Destinations Covered:
Delhi - Bandhavgarh - Kanha - Delhi
Day1 Delhi - Bandhavgarh:
By Train at 1500 hr We will receive you at the airport in the
morning and then after picking up some fruits, juice and water for
the journey proceed to station in Delhi for train to Umaria (Bandavgarh).
If time permits we will drive through the tour of New Delhi
Buildings. Overnight will be on the train.
Day 2 Bandhavgarh:
Reach Bandavgarh in the morning and check in at resort. 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.
Day 3 Bandhavgarh:
Enjoy 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.
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 - Kanha:
After breakfast drive to Kanha. This is the place that has been
described by RUDYARD KIPLING in his great book "The Jungle Book".
Located in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh, Kanha National
Park is a tiger reserve that extends over an area of over 940 square
km.
Day 5 Kanha:
Spend the full day viewing game and spotting TIGERS inside the
jungle. (Two safaris) Overnight will be at the resort.
Day 6 Kanha - Nagpur:
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 7 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.
