Duration : 09 Nights
10 Days
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Nagpur - Pench - Kanha - Bandhavgarh
- Umaria - Delhi
Day 01 : Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel.
Day 02 : Delhi - Nagpur (1012 kms / 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, cheetal, barasingha and blackbuck. Less commonly
seen are tiger, Indian hare, dhole or Indian wild dog and gaur. Rarely seen
are Indian fox, sloth bear, striped hyena, jungle cat, leopard, mouse deer,
nilgai (blue bull), rattel and porcupine. Very rarely seen are wolf, Indian
pangolin, the smooth Indian otter and civet.
Day 06 : Kanha
Jeep Safaris in the Kanha National Park. All meals and stay at Resort.
Day 07 : Kanha - Bandhavgarh (212 kms / 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 have
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 kms / 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.
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