, can be seen with ease, as they come onto the meadows to graze at dusk; Sambar and Barking Deer are a common sight, and Nilgai are to be seen in the more open areas of the pork. Evening park safari. Overnight forest lodge.
Day 10 : Bandhavgarh
Day free for morning & evening jungle safari. Overnight in Bandhavgarh.
Jungle Safari Bandhavgarh
Day 11 : Bandhavgarh / Kanha (230 Kms 5 HRS.)
Drive to Kanha National park. Check into Jungle lodge. Kanha's sol and bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 940 sq. km. in dramatic natural splendor. This is original Kipling country, of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. The same abundance of wildlife species exists today in Kanha Notional Park, which forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974 under Project Tiger. The park is the only habitat of the rare hard ground barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi). By a special status in 1955, Kanha Notional Park comes into being. Since then, a series of stringent conservation programmers for the protection of the park's flora and fauna has given Kanha its deserved reputation for being one of the finest and best administered National Parks in Asia an irresistible attraction for all wildlife lovers and a true haven for its animal and avian population. Evening is free for jungle safari. Overnight in Kanha.
Day 12 : Kanha - Pench
Day free for morning & evening jungle safari. Overnight in Kanha.
Day 13 : Kanha
Day free for morning & evening jungle safari. Overnight in Kanha.
Kanha
Day 14 : Pench - Nagpur - onward destination
Drive to Nagpur (5-6 hrs.) airport to connect flight for ownward destination.
