Corbett, Kanha and Bandhavgarh Tour (13 nights, 14 days)

 

 

New Delhi – Corbett – New Delhi - Jabalpur – Bandhavgarh – Kanha – Raipur – New Delhi Fly back home

 

Day 01/Mon:             Arrive New Delhi (by flight)

On arrival at the New Delhi airport, you will be met by our representative who will transfer you to your hotel and assist you in check in at the hotel. He will also handover and explain all travel related documents. Overnight stay is at the hotel.

 

 

Day 02/Tues:              New Delhi – Corbett (by surface 275/5 hrs)

 

Early breakfast and then drive to Corbett National Park 275 kms/ 5 hrs drive. At the park gate change into the safari vehicle with your baggage. Take out your camera equipment as the next 32kms, 1.5-hour drive is through the forest, and you can encounter any wildlife here including Tigers, leopards and Elephants. Check into the forest lodge. Lunch and proceed for a safari.

 

 

 

These Forest Lodges are unique to Corbett National Park. It is only in Corbett that you get an opportunity to stay inside the national park. The complex is located on the banks of Ramganga river and overlooks the foothills of Himalayas. Alcohol is not permitted here. Return from the safari at sunset. Dinner and overnight at the Forest Rest House.

 

Day 03/Wed:              In Corbett National Park

 

Morning and afternoon jeep safaris, meals and overnight at Dhikala Forest Lodge inside the national park.

 

       

 

Begin your morning safari at sunrise. Corbett has aptly been described as the land of the Roar, Trumpet and Song. It represents a scene of remarkable beauty. Corbett had the proud distinction of being the chosen venue for the inauguration of Project Tiger in India. The rich biodiversity of the Reserve is partly attributed to the variety of habitat found here. Due to the location of the Reserve in the foothills of the central Himalayas, both Himalayan and peninsular flora and fauna is found in the Reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Forest Rest House.

 

 

Day 04/Thurs:            In Corbett

 

Morning and afternoon jeep safaris, meals and overnight at the Forest Rest House inside the national park. India's first and finest park spread over 520 sq. kms. Established initially as Hailey National Park on August 8, 1936, in honor of Sir Malcolm Hailey, then governor of the United Provinces, the name was changed to Ramganga National Park in 1952. In 1957, it was finally named as Corbett National Park in honor and memory of the late Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter, naturalist-turned-author and photographer who had helped in setting up the park and demarcating its boundaries.

 

 

Day 05/Fri:                 Corbett – New Delhi (by surface – 275 Kms, 5-6-hour drive)

 

Morning Jeep safari to Dhikala zone and after breakfast checkout from the lodge and drive toward the exit gate of Corbett. Do not pack your camera equipment, as the animals do come on this road to say good bye to you. A 3 nights stay seems very less in this paradise.  Once out of the park, drive to New Delhi, about 5-hour drive, 275kms. Overnight stay at the hotel in New Delhi.

 

 

Day 06/Sat:                New Delhi – Jabalpur – Bandhavgarh (flight + 200 kms/2 hrs drive)

 

Board a flight at 0555 hrs to arrive Jabalpur at 0755hrs. Met at the airport and drive to Bandhavgarh National Park 220 kms / 4-hour drive. On arrival check into the Resort. After lunch go for afternoon jeep safari to the national park. Dinner and overnight stay at the resort.

 

Day 07/Sun:               In Bandhavgarh

 

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Resort. Morning and afternoon Jeep safari to the national park.

 

 

 

Bandhavgarh: The national park is mainly known for the density of its tiger population. This is the place where famous White Tigers of Rewa were discovered. The other wild attractions in the park include Leopards, Blue Bulls, Indian Gaur (Bison) Chausingha (Four Horned Antelopes), Spotted Deers, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Sloth Bears Fox, Jackals, Wild Dogs, etc. There are at least 22 mammal species and about 250 bird species in the Park. The other animals found in Bandhavgarh are Ratel, Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel, Lesser Bandicoot rat, the Jungle Cat, and the shy Hyenas. The reptile population in the park includes Cobras, Kraits, Vipers, Ratsnakes, Pythons, Monitor Lizards and turtles. The two-primate species - the rhesus macaque and the Hanuman langur - inhabit Bandhavgarh. Overnight at the Resort.

