Wildlife Safari India
Duration - 7 Nights / 8 Days
Places to See - Delhi - Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh - Kanha - Nagpur - Delhi
Day1:
Delhi - Khajuraho:
Transfer to airport for flight to Khajuraho.
Proceed for sightseeing of a group of temples.
Overnight will be at Khajuraho.
Day 2: Khajuraho - Bandhavgarh: (By Road 250 km in 5 hr)
Proceed for morning sightseeing of temples after breakfast.
Drive to Bandhavgarh after lunch.
Bandavgarh is a new National Park with a very long history. Set among the Vindhya
hills of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 168sq miles (437sq km) it contains a
wide variety of habitats and a high density of game, including a large number
of Tigers. This is also the White tiger country. These have been found in the
old state of Rewa for Many years. Maharaja Martand Singh captured the last known
in 1951. This white Tiger, Mohun is now stuffed and on display in the Palace
of Maharaja of Rewa. Prior to becoming a National Park, the forests around Bandavgarh
had long been maintained as a Shikargah, or game preserve of the Maharaja of
Rewa. The Maharaja and his guests carried out hunting - otherwise the wildlife
was well protected. It was considered a good omen for Maharaja of Rewa to shoot
109 tigers. His Highness Maharaja Venkat Raman Singh shot 111 Tigers by 1914.
Bandavgarh is justifiably famous for its Tigers, but it has a wide range of
other game. The undergrowth is not as dense as in some northern terai forests,
but the best time to see the park inhabitants is still the summer months when
water becomes more scarce and the undergrowth dies back.
Check in at the resort and overnight will be at Bandavgarh.
Day 3: Bandhavgarh:
A full day game viewing inside the jungle. (Two safaris)
Trip
to the Bandavgarh Fort: The oldest fort in India - considered to be more than
2500 years. One-hour trek up the fort is worth the effort. The charm of this
trek lies in discovering these monuments in the jungle, unspoiled and unexplored.
Some of the statues lie off the main path and so it is best to take a guide.
Apart from the avatars, well worth seeing are three small temples of around
the 12th century. These temples are deserted but the fort is still used as a
place of worship. Kabir Das, the celebrated 16th century saint, once lived and
preached here. The natural ramparts of the fort give breathtaking view of the
surrounding countryside. The fort still belongs to the Maharaja of Rewa and
permission is required to visit it. However permission is available locally
and no trip to Bandhavgarh is complete without making an effort to climb up
the fort. The staff of the resort carries your lunch while you are busy negotiating
the trek to the fort.
Overnight will be at the resort.
Day 4: Bandhavgarh:
Jungle exploration on elephant back and Jeeps. Bird watching and a walk to the
fort.
Overnight will be at Bandhavgarh.
Day 5: Bandhavgarh - Kanha: (By Road 250 km in 5 hr)
After breakfast drive to Kanha.
Patient watching should reward the visitor, with a sight of Indian Fox, Sloth
bear, Striped hyena, Jungle cut, Lepord, Mouse Deer, Chausingha or four horned
antelope, Nilgai, Ratel and Porcupine Kanha has some 200 species of birds. Watchers
should station themselves in the hills, where the mixed and bamboo forests harbour
many species and in the grassy forest clearings. Water birds can be seen near
the park's many rivulets and at Sarvantal, a pool that is frequented by water
birds and the area in front of the museum.
Excursion to Kawardha just east of the Maikala Range (up to 1100m) to the south
east of Kanha National Park, Kawardha is a small town in Chhattisgarh (34 forts)
region of M.P. In this remote area Maharaja Viswaraj Singh has recently opened
his palace to visitors. It provides a delightfully quite unspoiled contrast
with India's big cities and with the much busier tourist circuit of Rajasthan's
'palace circuit'. This town is in the center of the Baiga tribe, who live in
forest surrounding the town, and these are several eleventh century temples
in the immediate region.
Reach in the afternoon and relax at the resort.
Overnight will be at the Kanha Resort.
Day 6: Kanha:
Spend the full day viewing game and spotting TIGERS inside the jungle. (Two
safaris)
Overnight will be at the resort.
Day 7: Kanha - Nagpur (By Road 250 km in 6 hr)
Proceed for the morning GAME DRIVE into the forest.
Proceed to Nagpur.
Nagpur, popularly known as Orange Capital of India is also the second capital
of Maharashtra. The Gond King of Deogad, "Bakht Buland Shah" laid
the city's foundation in the year 1702. This city derived its name from the
river Nag that flows through it. Nagpur was the capital of Madhya Bharat State
(C.P. and Berar) after Indian independence and in 1960, the Marathi majority
Vidarbha region was merged with the new state of Maharashtra.
Overnight will be at Nagpur.
Day 8: Nagpur - Delhi:
Breakfast will be at hotel.
Transfer to airport for flight to Delhi. Reach and transfer to airport for connecting
flight home. If your return flight is late in the evening we would be organizing
a hotel for day use which can be used for relaxing.
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