Duration : 09 Nights / 10 Days
Places Covered : Delhi - Nagpur - Pench - Kanha - Bandhavgarh -
Umaria - Delhi
Day 01 -- »
Delhi Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel.
Day 02 -- » Delhi - Nagpur (1012 km / 13-14 hrs)
Morning
sightseeing of Delhi. Evening departure by overnight train for Nagpur.
Day 03 -- » Nagpur - Pench (93 kms / 2 hrs)
Arrive
Nagpur and transfer from Railway station to Pench (1.5 hrs) by car.
Afternoon Jeep Safari to Pench Tiger Reserve with an area of 757 sq km.
Nestling in the lower southern reaches of the Satpuda hills, the reserve is
named after the Pench river, meandering through the Park. The river is
dammed and a large reservoir submerges 54 sq km of the park area which
attracts the migratory and other birds in large numbers.
Day 04 -- » Pench Morning and Afternoon Jeep
Safaris in the Park.
Day 05 -- » Pench -
Kanha Morning drive to Kanha National Park (4 hrs). The same
abundance of wildlife species exists even today in the Kanha National Park,
which forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve (940 sq km) created in 1974
under ‘Project Tiger’. The park is the only habitat of the rare
hardground barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi).
Kanha’s easily spotted species are 3-striped palm squirrel, common langur
monkey, jackal, wild pig, chital, barasingha and blackbuck. Less commonly seen
are tiger, Indian hare, dholes or Indian wild dog and gaur. Rarely seen are
Indian fox, sloth bear, striped hyena, jungle cat, leopard, mouse deer, nilgai
(blue bull), rattle and porcupine. Very rarely seen are wolf, Indian pangolin,
the smooth Indian otter and civet.
Day
06 -- » KanhaJeep Safaris in the Kanha National Park. All
meals and stay at Resort.
Day 07 -- » Kanha - Bandhavgarh (212 km / 5 hrs)
Drive to Bandhavgarh National Park (5 hrs). Bandhavgarh is a small National
Park, compact, yet full of game. The density of the tiger population at Bandhavgarh
is the highest known in India. This is also White Tiger country, which has been
found in the old state of Rewa for many years. The last known was captured by
Maharaja Martand Singh in 1951. Bandhavgarh is densely populated with other
species : the great gaur (or Indian bison), sambar and barking deer. The terrain
is of great rocky hills rising sharply from the swampy and densely forested
valley bottoms. The finest of these hills, sided with great cliffs and eroded
rocks and on its highest point stands the Bandhavgarh fort, thought to be some
2000 years old.
Day 08 -- » Bandhavgarh Early mornings and
afternoon Jeep Safaris to National Park. All meals and stay at Resort.
Day 09 -- » Bandhavgarh - Umaria (35 km / 1 hrs)
Morning Safari. Evening transfer to Umaria Railway Station.
Departure by overnight train to Delhi.
Day 10 --
» Delhi Arrive Delhi, transfer to airport to connect flight
for onward destination. (Hotel checkout at 12:00 hrs). For Booking Details!
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