 

 

Day 08 & 09/Mon & Tues:                 In Bandhavgarh

 

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Resort. Morning and afternoon jeep safari to the national park

 

Bandhavgarh has been a center of human activity and settlement for over 2000 years, and there are references to it in the ancient books, the Narad-Panch Ratra and the Shiva Purana.     

         

The oldest sign of habitation in the park are caves dug into the sandstone to the north of the fort. Several contain Brahmi inscriptions dating from the 1st century B.C. Various dynasties have ruled the fort, for example, the Maghas from the 1st century A.D., the Vakatakas from the 3rd century A.D., From that time onwards Bandhavgarh was ruled by a succession of dynasties including the Chandela Kings Bandhavgarh became more and more deserted until forest overran the area band it became the royal hunting reserve. This helped to preserve the forest and its wildlife, although the Maharajas made full use of their rights. At independence Bandhavgarh remained the private property of the Maharaja until he gave it to the state for the formation of the National Park in 1968. After the park was created poaching and hunting was brought under control and the number of animals rose dramatically. The Tigers in particular prospered and the 1986 extension provided much needed forest to accommodate them. Overnight at the resort.

 

 

Day 10/Wed:                        Bandhavgarh - Kanha (by surface 280 kms/6 hrs drive)

 

Morning jeep safari to the Bandhavgarh national park and after early lunch depart for Kanha, 280kms, 6-hour drive. On arrival check into the Lodge. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

 

 

 

Day 11/Thurs:                          In Kanha

 

Wake up at 0500hrs, tea coffee with biscuits, and proceed for the morning safari to the National park.

 

Kanha's sal and bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 940 sq km in dramatic natural splendor which form the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974 under Project Tiger. The park is the only habitat of the rare hardground Barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi).

 

 

This is the original Kipling country of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. Packed breakfast which comes from the Lodge is served at a designated spot and spread on the bonnet of the Safari vehicle. Enjoy your breakfast in the wilderness of Kanha.

 

Continue your search for the elusive Tiger if you have not yet seen the same, and soak in the fresh, and energizing environment. Return from Safari around 1130hrs. Freshen up, and Lunch is served.

 

Depart for afternoon jeep safari Kanha National Park. Return at 6pm from safari. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

 

 

Day 12/Fri:                 In Kanha

 

Wake up, and get ready for another day of adventure in the National park. The forests of the Banjar valley and Halon valley, respectively forming Kanha's western and eastern halves. By a special statute in 1955, Kanha National Park came into being. Since then, a string of stringent conservation programmes have been launched, for the overall protection of the park's fauna and flora. Kanha boasts of about 38 species of mammals. Some of the inhabitants of this park are the gaur, the largest of the world's cattle; the sambar, the largest Indian deer; and the chausingha, the only four-horned antelope in the world. Other frequent visitors include the Nilgai antelope, the sloth bear, the dhole, or Indian wild dog, and an occasional Leopard. Some 300 species of birds inhabit the park, that includes the storks, egrets, black ibis, raptors, owls, and the red-wattled lapwings.

 

Depart for afternoon jeep safari Kanha National Park. Return at 6pm from safari. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

 

 

Day 13/Sat:                Kanha – Raipur – New Delhi (by road 200 kms / 4 hrs drive)

Morning Jeep safari in the park. After lunch drive to Raipur airport 200 kms /4hrs drive to board a flight to New Delhi at 1940 hrs. Let the tiger safari in India experience take rest. Arrive New Delhi at 2135 hrs and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at the resort.

 

 

Day 14/Mon:             New Delhi Fly back home

 

After breakfast transfer to International airport to board flight back home or onward destinations