Your best friends for ten days during this tour
are eagles, tigers, hyenas, crocodiles, bears and
Panthers. You will like them, they are healthy and
not very boring, and they smile often. The only
thing of problem is that they like to live in the
jungles. And hence we will arrange some jeeps when
you need the most. But you will have to bring your
own camera to save some of the best models of the
jungle, the birds. There are many rare varieties
too, or should we say super models?
And while you pass through this wild part of your
life in the best known national parks and sanctuaries
of Northern India, do take some breaks to watch
the palaces, forts and other pink-things in Jaipur.
Duration : 12 Nights / 13 Days
Places Covered : Delhi - Sariska - Jaipur -
Sawai Madhopur - Bharatpur - Agra - Corbett - Nainital
- Delhi
Day 01 -- »
Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel.
Day 02 -- »
Delhi - Sariska - Jaipur
Drive to Sariska (190 kms / 4 hrs). Afternoon jeep
safari in Sariska Tiger Reserve -this 800 sq km sanctuary
comprises dry deciduous forest and is beautifully
set in a valley surrounded by the barren Aravali hills.
A variety of deers include nilgai, chital and sambar.
You may see wild boar, jackals, hyenas, hares and
porcupines, though tigers and leopards are little
difficult to spot. Over night stay at hotel.
Day 03 -- »
Sariska - Jaipur
Morning drive to Jaipur (105 kms / 2 hrs.) and visit
Amber Fort where an elephant ride will be provided
up to the fort. Afternoon continue sight seeing of
Jaipur - the pink city visiting Hawa Mahal, the observatory
and Jantar Mantar.
Day 04 -- »
Jaipur - Sawai Madhopur
Drive to Sawai Madhopur (130 kms. / 3 hrs). Afternoon
safari to Ranthambhore National Park (Ranthambhore)
which is an outstanding example of Project Tigers
efforts at tiger conservation in the country. With
the conservation efforts, tigers have become more
and more active during the day. They can be seen lolling
around lazily in the sun or feverishly hunting down
the sambar around the lakes. Ranthambhore is probably
the most ideal location for wildlife photography.
The other permanent residents of the park include
crocodiles, hyenas, jungle cats, wild dogs, sloth
bears and panthers. Sambars are in abundance and so
are Chitals, nilgai and some chinkaras. During the
winter months there are a lot of migratory birds apart
from the permanent residents like storks, quails,
Bonellis eagles, spur fowls, crested serpent
eagles etc.
Day 05 -- »
Sawai Madhopur - ( Ranthambhore )
Early morning and afternoon jungle safaris in Ranthambhore
National Park.
Day 06 -- »
Sawai Madhopur - Bharatpur (240 kms / 5 hrs)
Morning Jungle safari. After a late breakfast drive
to Bharatpur (5.5 hrs). In the afternoon experience
a Rikshaw-ride in Keoladeo Ghana National Park -one
of the most spectacular bird sanctuaries in India,
nesting indigenous water-birds as well as migratory
water birds and water side birds. More than 300 species
of birds are found in this small park of 29 sq. km
of which 11 sq km are marshes and the rest, scrubland
and grassland.
Day 07 -- »
Bharatpur - Agra (60 km / 1 ½ hrs)
Morning optional 2nd visit to the National Park. Later
in the morning drive to Agra (1 Hr) enroute visiting
Fatehpur Sikhri -beautifully laid out capital of the
Mughal Empire Akbars reign. Afternoon visit
world famous Taj Mahal and then Agra Fort. Overnight
in Agra. (Taj Mahal is closed on all Fridays)
Day 08
-- » Agra - Corbett (350 kms / 8 hrs)
Morning optional 2nd visit to Taj Mahal. Then drive
to Corbett situated at a distance of about 350 kms
/ 8 Hrs, it has one of the most wildlife reserves
in India. Upon arrival, check-in at hotel.
Corbett National Park is covering an area of 1318
sq. kms situated in the Himalayan foothills with open
grasslands the Ramganga River flowing through its
entire length. It is named after the famous hunter-naturalist
Corbett who, between 1907 and 1939 tracked down and
killed man-eaters, which had claimed an aggregate
of 1300 human lives. It is India's first and biggest
Tiger reserve sponsored by 'World Wildlife Fund.
Day 09 -- »
Corbett
Early morning and afternoon, Jeep safari into the
park for wildlife viewing. Corbett has the highest
density of Tiger in the country along with four species
of deer, hog deer, sambar, chital and barking deer
and other prey like the wild boars are prey for the
tiger. The national park is a haven for 50 mammals,
580 kinds of birds and 25 reptile species. The park
has elephants, the Himalayan black bear in the higher
elevations, sloth bear, varieties of lesser cats,
dhole (the wild dog ) and an entire spectrum of colorful
birds including water birds, pheasants, jungle fowl
and the Indian hornbill. Here you can find a variety
of fishes including the goonch and the brown trout.
Rest of the day at leisure for own activities. Stay
overnight at the hotel.
Day 10 -- »
Corbett - Nainital (80 kms / 3-4 hrs)
Drive to Nainital (80 kms 3-4 hrs approx.) surrounded
by hill ranges and covered by dense forest, the region
was a favorite grazing spot of the herbery from surrounding
villages who brought their flocks to forage in the
green pasture of the valley. Within a maximum depth
of 29 meters, Nanilake which seems to change its hue
simultaneously with a change in the sky, has a circumference
of 3620 meters creating a beautiful promenade that
skirts the lake, To Sailors all over the country the
Nainital Yatchi Clu has been an embodiment of tradition,
and repository of sailing heritage. In the heart of
the town is playground and rendezvours of Nainital
the flats here one must come to go to either bazaar
the club, cinema temple mosque or church, the seven
peaks that surrounded the lake provide excellent hiking
routes. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 11 -- »
Nainital
Free day to explore area, hike and / or relax.
Day 12 -- »
Nainital - Delhi (350 kms / 7-8 hrs)
Drive to Delhi (350 kms / 7-8 hrs Approx) - Enroute
enjoy the real villages and on arrival check at the
hotel over night in to the hotel
Day 13 -- »
Delhi - Out
Morning city tour of Delhi. Aternoon transfer to International
airport to connect flight for onward destination (hotel
check-out time 12:00 Hrs)